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David Cochrane

David Cochrane, Patent Attorney, has a BSc (Chem) and an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. David has over two decades of experience in domestic and international patent matters, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications. An expert patent attorney, he specialises in filing applications in the pharmaceutical, nuclear medicine, chemical, petrochemical, agrochemical, explosives, metallurgical and biochemical fields, as well as plant breeders’ rights. · Spoor & Fisher

South AfricaIntellectual Property, PatentsEnglish, Afrikaans

About

Partner and Patent Attorney at Spoor & Fisher with over two decades' experience in domestic and international patent matters, specialising in drafting and prosecuting patent applications and plant breeders' rights. He holds a BSc (Chem) (1991) and an LLB (1994) from the University of the Witwatersrand and is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsLife SciencesAgriculture

Office

Expertise

PharmaceuticalsNuclear MedicineChemicalsPetrochemicalsAgrochemicalsExplosivesMetallurgyBiochemistryPlant Breeders' RightsPatent Drafting & Prosecution

Education

  • BSc (Chem), University of the Witwatersrand (1991)
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand (1994)

Admissions

  • Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
  • Qualified Patent Attorney (South Africa)

Languages

EnglishAfrikaans