Kelly Thompson

Telephone

+27 (0) 12 432 6298

Fax

+27 (0) 12 432 6546

Email

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Office

Pretoria


Position

Partner

Profession

Trade Mark Attorney

Nationality

South African

Post Qualification Experience 11 years

Academic

BA - University of Stellenbosch (1996)
LLB - University of Stellenbosch (1998)

Qualifications

Admitted attorney (2001)
Trade Mark Practitioner (2001)

Specialisations

Trade mark and passing-off litigation
Copyright litigation
Domain name litigation
IP litigation in Africa
Advertising law
Close corporation and company name objections

Involvement

Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member
Business Women's Association (BWA) - member
South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - fellow and member of the SAIIPL ADR Committee
SAIIPL Domain Name Dispute Adjudicator
Convenor: SAIIPL Copyright Law Committee




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