
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 -...
Read MoreTrade 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


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...
July 25 2021