Janine Hollesen

Director, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice · Werksmans Attorneys

South AfricaIntellectual Property, Litigation

About

Director Janine Hollesen is head of the Intellectual Property practice at Werksmans Attorneys in South Africa. She specialises in all aspects of IP law, including trade mark clearance and registration, IP protection and enforcement, IP litigation, domain name disputes, counterfeit goods and plant breeders' rights, and also advises on copyright, advertising standards and commercial matters such as securitisation and M&A due diligence.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationCorporate / M&ABanking & Finance

Office

South Africa

Werksmans Attorneys · Director, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice

South Africa

Expertise

Trade mark clearance & registrationIP protection and enforcementIP litigationDomain name disputesUnlawful competitionCounterfeit goodsPlant breeders' rights (protection, commercialisation, litigation)Copyright (licensing, sale, disputes)Advertising Standards Authority complaintsSecuritisationDue diligence in M&A transactions

Education

BA LLB (Stellenbosch)
LLM (Unisa)

Admissions

Solicitor of England and Wales