Ms Megan Reimers > Spoor & Fisher > Cape Town, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Spoor & Fisher Offices
4th Floor, PROTEA PLACE
CNR DREYER STREET AND PROTEA ROAD
Claremont, CAPE TOWN
7708
South Africa
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Ms Megan Reimers
Work Department
Trade mark Enforcement
Position
Megan Reimers is a Trade Mark Practitioner with a BLC and LLB (cum laude). She is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a Notary Public.
Megan has over two decades of experience across all aspects of IP law, including prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, trade mark and copyright infringement, passing off, unlawful competition, Advertising Regulatory Board complaints, company name objections and domain name disputes.
Career
Megan completed her BLC LLB degree (cum laude) at the University of Pretoria in 1994. She joined Spoor & Fisher in 1996 and was admitted into the partnership in 2003.
Professional activities
- Author of South Africa and Swaziland chapters of the International Opposition Guide: Comparative Practice and Procedures (INTA), 2019
- Lecturer: Institute of Intellectual Property Law
- Co-author of trade marks chapter of Dean & Dyer: Introduction to Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press), 2014
- Co-author of trade marks chapter of 3rd edition: The Law of South Africa (LexisNexis), 2018
- Co-author of Chapter 91 Laws of South Africa with commentary (Centre for International Legal Studies), 2021
Market Recognition
- Top 250 Women in IP – Managing Intellectual Property, 2019 – present
- Listed – WTR 1000, 2019 – present
- Nominated – Acritas Individual Star Lawyer, 2019
- Listed – Trade Mark Star in Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, 2018-present
- Named Most Influential Woman in Intellectual Property Law 2020 – South Africa by Acquisition INTL magazine’s 2020 Global Excellence Awards
- Lexology Client Choice Award: Intellectual Property – Trademarks in South Africa, 2021
- Ranked – Legal 500 EMEA, 2022
- Ranked- IP Stars 2024
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Memberships
- Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
- Member – International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Member – ADR Domain Name Committee of Institute of Intellectual Property Law
- Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
- Member – International Trade Mark Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Education
Qualifications BLC, LLB (Cum Laude). Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Notary Public.