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Pretoria

Partner

Trade Mark Attorney

South African

BLC - University of Pretoria (1984)
LLB - University of Pretoria (1986)

Admitted attorney (1989)
Qualified trade mark practitioner (1991)

All aspects of trade mark litigation, including trade name infringement, passing off and unlawful competition, as well as company and close corporation name objections
Copyright litigation
Domain name registrations and objections

International Trademark Association (INTA) - Director of the Board of INTA (2006 - 2008)
South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - President (2007); Council member (2003 - 2008). Past convenor of the Trade Mark Law Committee
Licensing Executives Society (LES) - member
Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope - away member
Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member
Natal Law Society - non-practising member
INTA - Chairperson (2002-2003) of Legislative Analysis sub-committee
(Africa and Middle East)
INTA - Vice Chairperson (2004-2005) of External Relations Committee and PDA Council member
Internet Society (ISOC) - member SA chapter
Business Women's Association (BWA) - member
Association of Pretoria Attorneys - member
Black Lawyers Association - member
Corporate Lawyers of South Africa (CLASA) - member
SA Government's Standing Advisory Committee on Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Designs - member (1996-1997)