John McKnight
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. · Spoor & Fisher
About
Professor John McKnight is a Partner and Patent Attorney at Spoor & Fisher with over three decades’ experience in domestic and international patent and design matters, specialising in chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical fields and related litigation. He also advises on commercial IP transactions and has in-house FMCG experience from his time as Deputy Head of Patents at Reckitt Benckiser.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- BSc (majoring in Chemistry and Biochemistry), 1990
- LLB, University of South Africa, 1995
- BSc (Hons) (Biochemistry), University of Johannesburg, 1997
Admissions
- Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (admitted 1995; right of appearance in the High Court 1996)
- Registered South African Patent Attorney (registered 1997)
- Chartered Patent Attorney (United Kingdom, registered 2000)
- European Patent Attorney (registered 2002)
- Solicitor of England & Wales (non-practising, admitted 2002)