Trade Mark

Simon’s practice focuses largely on clearance investigations, filing and prosecution of trade mark cases and trade mark portfolio management throughout Africa and internationally.

As well as being a lecturer in International Trade Mark Law for SAIIPL (South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law), Simon is actively involved in a number of committees for both SAIIPL and INTA (International Trade Mark Association).

Simon is responsible for the development of the firms’ Africa Practice and Chairs the Africa Strategy Committee as well as the Africa IP Committee. Simon is a contributing Author to the authoritative Adams & Adams Practical Guide to Intellectual Property in Africa, as well as the Lexis Nexis publication Practitioner’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law. As previous head of the Trade Mark Prosecution section, Simon sat on the firm’s Management Committee as Co-chair of the Trade Mark Department at Adams & Adams for a number of years.

He obtained an LLB in 1993 from the University of Pretoria and became a partner at Adams & Adams in 1998. Simon has been recognised as a leading practitioner in his field through peer-review listings with World Trade Mark Review (WTR 1000), Managing IP’s IP Stars programme, Who’s Who Legal (Trade marks).

Memberships: International Trade Mark Association (INTA) – Member INTA: Africa & Middle East Legislative Sub-Committee | 2005-2007 INTA: Africa & Middle East Legislative Analysis Sub-Committee Chair | 2007-2009 INTA: International Classification Sub-Committee | 2010 – 2014 INTA: Emerging Issues Committee | 2016 – 2018 INTA: Brand Restrictions Sub-Committee and Chair | 2018 – 2020 INTA: Africa Roundtable Project Team | 2017 – 2019 INTA: Africa Regional Project Team |2018 INTA: Leadership Project Team | 2019 INTA: Brand Restrictions Committee and Chair | 2020 – 2021 Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow SAIIPL: International Treaties Committee Chair | 2015 - 2020 SAIIPL: International Trade Mark Law Lecturer |2012 - 2020

Accolades:

Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2018 – 2023 Chambers Global – Ranked Lawyer | 2016 – 2023 Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyers: Intellectual Property | 201; 2020 – 2021 MIP – IP Stars: Trade Marks | 2017 – 2023 Who’s Who Legal Ranking: Trademarks | 2016 – 2022 WIPR – Leaders: Trade Marks | 2018 – 2022 WTR 1000 – Tier 1 Ranked Individuals: Prosecution & Strategy (Recommended)| 2018 – 2023

Partner | Trade Mark Attorney

Registered Trade Mark Practitioner |1999 Admitted Attorney | 1997 LLB – University of Pretoria | 1993 BLC – University of Pretoria | 1991