I am a partner at Adams & Adams, South Africa’s largest law firm specialising in intellectual property. I have eighteen years of experience in trade mark litigation, including oppositions, cancellations and trade mark infringement matters. I advise numerous local businesses as well as some of the world’s top multi-national organisations on the protection and enforcement of their brands and other intellectual property in Africa.
Adams & Adams has won numerous awards, having been recognised as one of SA’s Top National Companies and the Best Intellectual Property Practice in Africa (three years in a row).
I have published numerous articles on developments in South African intellectual property law and advertising law in well-known publications and also contributed as author to two publications: The Adams & Adams Practitioner's Guide to Intellectual Property Law and the Adams & Adams Practical Guide to IP in Africa. I am passionate about intellectual property and also lecture IP to the LLM students at the University of Pretoria. I am a Senior Domain Name Adjudicator in respect of .co.za domain name disputes.
I also specialise in various aspects of advertising law, including advertising clearance advice, ASA complaints and advertising disputes. Adams & Adams is the South African member of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) - see www.galalaw.com, and I am one of the representatives.
Specialties: Trade mark, copyright, passing-off and unfair competition litigation, domain name disputes, advertising law, IP litigation in Africa
