Ms Chyreene Truluck > Spoor & Fisher > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Spoor & Fisher Offices
11 BYLS BRIDGE BOULEVARD, BUILDING NO.14
HIGHVELD EXT 73, CENTURION
PRETORIA, 0157
South Africa
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Ms Chyreene Truluck
Work Department
Patent Chemical Departmet
Position
Chyreene Truluck is a Patent Attorney and has MSc (Genetics) and LLB degrees. She is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Chyreene specialises in domestic and international patent prosecution, particularly in the fields of biotechnology and life sciences. She also has experience in commercial IP and plant breeders’ rights matters.
Career
Professional activities
- Contributor to the South African chapter of International Pharmaceutical Law and Practice, Kleyn & van Wyk (LexisNexis), published by Matthew Bender Elite Products, 2017-2022
- Co-author of the South Africa chapter in The Life Sciences Law Review (Law Business Research Ltd, London), 2021-2022
- Writer of numerous articles published in industry media, including Without Prejudice, De Rebus, Engineering News, Managing Intellectual Property, Business Law International, FarmBiz and BizCommunity
- Regular speaker at conferences and seminars, including SARIMA Conference
Market Recognition
- DSI/SARIMA Award for Professional Excellence in Innovation Management, 2018
- Listed – Euromoney Expert Guides: Rising Stars (Life Sciences), 2020-2022
Memberships
- Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
- Member – Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)
- Board Member (Vice President) – Licensing Executives Society of South Africa (LES SA)
- Member – Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
- Member – Biotechnology Innovation Organisation (BIO)
- Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
Education
MSc (Genetics), LLB, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Registered South African Patent Attorney.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Intellectual property
Spoor & Fisher is well known for its specialist expertise in intellectual property law. The firm fields experience across all areas of IP, advising on patents, copyright, trade marks, commercial IP, litigation, domain names and registered designs, to name a few areas. Dirk Hanekom oversees the patents team, Mohamed Khader leads the anti-counterfeiting team, and Marco van der Merwe heads the trade marks team. IP litigation expert Eben van Wyk is well versed in handling trade mark disputes, and Dina Biagio is very experienced in advising on patent work. Tyron Grant specialises in biotech patent matters, while John Foster advises on copyright and unlawful competition claims. Charles Webster
and Carl van Rooyen are highly regarded practitioners in the IP space. Zama Buthelezi, Chyreene Truluck and Merlene Engelbrecht are also singled out for their contributions. Hugh Moubray has retired from practice.