Jenny Pienaar
Location
4 Daventry Road, Pretoria, South Africa

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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Trade Marks

  • Enforcement
  • 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
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Spinning Plates: Navigating new food label requirements in South Africa

 Adams Adams Africa · Spinning Plates: Navigating new food label requirements in South Africa

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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 ...

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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...

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