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Trade Mark Lawyers specialising in Legal advise surrounding Trade Marks, including Registration, Maintenance, correct usage and cost
 

Marius Gerber - Partner


B Comm LLB (UP)


Marius specialises in the registration of
trade marks, franchising and copyright law.
He is also actively involved in related
commercial intellectual property matters,
including the licensing of intellectual
property and intellectual property due
diligence reports. Marius is a member of
the Licensing Executive Society (LES) and
has been actively involved in drafting
licensing agreements. In the franchising
field, Marius has advised many of the
leading South African franchisors on their
trade mark portfolios and franchise
agreements. Marius has also presented
lectures on copyright to under- and postgraduate
students at a number of tertiary
education institutions.

+27 11 669-9667
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Eugene Honey - Partner


B Comm LLB (Rhodes)
Attorney
Trade Mark Practitioner


Eugene is head of the IP Section, and head
of the Trade Mark Prosecution and
Commercial Intellectual Property
Departments. His trade mark practice
includes availability searches, registration
of trade marks, trade mark portfolio
reviews and strategic intellectual property
and trade mark management. He also
specialises in copyright and commercial
intellectual property matters including
licence and franchise agreements,
strategic intellectual property advice and
intellectual property due diligence
exercises.

+27 11 669-9670
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Darren Olivier - Partner


B.Com LLB Trade Mark Practitioner
(SAIIPL), Attorney of High Court of SA,
Solicitor (England and Wales), European
Trade Mark Attorney.


Darren Olivier manages brand portfolios
for all clients from startups to large
multinational companies. He advises on all
issues relating to brands, including strategic
brand management, brand licensing and
acquisitions as well as enforcement matters,
such as counterfeit goods strategies,
litigation and oppositions . Prior to joining
Bowman Gilfillan, Darren was a partner at
a leading London City firm and spent
several years as Head of Intellectual
Property to Dunlop Slazenger Group
Limited.
Darren is on the official panel of experts
to World Trademark Law Report and wrote
the Chapter on UK Trademark law in the
World Trademark Law Report Yearbook
2006 and 2007. He is chairman of the Brands
Committee and director of the Licensing
Executives Society (UK and Ireland). He is
a dual qualified solicitor/attorney (UK and
South Africa), and a qualified trade mark
practitioner. He is a frequent speaker and
writer on legal brand issues. He is cofounder
of AFRO-IP, a social networking
site and blog aimed at developing and
promoting IP interests in Africa.
Darren Olivier's Specialties:
Advisor to some of the world's largest
Trademark Portfolios; Cost Effective
Trademark portfolio management
strategies; Trademark auditing,
planning and implementation; Trademark
enforcement; Worldwide Trademark
Licensing; Trademark deal making; Brand
clearance, registration, renewal,
enforcement; contentious Registry actions;
Counterfeit goods clearance; related
intellectual property work.

+27 11 669-9666
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Vicky Stilwell - Senior Associate


BA (UKZN)
LLB (UKZN)


Vicky is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Department who works in the Trade Mark Prosecution practice area. She specializes in all trade mark related matters including conducting availability searches and filing, prosecution and registration of trade marks in South Africa and Southern Africa. She is also experienced in trade mark portfolio management and reviews and copyright matters, and has experience in commercial intellectual property matters including drafting and reviewing of trade mark licence agreements and franchise agreements and participating in due diligence exercises.

+27 11 669-9676
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Faan Wolvaardt - Manager


B Proc (UP)


Faan is the Trade Marks Manager and
works in the Trade Mark Prosecution
Department. He specialises in the
acquisition and maintenance of trade
mark rights and is interested in the
strategic use of trade marks and
intellectual property. Faan has also
developed a practice in valuation of
intellectual property and he has
conducted a number of valuations of
trade marks and other intellectual
property. He has particular experience
in wine and appellations of origin and
the protection of wine trade marks.

+27 11 669-9683
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