Patents in Africa

The Adams & Adams patent attorneys are all qualified attorneys and patent agents with engineering or science degrees. In addition, most of our professional assistants are fully qualified attorneys with technical degrees and are all in the process of qualifying as patent agents.

As the largest IP firm on the continent, we have dedicated teams who manage the filing and prosecution of patent applications in Africa. These Teams are staffed by dedicated personnel with extensive experience and are supported by our Patent attorneys.

Our highly experienced team of experts and litigators are responsible for local and global patent and design filings, patent and design enforcement, and the commercialisation of patents.

We proudly render a full range of patent legal services in a wide variety of technical fields such as biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry and pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, plastics and polymer technology, computer technology, and civil engineering.