Trade Marks

Lucy Signorelli is a partner in the firm's Trade Mark Prosecution department specialising in recordals across the world. She also has extensive experience in trade mark litigation, including copyright, trade mark, unlawful competition and passing off issues, and was one of the partners heading up the Anti-Counterfeiting team from 2010 to 2018. During this time, she had a focussed specialisation in trade mark litigation relating to anti-counterfeiting and brand enforcement and was responsible for evaluating and developing complex anti-counterfeiting strategies and innovative portfolio solutions for both multi-national and local clients across all industries. In March 2018, she transferred to the firm’s Trade Mark Prosecution department and now specialises in predominantly recordal and commercialisation aspects.

She is a qualified attorney and trade mark practitioner and holds BProc and LLB degrees, both cum laude, from the University of Pretoria.

She has been recognised as a leading practitioner in her field through peer-review listings with World Trade Mark Review (WTR 1000) and Managing IP’s IP Stars programme. She was named in the 6th edition of the Women in Business Law guide as one of the leading Trade mark practitioners in the world. Lucy is a co-author of The Practitioner’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law, published by LexisNexis, as well as the Africa chapter of the Intellectual Asset Management Yearbook 2015, published by IAM.

She is a member of the Legal Practice Council as well as a fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law.

Memberships

Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member

Accolades

Expert Listing – Experts Guide | 2018 Finance Monthly – Anti-counterfeiting Lawyer of the Year: South Africa | 2018 Lawyer Monthly – Women in Law Awards: Trademarks | 2018, 2021 Legal 500 – Recommended IP Practitioner | 2018 Euromoney’s Women in Business Law Experts Guide – Leading Trade Mark Practitioners in South Africa | 2017, 2019, 2021 WTR 1000 – Individuals: Enforcement & Litigation (Bronze) | 2019 – 2022 WTR 1000 – Individuals: Prosecution & Strategy (Recommended)| 2018 – 2023 WTR 1000 – Tier 1 Ranked: Trademark Litigation, Anti-counterfeiting | 2018 WTR 1000 – Tier 1 Ranked: Trademark Litigation, Anti-counterfeiting | 2011 – 2014 Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2023

Partner | Trade mark Attorney

Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner | 2001 Admitted Attorney | 1999 LLB (Cum Laude) – University of Pretoria | 1996 BProc (Cum Laude) – University of Pretoria | 1994