Mohamed Jameel Hamid
Location
4 Daventry Road, Pretoria, South Africa

Mohamed Jameel Hamid

About

Mohamed Jameel Hamid is a qualified attorney and trade mark practitioner specialising in the filing and prosecution of trade marks throughout the world, with a special focus on Africa.  He is experienced at conducting portfolio reviews and developing trade mark strategies, having spent a number of years in intellectual property litigation, prior to joining the trade mark prosecution team. Serving a broad local and international client base, Jameel has experience in litigation relating to trade marks, copyright, passing-off, unlawful...

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Trade Marks

  • Trade Mark Searches, Filing, Prosecution and Litigation
  • Ambush Marketing (South Africa)
  • Enforcement
  • Advertising Law Services

Litigation

  • Designs
  • Advertising
  • Trademarks
  • Copyright

Academic Record

  • UCT Commercial and Contract Law course | 2018
  • SAIIPL Group 2 Practitioners | 2016
  • SAIIPL Group 1 Practitioners | 2015
  • LLB – North West University | 2013
  • Dip Microsoft Access (Database Development) | 2000
  • Dip Visual Basic Software Development – Hatfield Business College | 2000
  • BA Law – North West University | 1998

Qualifications

  • Admitted Attorney | 2016
  • Trade Mark Practitioner | 2016

Credentials

  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
  • South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
  • SAIIPL: IT Liaison Committee Member
  • MIP – Rising Stars: IP | 2022, 2023
  • Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyers: Intellectual Property | 2025
Mohamed Jameel Hamid News & Podcasts
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Regional and International Trade Mark Filing Systems in Africa: A Cautionary Tale from Tanzania

In a significant ruling, the Tanzanian Court of Appeal—the highest court for both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar—held that trade marks registered through ARIPO are unenforceable in Tanzania.   T...

ARIPOMohamed Jameel HamidTanzania
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The New Landscape of Trade Mark Laws In Zambia

Last year, Zambia passed the Trade Marks Bill 2023 in an effort to revise its archaic trade mark legislation prescribed by the Trade Marks Act (Chapter 401) 1958 (“the Old Act”). The Old Act has b...

Adams NewsIntellectual PropertyMohamed Jameel HamidTrade MarksZambia
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Brands in Africa: the dos and the don’ts

Africa is a vast continent and is often underestimated, both from a business but also from a brand protection perspective. Africa’s land mass exceeds that of India, China, the United States and Euro...

Godfrey BudeliIntellectual PropertyMariëtte du PlessisMohamed Jameel HamidNicole SmalbergerTrade Marks