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Gérard du Plessis
About
- Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Star | 2016 – 2023
- Best Lawyers: Intellectual Property Law – South Africa | 2017 – 2024
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers – Trademarks | 2013 – 2023
- The International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers | 2017, 2018
- Chambers Global Guide Legal Rankings: Eminent Practitioner South Africa | 2016 – 2021 and 2023
Litigation
- Trade Marks
- Copyright
- Designs
- Unlawful Competition
- Domain Names
- Counterfeit Goods
Academic Record
- LLB (Cum Laude) – University of Pretoria | 1994
- BLC (Cum Laude) – University of Pretoria | 1992
Qualifications
- Qualified Trade Marks Practitioner | 1998
- Admitted Attorney | 1995
Credentials
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
- The Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES) – Member
- The International Trade Mark Association (INTA) – Members
- The South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
- SAIIPL: Copyright Law Committee Member
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SOUTH AFRICA: Development in the hemp and cannabis industry
In October 2021, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, issued amendments to standing Regulations, which declared Cannabis sativa L, commonly known as ‘hemp’, as an a...
March 08 2023