Spoor & Fisher

Trade mark Prosecution

Stephen Goldberg is a leading Trade Mark Attorney with a BProc and LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Namibia.

Stephen has well over three decades of experience in domestic and international trade mark registration, searches and domain name disputes. He acts for a number of local and internationally listed blue-chip companies. Stephen practises in both South Africa and Namibia, assisting clients throughout Africa and in many other countries worldwide.

Studied at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa

Graduated 1982 and 1984

Admitted as an Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa 1984

Joined Spoor & Fisher 1984

Partner at Spoor & Fisher 1988

Professional activities

Lecturer and Examiner on trade mark prosecution: SAIIPL, 2003-2008 Editor of INTA Bulletin for Law and Practice (two terms) Author of INTA Bulletin, Country Reports; Oxford University Press "Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights", 1st edition, National Comparison Tables Speaker at INTA Conference in Africa, 2016

Market Recognition

Ranked – Legal 500 EMEA, 2011 and 2019 - present Listed – WTR 1000, 2015-2016 and 2018 - present Listed – Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks, 2016-2021 Best Lawyers – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa, 2022 and 2023

English

Associate – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) Member – International Trademark Association (INTA) Member – Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)

Qualifications BProc, LLB. Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Namibia.

Retired from playing basketball after 30 years, interested spectator of most sports, especially where the South African team or individuals are participating. Varied other interests include snow skiing, hiking, visiting nature reserves, photography, art, travel, reading, music and theatre.