Spoor & Fisher

Africa Patents and Designs

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.

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

English, Afrikaans

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)

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