
Janice Galvad
About
Janice Galvad is a partner and patent attorney. She is the immediate past chairperson of the firm’s patent department, a position she occupied for six years.
She holds a master’s degree in Commercial Law, and as senior partner, has a shared responsibility to head-up the department at Adams & Adams responsible for filing and prosecuting to grant patent and design applications on instruction from clients outside of South Africa.
Janice heads up a team of 33 people, all dedicated to delivering an exceptional service at a competitive...
Read MoreFiling and prosecution of South African Patent and Design applications for foreign clients.
Academic Record
- LLM (Commercial Law) – University of South Africa | 2002
- LLB – University of South Africa | 1999
- BSc (General) – University of the Witwatersrand | 1992
Qualifications
- Registered Patent Attorney | 2004
- Admitted Attorney | 2001
Credentials
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Member
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) – Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow

Adams & Adams welcomes first female chairperson and further members of the management committee
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