Bontle is an Associate in the Trade Marks department at Adams & Adams. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degree, all from the University of Cape Town. She was duly admitted as an Attorney and Notary Public of the High Court of South Africa in 2023. Her […]

Tshireletso Tlholoe is an Associate in the Trade Mark Prosecution department at Adams & Adams. She obtained her BA and LLB degrees from Rhodes University where she was also included on the Dean’s list, which is a scholarly award for students who demonstrate academic excellence. She also received the E.V Adams scholarship which is awarded […]

Rudy is an admitted Attorney and Associate in the Trade Mark Department, fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin). Rudy specialises in Trade Mark Portfolio management, searches, filing and the prosecution of trade mark cases throughout Africa. Rudy also assists clients, particularly Asian clients, in other Intellectual Property fields.

Thapelo is an Associate in the Trade Mark Prosecution department at Adams & Adams.  He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BSc (Applied Mathematics) and an LLB in 2011 and 2017, respectively. He also obtained an LLM (Commercial Law) from the University of Cape Town in 2022. Thapelo was admitted as an […]

Melissa is a trade marks attorney with a passion for intellectual property law, particularly specialising in trade marks prosecution. Melissa earned her BSc LLB degrees from Rhodes University and completed her articles of clerkship at Adams & Adams, solidifying a strong foundation in legal principles. Building on this academic success, she went on to complete […]

Bilkis is a partner in the Trade Marks Department, holding a LLB degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. 

Nishi is a Partner in the Trade mark Department. She practices at the Durban office and is one of the Managing Partners. Nishi served for seven years on the firm’s Management Committee as Branch Office Chairperson.

Nolo is a partner in the prosecution section of the Trade Marks Department. He obtained the BA degree from the University of Durban in 1998 and the LLB degree in 2000 from the same university. He was admitted as an attorney in 2003. He joined the firm and became a partner in 2005. Nolo specialises […]

Joseph Goedhals is a partner in the Trade Marks Department, holding B Com (Law) and LLB (Tuks) degrees.

Mohamed Jameel Hamid is a qualified attorney and trade mark practitioner specialising in litigation relating to trade marks, copyright, passing-off, unlawful competition, domain name disputes and company and business name objections.