South Africa
Werksmans Attorneys
Lawyers
Janine Hollesen
Werksmans Attorneys, South Africa
- Phone+27 21 809 6011
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Director, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice
Career
Director Janine Hollesen is head of the Intellectual Property (IP) practice area. She specialises in all aspects of IP law, including trade mark clearance searches and registration; protection and enforcement of IP rights; IP litigation; unlawful competition; counterfeit goods; and domain name disputes. Janine also advises on commercial matters such as securitisation and due diligence investigations in M&A transactions. Her expertise also covers the protection of plant breeders’ rights – including the commercialisation of new varieties and litigation relating thereto. Janine also advises clients in relation to copyright law including licensing; sale; and copyright disputes. She furthermore advises on complaints before the Advertising Standards Authority.
Memberships
South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - FellowInternational Trade Mark Association (INTA)Plant Breeders’ Rights Committee
Education
BA LLB (Stellenbosch)LLM (Unisa)Solicitor of England and Wales