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# Patrick O’Brien

Senior Associate, Spoor & Fisher South Africa,
Pretoria

[p.obrien@spoor.com](mailto:p.obrien@spoor.com)
[+27 12 676 1038](https://spoor.com/tel:+27 12 676 1038)
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Patrick O’Brien has a BEng (Hons) (Chem) degree from the University of Pretoria and an LLB degree from the University of South Africa.

He works in patent and design litigation across a broad spectrum of fields, including the mechanical, mining, metallurgical, electrical, chemical and pharmaceutical fields.

## Industry Associations

- Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)

- Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)

- Member – Licensing Executive Society (LES)

## Professional Activities

- Author of the South Africa chapter in The Life Sciences Law Review (Law Business Research Ltd, London), 2021 and 2022