Jenny Pienaar
About
Jenny is a partner in the Adams & Adams Trade mark Department. Her areas of practice include trade mark litigation, domain name registration and securing domains from unlawful proprietors, as well as litigation relating to copyright, passing-off, unlawful competition, company name objections and related issues. Her expertise also incorporates advertising law and regulatory compliance issues.
Her areas of practice include all aspects of trade mark litigation, including oppositions to the registration of trade marks in South Africa and...
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- Advertising Law Services
Copyright
- Enforcement
Academic Record
- LLB – University of Cape Town | 1991
- BA – University of Stellenbosch | 1988
Accolades
- Best Lawyers® – Advertising Law: South Africa | 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2023-2024
- Chambers Global – Ranked Lawyer| 2019-2024
- WTR 1000 – Ranked Silver in Enforcement and Litigation | 2018-2024
- WTR 1000 – Ranked Recommended in Prosecution & Strategy | 2018
- WIPR – Leaders: Trade Marks | 2021-2024
- Listed in World Intellectual Property Review – WIPR Leaders: Trade Marks | 2021 – 2024
Credentials
- Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) – President of the Europe Middle East and Africa Region and member of the GALA Executive Committee (2017 – 2018).
- International Trade Mark Association (INTA) – Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- Licensing Executive Society (LES) – Member
- Pharmaceutical Trade Mark Group (PTMG) – Member
- Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
Qualifications
- Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (SAIIPL) | 2004
- Admitted Attorney | 1994
Spinning Plates: Navigating new food label requirements in South Africa
Adams Adams Africa · Spinning Plates: Navigating new food label requirements in South Africa
October 18 2023
SUPREME COURT DECLARES REGULATIONS ON COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINES INVALID
In August 2017, the Minister of Health issued updated General Regulations (“the Regulations”) in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 (“the Act”). This introduced the ...
May 18 2022
Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in South Africa: overview
Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in South Africa: overview by Danie Dohmen, Jenny Pienaar, Alexis Apostolidis and Jeanette Visagie A Q&A guide to pharmaceutical IP and competition law in Sou...
May 12 2020