Spoor & Fisher expertise recognised in World Trademark Review 2022
World Trademark Review has announced the twelfth edition of WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Practitioners, and Spoor & Fisher has once again made the final rankings, with 15 of its top professionals being recognised for exceptional skills in their practice areas.
The WTR 1000 is the definitive guide to the world’s leading trade mark legal service providers in over 80 global jurisdictions and US states. It identifies individual and firm expertise in all major areas of trade mark law and practice.
WTR undertakes exhaustive qualitative research, identifying top trade mark firms and individuals based on their depth of expertise, market presence and sophistication of work. Firms qualify for a listing on the basis of their depth of expertise, market presence and the level of work on which they are typically engaged. Only individuals identified by market sources for their exceptional skill sets and profound insights into patent matters feature in the WTR 1000.
In its analysis WTR reports: “Consistently applauded for its commercially attuned, strategically minded approach, Spoor & Fisher is a premier destination for global corporations looking to make the most out of all available branding opportunities. Its top placement in the rankings, contributions to the country’s leading IP textbooks and crucial involvement in landmark litigation attest to its elite, well-rounded offering.”
Spoor & Fisher as a firm has been listed in the 2022 Review, and the following lawyers have made the final selection for the 12th edition of the definitive guide to trade mark professionals:
Lawyer | Office | Practice Area |
Louise Myburgh | Spoor & Fisher (Cape Town) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation
Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
Eben van Wyk | Spoor & Fisher (Cape Town) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation
Individuals: transactions Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
John Foster | Spoor & Fisher (Cape Town) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation |
Carl van Rooyen | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation |
Mohamed Khader | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation
Individuals: anti-counterfeiting |
Megan Reimers | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation
Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
Charles Webster | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation |
Herman Blignaut | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: enforcement and litigation |
Dina Biagio | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: transactions |
Charl Potgieter | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: anti-counterfeiting |
Marco Van Der Merwe | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
Jean McIvor | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
Tshepo Shabangu | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
Kay Rickelman | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: prosecution and strategy |
Stephen Goldberg | Spoor & Fisher (Pretoria) | Individuals: prosecution and strategy |