Mr Craig Kahn > Spoor & Fisher > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Mr Craig Kahn

+27 12 676 1110 c.kahn@spoor.com

Work Department

Africa Patents and Designs

Position

Craig Kahn, Patent Attorney at Spoor & Fisher, has BSc (Hons) and BProc degrees, and is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

With almost three decades of patent experience, Craig is skilled in the filing and prosecution of patent, utility model and design applications, as well as plant breeders’ rights throughout Africa, including ARIPO and OAPI.

He has particular expertise in the drafting of patent specifications for biotechnology, genetic engineering and pharmaceutical products, as well as patent and design enforcement in Africa.

Career

Studied at University of the Witwatersrand and University of South Africa

Admitted as attorney in 1995

Qualified as Patent attorney in 1997

Previously a partner at Adams & Adams and moved to Spoor & Fisher as a partner in 2007

Market Recognition

• Listed – Patent Star in Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, 2015-present
• World’s Leading Practitioners – Euromoney’s Expert Guides: Patents, 2017-2021
• Ranked- IP stars 2024

Languages

English, Afrikaans

Memberships

• Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
• Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
• Member – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
• Member – International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Education

BSc (Hons) Microbiology, BProc. Patent Attorney, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa