Michelle Smith
About
Michelle is an admitted Attorney and Associate in the Trade Mark Prosecution Department in Pretoria. She served her articles of clerkship at Adams & Adams (2023-2024), after completed both her BA (Law) and LLB law degrees with distinctions. Michelle was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2025. She assists with a broad range of intellectual property-related matters, with a particular focus on the African continent, including trade mark clearance searches, filings, prosecution, registration and portfolio management
- Searches & Filing (Prosecution)
- Commercialization
- Protection
ACADEMIC
- LLB – University of Pretoria | 2022
- Bachelor of Arts (Law) – University of Pretoria | 2020
QUALIFICATIONS
- Admitted Attorney | 2025
CREDENTIALS
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
Regulatory Update: Court suspends new Ministry oversight measures affecting IP processes in Kenya
The Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry in Kenya recently issued a directive to the Managing Director of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI), which provided that no trade marks, pat...
October 24 2025