The Team

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc.

The lawyers at Smit & Van Wyk, most of whom are also qualified engineers or scientists, are dedicated individuals, skilled in their fields of practice, and can provide clear advice on complex legal matters to clients from all over the globe.

PATENTS

Wessel van Wyk

Wessel van Wyk
Registered Patent Attorney & Director
BEng (Hons)
BEng (Electronics)
BProc

Patents - Patent applications, patent searches, patent drafting, agreements, infringement, disputes & litigation.
Registered Designs- Designs applications, design searches, agreements, infringement, disputes & litigation.

Chantal Smith

Corrie Hall
Foreign Patent Administration

Foreign Patents - International enquiries, international patent & PCT applications.
Foreign Registered Designs - International enquiries, international design applications.
Patents - Amendments, renewals, reminders, notices, dispatching registration certificates.
Registered Designs- Amendments, renewals, reminders, notices, dispatching registration certificates.

Stefan Grobbelaar

Stefan Grobbelaar
Candidate Patent Attorney
BEng (Electronic)
MEng (Computer)

Patents - Patent applications, patent searches, patent drafting, agreements, infringement, disputes & litigation.
Registered Designs - Designs applications, design searches, agreements, infringement, disputes & litigation.

Chantal Smith

Chantal (Smith) Hoffelner
Candidate Patent Attorney
BSc (Biochemistry & Microbiology)
MSc (Microbiology)
LLB

Patents - Patent applications, patent searches, patent drafting, agreements, infringement, disputes & litigation.
Registered Designs - Designs applications, design searches, agreements, infringement, disputes & litigation.

AJ Rabie

Allan John Rabie
Candidate Patent Attorney
BSc (Industrial Chemistry)
Hons (Polymer Science)

MSc (Polymer Science)

 

TRADEMARKS & COPYRIGHT

Esmari Jonkerk

Esmari Jonker
Attorney
LLB
LLM

Trademarks - Unlawful competition, contracts, trademark agreements, disputes, domain name disputes, trademark litigation.
Copyright - Copyright agreements, disputes, copyright litigation.
Franchising - Franchise agreements, disputes.

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. intellectual property Africa - For legal advice, applications and the protection of patents, designs, trademarks and copyright in most African countries.

Smit & Van Wyk. Inc. | Apex Corporate Park, Persequor Technopark, Pretoria, South Africa | Tel: +27 12 349 7800 | E-mail: enquiries@svw.co.za