Intellectual Property
South Africa
16 years ranked
Provided by Spoor & Fisher
Trade Marks: Merit
Eben van Wyk is a Partner at Spoor & Fisher, he is a Trade Mark Attorney and has BProc and LLM (IP) cum laude degrees. He is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, as well as a non-practicing Solicitor of England and Wales.
Member – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
Member – International Trade Mark Association (INTA) and the INTA Geographical Indications Sub-Committee
Member – Licensing Executive Society of South Africa (LES)
Board Member – Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin (AIDV)
Member – Cape Law Society
Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
Member – International Trade Mark Association (INTA) Unfair Competition Committee
Co-author of the South African chapter in the Intellectual Property Review
Co-author of the Unlawful Competition chapter of Dean & Dyer: Intellectual Property Law in South Africa (Oxford University Press), 2014
Author of South African chapter of INTA Geographical Indications, Certification Marks and Collective Marks: An International Guide
Co-author of Sponsorship and Marketing Agreements chapter of International Business Transactions (Kluwer Law), 2009
Co-author of the Global Wine Law, published by Association Internationale des Juristes du Droitde la Vigne et du Vin/ International Wine Law Association, 2021
Writer of numerous articles for industry publications
Provided by Chambers
Eben van Wyk services a roster of notable clients in the media and food and beverage industries from his base in Cape Town. He is sought out for his counsel on trade mark opposition and infringement disputes, as well as trade mark filings and domain name registration.
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