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Kay Rickelman

Kay Rickelman is Spoor & Fisher’s foreign trade marks counsel. She has BS cum laude and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Illinois. She is an Attorney of the State of Illinois, as well as Attorney of the Seventh Circuit, US Federal Court. Kay has over three decades of experience in domestic and international trade mark registration, searches and clearance, and international trade mark litigation. She specialises in portfolio management and oversees trade mark matters in Africa and abroad, on behalf of international companies. Kay is an expert in obtaining and enforcing trade mark protection in foreign countries. · Spoor & Fisher

South AfricaTrademarks, Intellectual PropertyEnglish

About

Foreign trade marks counsel at Spoor & Fisher with over three decades of experience in domestic and international trademark registration, searches and clearance, portfolio management and trademark litigation. She has served as Spoor & Fisher’s Foreign Counsel since 1999 and holds a BS (cum laude) and J.D. from the University of Illinois.

Practice areas

TrademarksIntellectual PropertyLitigation

Office

Expertise

International Trademark RegistrationTrademark Searches & ClearanceTrademark LitigationPortfolio ManagementTrademark Protection & Enforcement in Africa

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of Illinois, 1981 (cum laude)
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Illinois College of Law, 1984

Admissions

  • Attorney, State of Illinois, USA
  • Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Languages

English