Mr Tyron Grant > Spoor & Fisher > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Spoor & Fisher Offices
11 BYLS BRIDGE BOULEVARD, BUILDING NO.14
HIGHVELD EXT 73, CENTURION
PRETORIA, 0157
South Africa
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Mr Tyron Grant
Work Department
Patent Chemical
Position
Tyron is a South African patent attorney specialising in domestic and international patent matters, particularly in the field of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, including the drafting, preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
He also assists with litigation matters related to biotechnological inventions and providing advice in respect of the Genetically Modified Organisms Act (“the GMO Act”), Plant Breeders’ Rights Act (“The PBR Act”) and National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA).
Career
Tyron heads up the Life Sciences department at Spoor & Fisher. He received his MSc Genetics (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria in 2004 and subsequently completed his LLB in 2008. He was registered as a patent attorney in 2009. Tyron has been a partner of Spoor & Fisher since 2013.
Professional activities
Author of the South Africa chapter in “International Pharmaceutical Law and Practice” eds. van Wyk and Kleyn which is updated annually.
Author of the Patents chapter in “Dean & Dyer: Introduction to Intellectual Property Law” which was published in 2014.
Author of the South African chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2011: A Practical Cross-border Insight into Patents Law (Global Legal Group), 2011.
Author of the South African chapter of International Pharmaceutical Law and Practice (Matthew Bender Elite Products), updated annually.
Regular speaker at conferences and seminars, including SARIMA Conference, MIP Global IP & Innovation Summit China, BIO Africa Conventio.n
Market Recognition
Tyron received the Lexology “Client Choice Award” for South Africa in the “Intellectual Property – Patents” category in 2016.
Rising Star ihn the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, 2016.
Tyron is listed as an expert in Intellectual Property in Euromoney’s Expert Guide in Life Sciences 2019.
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Memberships
Fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).
Member of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA).
Member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI).
Member of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA).
Member of the Legal Practice Council (LPC).
Education
MSc (Genetics), LLB. Patent Attorney, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Registered South African Patent Attorney.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Intellectual property
Spoor & Fisher is well known for its specialist expertise in intellectual property law. The firm fields experience across all areas of IP, advising on patents, copyright, trade marks, commercial IP, litigation, domain names and registered designs, to name a few areas. Dirk Hanekom oversees the patents team, Mohamed Khader leads the anti-counterfeiting team, and Marco van der Merwe heads the trade marks team. IP litigation expert Eben van Wyk is well versed in handling trade mark disputes, and Dina Biagio is very experienced in advising on patent work. Tyron Grant specialises in biotech patent matters, while John Foster advises on copyright and unlawful competition claims. Charles Webster
and Carl van Rooyen are highly regarded practitioners in the IP space. Zama Buthelezi, Chyreene Truluck and Merlene Engelbrecht are also singled out for their contributions. Hugh Moubray has retired from practice.