PEOPLE PROFILES

Intellectual Property

• All aspects of the Intellectual Property law and related matters, including
• IP litigation
• trade mark searching and registration
• unlawful competition
• counterfeit goods
• domain name disputes
• commercial transactions including the disposal and licensing of IP rights
• plant breeders’ rights - commercialisation of new varieties and litigation relating thereto
• copyright: advisory, litigation and commercial
• Advertising Standards Authority complaints
Career:
BA LLB (Stellenbosch)
LLM (Unisa)

2000: Partner, Jan S. de Villiers
2009: Director, Werksmans

Highlights

• Member of
• South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - Fellow
• International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
• Plant Breeders’ Rights Committee
• Named as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2011 - 2012)