About
Partner at Adams & Adams based in South Africa, Joanne van Harmelen is a qualified attorney with over 15 years' experience specializing in patent filing and prosecution in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and chemicals sectors and advising on related regulatory and IP commercial matters. She is regularly recognized by Chambers & Partners, IAM, IAM Patent 1000, Managing IP, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers®.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatentsBiotechnology & Life SciencesIP TransactionsRegulatory & CompliancePlant Breeders' Rights
Office
Expertise
Patent prosecution and patentability assessmentsFreedom-to-operate assessmentsIP commercial transactional adviceIP due diligenceBiotechnology and pharmaceutical sector expertiseAdvice on bioprospecting, GMO and publicly funded R&D legislationFiling of plant breeders' rights applications
Education
- PhD, Medical Microbiology — University of Cape Town, 1999
- BSc (Honours) — Rhodes University, 1992
- BSc — Rhodes University, 1993
- LLB — Unisa, 2008
Admissions
- Admitted Attorney (South Africa) — 2009
- Patent Attorney (South Africa) — 2009