For the fourth year running, Spoor & Fisher has won the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Africa Firm of the Year Award at the annual EMEA awards ceremony held online on 30 March 2021.

In addition to the prestigious Regional Award, Spoor & Fisher also secured the new South African Patent Firm of the Year Award. 

Now in its 16th year, the MIP Global Awards recognise the firms and individuals behind the most innovative and challenging IP work, as well as those driving the international IP market.

Top performers are credited for their outstanding contributions with respect to patents, trade marks and copyright across the African continent during 2020.

Spoor & Fisher previously won the Africa Firm of the Year Award in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and the South Africa Law Firm of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. 

Wayne Meiring, Managing Director, Spoor & Fisher Jersey, added, “We are delighted and honoured to receive this prestigious award which is a great credit to our staff and colleagues throughout Africa and is thanks to the support of our clients which is particularly appreciated in what has been a challenging year for everyone.”