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Office	Pretoria

Position	Partner (Vice-chair - Patents Department)
Profession	Patent Attorney
Nationality	South African
Post Qualification Experience	17 years

Academic	BEng (Chem Eng) Cum Laude - University of Pretoria (1990) BProc - University of South Africa (1995)

Qualifications	Admitted attorney (1997) Registered Patent attorney (1997)

Specialisations	Patents Industrial Designs Plant Breeders' Rights

Involvement	Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - fellow Plant Breeder's Rights Committee Design Law Committee International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) - member Secretary of the South African National Association of FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) - member South African Institution of Chemical Engineers - graduate member

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