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Office	Johannesburg

Position	Partner
Profession	Patent Attorney
Nationality	South African
Post Qualification Experience	33 years

Academic	BSc (Physics & Maths) - University of Witwatersrand (1967) BSc (Elec Eng) (Cum Laude) - University of Witwatersrand (1969) BProc - University of South Africa (1977)

Qualifications	Qualified Patent agent (1976) Admitted attorney (1977) Notary Public (1987)

Specialisations	Patents, Computer law Copyright Industrial designs Licensing of intellectual property High Court litigation in above areas

Involvement	SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law(SAIIPL) - fellow Licensing Executives Society (LES) South Africa - Member, councillor and President (1994/95) LES International - Copyright Committee - Patent Committee - Investment Committee International Federation of Intellectual Property(AIPPI) - member Computer Law Association - member International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys(FICPI) - member Society for Professional Engineers - member Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope - member Natal Law Society - non-practising member

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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.