Top South African Patent Law Firms – Patent Filings 2019
These are the top South African patent law firms, according to number of South African patents filed (inclusive of provisional, complete and national phase patents):
| Patent firm | Patents filed |
|---|---|
| Adams & Adams | 2,206 |
| Spoor & Fisher | 2,088 |
| von Seidels | 765 |
| DM Kisch | 542 |
| Hahn & Hahn | 489 |
| S&Z | 315 |
| Dr Gerntholtz | 162 |
| McCallum Rademeyer | 155 |
| Edward Nathan Sonnenberg | 137 |
| Brian Bacon | 120 |
| Smit & van Wyk | 101 |
| Bredenkamp | 64 |
| De Beer | 53 |
| Roy Taberer | 42 |
| Lam | 35 |
| DT Du Preez | 35 |
| Margo | 32 |
| Dennemeyer & Associates | 29 |
| Leon Pierre Susan | 28 |
| PFT Burger | 26 |
| Tshaya Mashabela | 23 |
| Galgut & Galgut | 21 |
| Myers IP | 20 |
| Dessington Marais | 18 |
| Bouwers | 16 |
| Gunter | 15 |
Also see the top South African provisional patent filers.
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