Intellectual property

“The firm has excellent connections to major financial services institutions and technology and media companies based in and outside South Africa, such as Telkom Media and Siemens.” Legal 500, 2010

“An expert in IT law”, Chambers & Partners 2007, on team head Rohan Isaacs

Major financial, mining, industrial and insurance institutions have relied on our expertise and experience in the area of intellectual property rights to safeguard their knowledge and innovation capital.

Our multidisciplinary nature and strong corporate client base has led to us engaging extensively with players and stakeholders in the local IP regulatory environment.

A member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, we offer a broad-based service in this area, including advice on

• The acquisition, registration and protection of trade mark and designs
• Copyright
• Domain Name Registration
• Domain Name Disputes
• Protection of Business Names, Company Names and Close Corporation Names
• Counterfeiting
• Licensing of intellectual property
• Franchising
• Advertising
• Unlawful competition, passing off and unfair competition
• Internet law
• e-Commerce
• Consumer rights

We offer

• Strong local expertise bolstered by our international partners’ extensive knowledge base and strength in hi-tech markets.

Awards and accolades

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