Spoor & Fisher

Trade mark Prosecution

Jean McIvor is a Trade Mark Practitioner, holding a BA (Hons), LLB (KZN) and LLM (Cantab) degrees. She is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a Notary Public.

Jean has four decades of experience in domestic and international trade mark registration and searches, trade mark portfolio management, and the registration of copyright in cinematograph films. She is a specialist trade mark attorney who acts for various local and international clients.

After qualifying at a general commercial firm, Jean was admitted as an attorney and joined Spoor & Fisher in 1983.  She was made a full partner in 1987 and was, for a stage, the head of the trade marks department and also the first woman partner on the firm’s executive committee.

Professional activities

Examiner in the comparative study of International Trademark Laws and Systems for SAIIPL.

Market Recognition

Listed – Who’s Who Legal Trademark editions, 2011-2021 Listed – WTR 1000, 2015-present Best Lawyers – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa, 2011-present Listed – Trade Mark Star in Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, 2015-present Ranked – Legal 500 EMEA, 2017 and 2019 Listed – Euromoney’s Expert Guides: Trade Marks, 2018-2021 Listed – Euromoney’s Expert Guides: Women in Business Law, 2018-2021

English

Associate Member – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)

Qualifications BA (Hons), LLB (KZN) LLM (Cantab). Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Notary Public