Kelly Thompson

Practice Areas

Kelly Thompson, a senior Partner in the trade mark litigation group and current Chairperson of Adams & Adams, is an experienced, top-tier ranked attorney and trade mark practitioner. With over 20 years of post-qualification experience, Thompson advises some of the world’s top multi-national organisations on the protection and enforcement of their brands and other intellectual property in Africa. She also specialises in advertising law and disputes.

Career

Kelly's expertise has seen her chair INTA's well known MEASA sub-committee, and she has been recognised as a leader in her field by international peer review publications such as Chambers Global, the World Trademark Review and MIP's Top 250 Women in IP.

Professional Memberships

- ADVOC, GALA, INTA

- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow and Chair person, Lecturer, and Senior Domain Name Dispute Adjudicator

Publications

Kelly has contributed to numerous publications on various aspects of trade mark law.