Dr. Joanne van Harmelen is a qualified attorney with over 15 years of experience in the legal profession. She specialises in patent filing and prosecution in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and chemicals sectors as well as advising clients on related regulatory and IP commercial matters. Joanne’s approach to advising clients is to consider holistically the commercial […]

Michelle is an admitted attorney and associate in the Trade Marks department in Cape Town. She served her articles of clerkship at Adams & Adams after attaining her LLB degree (with distinction) at the University of Cape Town in 2019. Michelle was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2022. […]

Darshan is an admitted attorney, trade mark practitioner and associate in the Trade Mark Litigation department. He served his articles of clerkship at Adams & Adams after obtaining his LLB degree (Cum Laude) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2018. In 2021, Darshan was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. […]

Alissa Naran joined Adams & Adams in 2012. She is a qualified Trade Mark Practitioner who specialises in trade mark prosecution and enforcement in South Africa and foreign territories.

Philip Pla is a partner in the patent department in the firm’s Cape Town office.

Steven advises clients on all issues relating to trade mark selection, searching, registration and enforcement. He is actively involved in creating, implementing and managing trade mark portfolios, enforcement programmes and management strategies, on behalf of our international and local clients in a number of African countries.