
Wynand Fourie
About
Wynand Fourie is a partner in the firm’s patent department and holds an electronic engineering degree from the University of Pretoria together with a law degree. He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, a registered patent attorney as well as a qualified trade mark practitioner. Wynand practices exclusively in the field of Intellectual Property law and deals primarily with local clients who need assistance and guidance regarding how to go about protecting their innovative ideas. He has experience in a wide range of...
Read More- All aspects of Industrial designs
- Patent and industrial design searches and opinions
- Drafting of patent specifications and prosecuting patent applications locally and abroad
Academic Record
- LLB – University of South Africa | 2011
- BEng (Electronic Engineering) (First Class) | 2007
Qualifications
- Qualified Trademark Practitioner | 2017
- Registered Patent Attorney | 2012
Credentials
- Licensing Executives Society (LES) South Africa – Member
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
- Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) – Member

Patent Protection in Information and Communications Technology
Innovations in electronic, mechanical and software technology are a dynamic and increasingly growing field, and as such protecting these inventions should be handled by a patent team who not only unde...
November 29 2020

A run(a)way success - literally!
At IPLive, we love start-up success stories – especially when that success involves a client of Adams & Adams. In this case, Clement Mokoenene, a client of Wynand Fourie in our Patents team,...
February 13 2018