Nishi Chetty
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Suite 2, Level 3, Ridgeside Office Park, 21 Richefond Circle, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, South Africa

Nishi Chetty

About

Nishi Chetty is a partner at Adams & Adams since the year 2005. She holds BA LLB degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.  Nishi qualified as a trade mark practitioner in 2002 and was the first person of colour to qualify as a trade mark practitioner in South Africa.  From 2006 to 2013 Nishi sat on the firm’s Management Committee as branch office Chairperson. She has also been a finalist for various awards including Oliver Empowerment Awards (Impumelelo) 2012 - Top Black Business Leader of the Year, Top Woman Awards 2012 -...

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Trade Marks

  • Searches, Filing & Prosecution
  • Enforcement
  • Domain Name Disputes

Copyright

  • Enforcement
  • Litigation

Academic Record

  • LLB – University of Natal | 1999
  • BA – University of Natal| 1997

Qualifications

  • Admitted Attorney | 2002
  • Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (SAIIPL) | 2002

Memberships

  • Business Women’s Association (BWA) – Member
  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
  • Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2023-2024
  • WIPR – Leaders: Trade Marks | 2021-2023
  • WIPR – Influential Women in IP: Diversity Champion | 2021
  • African Access National Business Awards – Top Performing Business Woman of the Year: Finalist| 2012
  • Business Women’s Association (BWA) Regional Business Achiever Awards – Professional Category: Finalist | 2012
  • Oliver Empowerment Awards (Impumelelo) – Top Black Business Leader of the Year: Finalist | 2012
  • Top Woman Awards – Top Woman Executive: Finalist | 2012
  • First person of colour in South Africa to qualify as a trade mark practitioner
  • Listed in World Intellectual Property Review – WIPR Leaders: Trade Marks | 2021 – 2024
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WIPR Influential women in IP

Adams & Adams is delighted to announce that it is the only law firm globally to have a lawyer recognised in all three categories of the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Diversity 2021 pub...

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