Kelly Thompson

Position: Partner

Profession: Trade Mark Attorney

Nationality: South African

Experience: 8 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
Counterfeit goods seizures
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 Counterfeit Goods and ADR Committees
SAIIPL Domain Name Dispute Adjudicator
Young Business for South Africa - member