Spoor & Fisher

Trade mark Enforcement

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.

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

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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

Qualifications BLC, LLB (Cum Laude). Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Notary Public.