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Position	Partner
Profession	Patent Attorney
Nationality	South African
Post Qualification Experience	14 years

Academic	BSc Eng (Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Science Option) - University of Witwatersrand (1989) BProc - University of South Africa (1995)

Qualifications	Qualified Patent Attorney (1996) Admitted attorney (1996)

Specialisations	Patent, Copyright and Design Litigation Drafting of chemical, metallurgical and mineral processing related patent specifications

Involvement	SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - fellow International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys (FICPI) - member International Federation of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) - member Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member American Bar Association (ABA) - Intellectual Property Law Section - member Listed No 1 for South Africa in IAM 250 World’s Leading Patent Litigators 2011 Nominated as Leading Practitioner in International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers 2010 Nominated as Leading Practitioner in International Who’s Who of Life Sciences Lawyers 2010

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