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Tim Ball

Partner · Webber Wentzel

South AfricaIntellectual Property, Litigation

About

Partner at Webber Wentzel in South Africa specialising in Intellectual Property law, with a focus on dispute resolution and transactions. He has extensive experience in patent litigation for generic pharmaceutical suppliers, has managed IP litigation across several African states, advised on IP-related transactions and licences, and has prior experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications for a range of mechanical and biomedical technologies.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationCorporate / M&A

Office

Expertise

Generic PharmaceuticalsPatent LitigationPatent Drafting & ProsecutionIP Transactions & LicensingTechnology TransferMining and Mechanical Technologies

Education

  • N.D. Eng (Mechanical), Port Elizabeth Technikon (now Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), 2000
  • LLB, University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), 1996
  • B.Com, University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), 1994

Admissions

  • Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa
  • Registered Patent Attorney (South Africa)