With the free Spoor & Fisher app, users have all the Intellectual Property (IP) information on Africa they might need at their fingertips. Use the app to find out more about the different spheres of IP including Trade marks, Patents, Designs, Copyright, Anti-counterfeiting and Plant Breeders’ Rights. The app also features the different Patent, Trade mark and Design Filing Requirements for all African countries through the use of an interactive map of the continent. A filing assistant will calculate the deadlines related to your patent application in specific African territories – ensuring that no deadlines are missed! Do a South African patent search from anywhere by linking through the app to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission’s (CIPC) website. Basically, all you need to know about IP in Africa is available right here.