
Nthabisheng Phaswana
About
Nthabisheng is a partner in the Africa Patent Department. She holds LLB and LLM (Mercantile Law) from the University of Pretoria. She was admitted as an attorney in 2005. She joined Adams & Adams in 2007 and has been responsible for patent and design filing and prosecution, transactional matters in respect of patents and designs throughout African countries outside of South Africa.
Nthabisheng has extensive experience regarding patent and design landscape in Africa. Throughout her years of practice, she has been actively involved in...
Read MoreDesign and patent filing and prosecution and recordals.
Academic Record
- Certificate in Corporate Governance – UNISA 2014
- LLM (Mercantile Law) – University of Pretoria | 2008
- LLB – University of Pretoria | 2002
Qualifications
- Admitted Attorney | 2005
Credentials
- American Bar Association (ABA) – Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member

OAPI - New Official Fees for Patents and Utility Models
As part of the implementation of Annex I of the revised Bangui Agreement, OAPI has published new official fees which apply to all patent and utility model applications fled after 1 January 2025. This ...
February 05 2025

KENYA – Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) Mandatory Recordal System – Implementation Deadline of 1st January 2023 looming
Adams & Adams Partner and Head of our Anti-Counterfeiting Department, Godfrey Budeli, recently met with Dr Robi Mbugua Njoroge, the current CEO of the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA), together wi...
November 01 2022

REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE BECOMES 22nd ARIPO MEMBER STATE
After signaling its intention earlier this year to join ARIPO, the Republic of Cape Verde deposited its instruments of accession to ARIPO. The Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry, Hon. Alexandre Mo...
July 18 2022