نبذة
Partner at Adams & Adams in South Africa; a qualified attorney and patent attorney with over 15 years' experience specialising in patent filing and prosecution in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and chemicals sectors, and advising on related regulatory and IP commercial matters. Consistently recognised in rankings including Chambers & Partners, IAM, Managing Intellectual Property, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.
مجالات الممارسة
Intellectual PropertyPatentsIP TransactionsBiotechnology & Life Sciences
المكتب
الخبرات
Patent filing and prosecutionPatentability assessmentsFreedom-to-operate assessmentsIP commercial transactional adviceIP due diligenceAdvice on biotech-related legislation (publicly financed R&D, bioprospecting, traditional knowledge, GMOs)Plant breeders' rights filings
المؤهلات العلمية
- PhD, Medical Microbiology — University of Cape Town (1999)
- BSc (Honours) — Rhodes University (1992)
- BSc — Rhodes University (1993)
- LLB — Unisa (2008)
القيد في نقابات المحامين
- Admitted Attorney — 2009
- Patent Attorney — 2009
اللغات
English