Godfrey Budeli
About
Godfrey Budeli is a partner in the firm’s trade mark and copyright litigation section, and head of the anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy team. He holds an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria and an LLM degree from the University of Cape Town. His area of speciality includes Customs Recordals and training of law enforcement officials, border and in-market enforcement, in-market survey and in-depth investigations, parallel or grey goods and online enforcement, civil High Court litigation and supporting criminal prosecution, watching...
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- Enforcement
- Piracy & Counterfeiting
Copyright
- Enforcement
Academic Record
- LLM (Commercial Law) – University of Cape Town | 2003
- LLB – University of Pretoria | 2002
Qualifications
- Admitted Attorney | 2006
- Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Memberships
- American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa – Honorary Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- International Trademark Association (INTA) – Member and part of Anti-Counterfeiting Committee | 2020 – 2021
- Pretoria Attorney Association (PAA) – Member
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
- SAIIPL: Anti-Counterfeit Committee Member
- Listed in World Intellectual Property Review – WIPR Leaders: Trade Marks | 2022 – 2024
- AI Global Leading Advisor Awards – Leading Trade Mark and Anti-Counterfeiting Lawyer of the Year: South Africa | 2020
- Listed in The Best Lawyers: South Africa in Intellectual Property Law (2023 – 2026)
- Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer: Intellectual Property | 2021 – 2026
- Legal 500 – Recommended IP Practitioner | 2018
- World IP Review – WIPR Leaders: Trade Marks | 2022 – 2026
- WIPR – Diversity Champion | 2022
- WTR 1000 – Ranked Recommended in Anti-Counterfeiting | 2018 – 2026
- Listed in World Intellectual Property Review – WIPR Leaders: Trade Marks | 2022 – 2024
Newsflash: FCC’s approach to recordation based on international and/or foreign trademark registrations
The Fair Competition Commission (FCC) in Tanzania has clarified that trade mark recordal applications supported by foreign, international, or ARIPO registrations will not be accepted. While the wordin...
June 05 2026
Leading African law firm Adams & Adams announces new leadership team
26 Feb 2026, Pretoria Leading African law firm, Adams & Adams has announced the election of its new leadership team under a refreshed management structure championed by outgoing chairperson Kelly...
February 26 2026
Adams & Adams AntiCounterfeiting Team strikes another major blow against counterfeit lubricant manufacturers
Adams & Adams’ AntiCounterfeiting Team has recently conducted another successful major operation targeting the manufacture, production, and distribution of counterfeit engine and gearbox lubri...
January 09 2026

