Spoor & Fisher

Patent Chemical Departmet

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.

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

 

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)

MSc (Genetics), LLB, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Registered South African Patent Attorney.