John McKnight

Patent Chemical

Prof. John McKnight is a Patent Attorney with Spoor & Fisher. He has BSc (Hons) and LLB degrees and is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He is also a Chartered Patent Attorney in the United Kingdom, a European Patent Attorney and a Solicitor of England & Wales (non-practising).

With over three decades of experience in domestic and international patent and design matters, John specialises in the filing of applications in the chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical fields, and related litigation.

He is also proficient in commercial transactions involving IP, including confidentiality, joint development, supply, licensing and technology transfer agreements.

As a former Deputy Head of Patents at Reckitt Benckiser in the UK, John has experience of both registered and unregistered IP rights in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment.

BSc (Chem and Biochem), BSc (Hons) (Biochem), LLB. Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Chartered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Solicitor of England and Wales (non-practising).