Marcelle is an admitted attorney and associate in the Trade Mark Prosecution department at Adams & Adams. She completed both her BA Law and LLB degrees with distinctions, after which she served her practical vocational training at Adams & Adams in the Trade Mark Prosecution and Trade Mark Litigation departments. Marcelle assists with a broad […]

Mercia has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, with a focus on agreements involving intellectual property. Mercia’s intellectual property commercialisation practice deals with a broad range of intellectual property transactions, including the licensing, distribution and sale of intellectual property, material transfers, and contractual arrangements pertaining to intellectual property research and development. Additionally, she […]

Afia is an Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Department at Adams & Adams. She attained her Bachelor of Laws Degree and Master of Laws Degree specialising in Intellectual Property at the University of Cape Town in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and was duly admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa […]

Thomas is a registered patent attorney with experience in patents and registered designs, as well as regulatory compliance and policy related to Intellectual Property. He graduated with an MSc in Plant Biotechnology from the University of Pretoria before pursuing a law degree from UNISA and becoming a patent attorney. He has a strong technical background […]

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 […]

Gizela is an associate in the Patent Department of Adams & Adams. She was awarded an LLB from UNISA in 2018 and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2023. Gizela assists in the management of foreign clients’ patent and design portfolios in South Africa within the Patent Overseas […]

Alison is a patent attorney, working as a Senior Associate in the Africa Patents Department. She is involved in the prosecution of patent applications in ARIPO, OAPI and other countries in Africa, excluding South Africa. In addition to her experience as a patent attorney, Alison also has over 6 years of industry experience, where she […]

Marilé is an associate in the Patents Department at Adams & Adams. She holds a MSc in Microbiology from the University of Stellenbosch and an LLB degree from UNISA. Marilé is an admitted attorney of the South African High Court and a qualified patent attorney. Marilé is part of the Africa Patent Section and sits […]

Kim is an Associate to Lauren Ross in the Trade Mark Prosecution department. Her areas of practice include trade mark searching and filing both locally and internationally. She completed her LLB degree at the University of the Western Cape.

Alexis Apostolidis is a partner in the patent litigation practice of Adams & Adams and heads the competition law department of the firm. He is well versed in all aspects of patent law and specialises in opinion work and patent litigation in the life sciences, agrochemical, petrochemical, IT and consumer goods sectors. He has successfully litigated on behalf of originator pharmaceutical companies, OEM German car manufacturers, banks and television content providers. Alexis’ practice also extends to litigation concerning design registrations, the commercialisation and licensing of IP and regulatory matters in the life sciences sector. He advises and represents clients in litigious work in a number of African countries.