À propos
Bernadette Versfeld is a Partner at Webber Wentzel and an Intellectual Property specialist with over 20 years' experience advising multinational clients on the protection, management, enforcement and commercial exploitation of IP across Africa. She is renowned for her trade mark and IP litigation work and for advising on complex transactional matters including cross-border licensing, technology transfer and IP due diligence in corporate transactions.
Domaines d’expertise
Intellectual PropertyTechnologyMediaTelecommunicationsLitigationCorporate / M&A
Bureau
Expertise
Trade marks prosecution and enforcementCopyright and designsPatentsTrade secrets, know‑how and confidential informationCross-border licensing and technology transferIP commercialisation, joint ventures and structuringIP due diligence for acquisitions and disposals
Formation
- Fellow, South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law; qualified trade mark practitioner, 2002
- LLB, University of Johannesburg, 1999
- BA Law, University of Johannesburg, 1997
Inscriptions au barreau
- Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa