Adams & Adams

Trade Marks

Partner | Trade Mark Attorney

Godfrey Budeli is a partner in the firm’s trade mark and copyright litigation section, and head of the anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy team. He holds an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria and an LLM degree from the University of Cape Town. His area of speciality includes Customs Recordals and training of law enforcement officials, border and in-market enforcement, in-market survey and in-depth investigations, parallel or grey goods and online enforcement, civil High Court litigation and supporting criminal prosecution, watching brief relating to criminal cases in relation to anti-counterfeiting on the African continent.

He served on the firm’s Management Committee as the diversity representative for four years.

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Memberships: American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa – Honorary Member Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member International Trademark Association (INTA) – Member and part of Anti-Counterfeiting Committee | 2020 – 2021 Pretoria Attorney Association (PAA) – Member South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow SAIIPL: Anti-Counterfeit Committee Member

Accolades:

AI Global Leading Advisor Awards – Leading Trade Mark and Anti-Counterfeiting Lawyer of the Year: South Africa – 2020 Corporate Excellence Awards – Trade Mark Attorney of the Year, 2019 South Africa |2019 Finance Monthly – Lawyer of the Year: Anti-counterfeiting South Africa | 2018, 2019 Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer: Intellectual Property | 2018; 2021 – 2025 WTR 1000 – Tier 1 Ranked: Anti-Counterfeiting (Recommended)| 2018 – 2025 WIPR – Leaders: Trade Marks | 2022 -2024 WIPR – Diversity Champion | 2022 Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2023 - 2024

Admitted Attorney | 2006 Registered Trade Mark Attorney LLM (Commercial Law) – University of Cape Town | 2003 LLB – University of Pretoria | 2002