Practice Expertise
- Intellectual Property
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- intellectual property (IP)
Profile
Gerard du Toit is an Executive at ENS in the Intellectual Property (“IP”) practice, specialising in trade mark prosecution.
Gerard has acted for clients in a variety of industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, tobacco, luxury goods, wine and beverages, and pharmaceuticals.
Gerard’s experience includes all matters concerned with trade mark portfolio management, including trade mark searches, filings, maintenance and audits.
In addition, his expertise includes advising on trade mark litigation and dispute resolution relating to IP rights, including trade mark infringement, passing-off, trade mark oppositions, copyright litigation, franchising and licensing disputes, corporate name and domain name objections and Advertising Standards Authority complaints.
Education
- BCom (Stellenbosch University)
- LLB (Stellenbosch University)
- LLM (University of South Africa)
- Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- intellectual property (IP)
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
Gerard is a member of the following professional institution:
- SAIIPL – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law – fellow member
Articles
It’s the Euros, So Let’s Talk… Trade Marks
By Gerard du Toit |July 2021It’s the Euros, So Let’s Talk… Trade Marks
By Gerard du Toit |July 2021
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