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Office	Pretoria

Position	Partner
Profession	Patent Attorney
Nationality	South African
Post Qualification Experience	17 years

Academic	BSc (Physics & Chemistry) - Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (1993) LLB - Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (1996)

Qualifications	Admitted attorney - 1998 Patent attorney - 2002 Notary - 2004

Specialisations	Patents, design & copyright litigation Patents, design & copyright prosecution Commercial litigation Contracts

Involvement	Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - fellow Patent Law Sub-committee of SAIIPL - member International Federation of Patent Agents (FICPI) - member American Intellectual Property Law Association - member

Accolades	Chambers Global Guide 2011 Intellectual Asset Management Magazine Patent Litigation 250

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