Russell Bagnall
Location
4 Daventry Road, Pretoria, South Africa

Russell Bagnall

About

Russell Bagnall has been a partner at Adams & Adams since 1998 and is head of the patent and design litigation group and was also the Patent Department’s chairman for a number of years. Before joining Adams & Adams, he spent several years employed by a multinational mining house. Russell specialises in patent litigation and opinion work, mainly in the fields of pharmaceuticals and chemistry.

He has advised clients on several contentious issues involving pharmaceutical disputes between multinational and generic companies. He also...

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  • Patent, Copyright and Design Litigation
  • Drafting of chemical, metallurgical and mineral processing related patent specifications

Academic Record

  • BProc – University of South Africa | 1995
  • BSc Eng (Metallurgy and Materials Minerals Process Engineering) – University of Witwatersrand | 1989

Qualifications

  • Qualified Patent Attorney | 1997
  • Admitted Attorney | 1997

Memberships

  • Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Member
  • International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) – Member
  • Legal Practice Council – Member
  • Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
  • South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
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Microsoft vs You First Mobile: Security for Costs Under the South African Patents Act and Compelling Discovery of Foreign Search Reports

You First Mobile (Pty) Ltd instituted an action against Microsoft (Pty) Ltd for infringement of its South African patent.  Microsoft in turn brought an interlocutory application against Your First Mo...

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Adams & Adams named South African IP Law Firm of the Year - Best Lawyers®

Best Lawyers®, a highly respected legal profession peer review publication recently announced their Best Lawyers® list for 2021 acknowledging outstanding global firms and lawyers. In the latest edit...

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PATENT LITIGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Did you know that patent matters in South Africa are adjudicated in a specialised court: the Court of the Commissioner of Patents? The Commissioner effectively has the powers of a High Court judge and...

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