Bontle Monnya
About
Bontle is an Associate in the Trade Marks department at Adams & Adams. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degree, all from the University of Cape Town. She was duly admitted as an Attorney and Notary Public of the High Court of South Africa in 2023. Her areas of practice include local and foreign trade mark prosecution.
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyright
- Designs
- Commercial
- Property
- Litigation
Academic Record
- Bachelor of Social Science– University of Cape Town | 2019
- Bachelor of Laws – University of Cape Town| 2021
- Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law – University of Cape Town| 2024
Qualifications
- Admitted Attorney |2023
- Admitted Notary Public |2023
Memberships
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
Credentials
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
Netflix and the Reach of Reputation: a Taiwan Trade Mark Decision and the South African Perspective
A recent decision of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (“TIPO”) illustrates how trade mark protection operates where competing marks consist essentially of stylised single letter devices, an...
October 14 2026
Tacos, trade marks and the CHINGADA’S question: The curious case of a Cape Town restaurant name
I went to Chingada’s in Cape Town this week for Taco Tuesday. It is a striking restaurant: colourful, theatrical and deliberately Mexican in its presentation. As tends to happen when one encounters ...
October 06 2026
Jersey’s New Individual Fee Under the Madrid Protocol
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that, from 1 August 2026, the Bailiwick of Jersey will introduce an individual fee for designations under the Madrid Protocol. For bus...
July 31 2026