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Janice Galvad

Partner · Adams & Adams

South AfricaIntellectual Property, PatentsEnglish

About

Partner and registered patent attorney at Adams & Adams and immediate past chair of the firm's patent department (six-year term). She leads a 33-person patents team responsible for filing and prosecuting patent and design applications (including for clients outside South Africa), acts as client relationship partner for several international clients, and is a member of AIPPI, FICPI, SAIIPL and the Legal Practice Council.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsDesigns

Office

Expertise

Patent ProsecutionDesign ProtectionPatent Portfolio ManagementCross-Border FilingsTeam Leadership & TrainingClient Relationship Management

Education

  • LLM (Commercial Law) – University of South Africa | 2002
  • LLB – University of South Africa | 1999
  • BSc (General) – University of the Witwatersrand | 1992

Admissions

  • Registered Patent Attorney | 2004
  • Admitted Attorney | 2001

Languages

English