Werina Griffiths
Phone
+27 12 432 6367
Email Address
werina.griffiths@adams.africa
Location
4 Daventry Road, Pretoria, South Africa

Werina Griffiths

About

Griffiths is a qualified attorney and trade mark practitioner with more than 15 years’ litigation experience. Her practice is focused on all forms of intellectual property with a keen interest in copyright and, in particular, software and publishing. She has knowledge and experience in all types of IP enforcement matters in various African territories and has also advised clients on legislative amendments and Regulatory matters. Ms Griffiths has been involved in the representation of, and has acted for, prominent local and international clients, including Fortune 500 companies, across different industries including fashion, information technology, food and beverage, retail and transport. She is a co-author of the 2017 edition of Copyright Chapter in The Law of South Africa (LAWSA) publication and a guest lecturer in both LLB and LLM courses in Intellectual Property at the University of Pretoria.  Ms Griffiths was recognised as a WIPR leader in 2022 and ranked in the WTR 1000.

Trade Marks

  • Enforcement

Copyright

  • Enforcement

Litigation

  • Trade Marks
  • Copyright
  • Unfair Competition and PassingOff
  • Domain Name Disputes

Academic Record

  • LLM (Intellectual Property) – University of Pretoria| 2018
  • LLB – Stellenbosch University | 2005

Qualifications

  • Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner | 2011
  • Admitted Attorney | 2008

Credentials

  • European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) – Associate Member
  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
  • Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
  • South African Institute of Intellectual Property law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
  • SAIIPL: Copyright Law Committee Member
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Blind SA vs Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition & Others

The Constitutional Court declares provisions of the Copyright Act unconstitutional The Constitutional Court of South Africa has declared the Copyright Act unconstitutional to the extent that it limits...

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Protecting Brand Integrity Through Certification Trade Mark Protection

In a recent order by Gauteng Division of the High Court, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) was awarded damages for the unlawful use of its certification trade mark by a supplier of sanitise...

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