Ms Tertia Beharie > Spoor & Fisher > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Ms Tertia Beharie

+27 12 676 1022 t.beharie@spoor.com

Work Department

Patent Agency Management

Position

Tertia Beharie is a Patent Attorney and has BSc (Hons) Chem and LLB degrees. She is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Her 12 years of experience have covered domestic and international patent matters, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications. Specialising in filing applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, agrochemical, metallurgical and biochemical fields, Tertia also deals with biodiversity and traditional knowledge issues.

Tertia handles patent and design applications received from abroad, as well as the prosecution of domestic patent and design applications.

Career

Professional activities

Author of the Traditional knowledge chapter of Dean & Dyer: Intellectual Property Law in South Africa.

Market Recognition

• Listed – Patent Star in Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, 2015-2024
• Influential Women in IP – World IP Review, 2021

Languages

English

Memberships

• Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
• Member – Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)
• Member – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
• Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)

Education

BSc (Hons) Chem, LLB. Patent Attorney, Attorney of the High Court of SA.

Leisure

Spending time with family and friends. Yoga, zumba and walking.