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Steven Yeates

Partner | Chair - Trade Mark Prosecution · Adams & Adams

South AfricaIntellectual Property, Trade Mark ProsecutionEnglish, Afrikaans

About

Cape Town-based partner and co-chair of the firm’s Trade Mark Department, advising on trade mark selection, searching, registration, enforcement, portfolio management and anti‑counterfeiting across African jurisdictions. He also advises on copyright disputes and is co‑author of the Practitioner’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law in South Africa.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyTrade Mark ProsecutionTrade MarksAnti-CounterfeitingCopyrightEnforcement

Office

Expertise

Retail & Consumer GoodsFood & BeverageMedia & Entertainment

Education

  • LLB – Rand Afrikaans University (2000)
  • BCom – Rand Afrikaans University (1998)

Admissions

  • Admitted Attorney (2002)
  • Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner, South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) (2003)

Languages

EnglishAfrikaans