Marcelle Samons
Location
Pretoria, South Africa

Marcelle Samons

About

Marcelle is an admitted attorney and associate in the Trade Mark Prosecution department at Adams & Adams. She completed both her BA Law and LLB degrees with distinctions, after which she served her practical vocational training at Adams & Adams in the Trade Mark Prosecution and Trade Mark Litigation departments. Marcelle assists with a broad range of intellectual property-related matters and practises in a team that assists clients with brand protection across the African continent. In particular, Marcelle assists with trade mark...

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  • Trademarks
    • Searches & Filing

Academic Record

  • BA Law (Cum Laude) – North West University | 2019
  • LLB – North West University | 2021

Qualifications

  • Admitted Attorney | 2024

Memberships

  • South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
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South Africa Implements the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification

South Africa has officially adopted the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 13-26) with effect from 1 January 2026, following its implementation by the World Intellectual Property Office on t...

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SIMPLY LOVELY: A SIMPLE CASE THAT DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE MARK PROTECTION

The phrase SIMPLY LOVELY might sound simple and not too special, but it is, in fact, rather renowned, at least in the Formula 1 community. “SIMPLY, SIMPLY LOVELY” were the words used by Max Versta...

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An Intellectual Property “Starter Kit” for Startups

Intellectual capital, intellectual property, trade marks, company names, domain names, clearance searches, licensing, patents, designs, trade secrets, copyright … These words or phrases may sound li...

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