Ranking tables
Intellectual Property | Global
South Africa
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
Band 4
- Bouwers Inc
- CWB
- Moore Attorneys
- Smit & Van Wyk, Inc.
Band 2
Band 3
Bernadette Versfeld Webber Wentzel11 Years Ranked
Darren Olivier Adams & Adams15 Years Ranked
Dina Biagio Spoor & Fisher4 Years Ranked- Donvay Wegierski Werksmans Attorneys9 Years Ranked
- Janine Hollesen Werksmans Attorneys8 Years Ranked
Leanne Mostert Webber Wentzel8 Years Ranked
Steven Yeates Adams & Adams7 Years Ranked- Simonne MoodieVon Seidels
Band 4
Carl van Rooyen Spoor & Fisher15 Years Ranked
Herman Blignaut Spoor & Fisher10 Years Ranked- Ilse Du Plessis ENS3 Years Ranked
Jenny Pienaar Adams & Adams7 Years Ranked
Kay Rickelman Spoor & Fisher3 Years Ranked
Simon Brown Adams & Adams15 Years Ranked- Waldo Steyn ENS3 Years Ranked
- Christine StruttVon Seidels
- Kyle DaltonMoore Attorneys
- Shane MooreMoore Attorneys
- Vanessa FergusonVon Seidels
- Vicky StilwellKISCH IP
Associates to watch
- Rogan BruceSmit & Van Wyk, Inc.
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Adams & AdamsIntellectual Property2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedAdams & Adams is highly regarded for its ability to handle a broad array of significant IP matters for a portfolio of blue-chip clients. It is headquartered in Pretoria, with additional bench strength in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. The firm offers impressive IP-related experience across a wide range of industries, with noteworthy proficiency advising clients from the food and beverage, retail, banking, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. It is particularly well respected for its strength in trade mark issues, with notable expertise in both contentious and non-contentious concerns. The team offers clients invaluable knowledge of IP regulatory regimes and other considerations concerned with operating in various African jurisdictions.
1 Spoor & FisherIntellectual Property2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedSpoor & Fisher is a distinguished law firm with renowned proficiency across a wide variety of IP-related commercial concerns. Based in Pretoria, the firm is well regarded for its ability to service its prestigious client base in South Africa and throughout the continent, with clients derived from industry sectors such as healthcare, consumer goods and financial services. The team demonstrates proficiency acting for clients in areas including trade mark and patent prosecution and enforcement, acting for both plaintiffs and defendants, with comprehensive accompanying registration and renewal capabilities. Additionally, this firm is noted for its expertise in anti-counterfeiting.
Band 2
2 ENSIntellectual Property2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedENS is an established law firm in South Africa that is valued for its long experience handling a range of IP concerns for an enviable portfolio of domestic and international companies. The team represents notable clients in the technology, telecommunications, financial services and consumer goods industries. It offers significant experience in IP-related transactions, with further strengths in contentious trade mark issues and filings. ENS's notable cross-border capabilities, particularly in Africa, are supported by its network of continental offices.
2 Webber WentzelIntellectual Property2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedWebber Wentzel is praised for its enviable ability to handle significant commercial matters in the IP space. The practice benefits from its prestigious national standing, with an exceptional portfolio of clients on its books. The firm acts for significant local and international clients in a number of sectors including financial services, media, consumer goods and technology. It offers experience advising on the IP ramifications of significant commercial transactions, with further strengths in trade mark filing and prosecution. Its lawyers demonstrate additional proficiency in trade mark infringement cases, including passing off.
Band 3
3 Werksmans AttorneysIntellectual Property2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedWerksmans has an established practice that is valued for its longstanding expertise in a range of IP matters, with recognised experience in trade mark prosecution and enforcement. The firm is well regarded for its particular strengths and activity in IP-related litigation, with an impressive track record of acting for leading food and drink manufacturers, retailers and distributors, pharmaceutical companies and media players, among others. Additionally, the team is sought out for its advice on domain name acquisitions and disputes, as well as counterfeiting issues.