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Adams & Adams Offices
22ND FLOOR, 2 LONG STREET
CNR. LONG STREET AND HANS STRIJDOM AVENUE
CAPE TOWN
South Africa
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Philip Pla
Work Department
Patents
Position
Partner | Patent Attorney
Career
Philip Pla is a patent attorney practising in the Cape Town office of Adams & Adams. He has a BSc (Mechanical) Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town. He has been actively involved in all aspects of patent, design and copyright law for over three decades and has extensive experience in the drafting and prosecution of patent and design applications both locally and abroad. Philip works closely with a broad range of clients from start-ups to large corporations to find the right fit for protecting their designs and innovations.
Technological fields, in which he has extensive experience in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, include mining and excavation, blast hole drilling, medical devices, food processing methods and equipment, sports equipment and boating.
He is well versed in the patent prosecution practices of major foreign patent offices such as the United States, European, Chinese and Japanese Patent Offices. He regularly attends Asian Patent Attorneys Association conferences and travels extensively to Asian countries to meet with patent attorneys and has extensive exposure to patent practices in Asian countries, particularly in China and Japan.
Philip also handles IP litigation for his local clients and has substantial experience in commercial aspects of intellectual property law including conducting due diligence investigations and negotiating and drafting licence agreements.
Languages
English
Memberships
Memberships:
- Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- Licensing Executives Society (LES) – Member
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) Fellow
- Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) – Member
Accolades:
- IFLR Patent Expert Guide – Experts for Patents | 2019
Education
- Registered Patent Attorney | 1997
- Admitted Attorney | 1995
- BProc – University of South Africa | 1994
- BSc (Mech. Eng) – University of Cape Town | 1987