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Partner, Patent and Trade
Mark Department
Bastiaan is a South African
attorney, patent attorney and
trade mark practitioner. He is
Past-President of the South
African Institute of Intellectual
Property Law (SAIIPL).
Bastiaan is an electronic engineer
with the usual general
technological background and he
also has extensive experience in
Plant Breeders’ Rights matters.
Due to Bastiaan’s wide range of
experience in intellectual
property matters, he enjoys
advising clients on the strategic
management of their intellectual
property portfolios.
Bastiaan is also involved in a
number of global intellectual
property organisations such as the
International Federation of
Intellectual Property Attorneys
(FICPI). Within FICPI, he is a
Bureau Member and currently the
Vice-President of this
international organisation. He
also takes responsibility for the
day-to-day management of Von
Seidels.
Education
University of Johannesburg, BEng
Electronic Engineering (1983)
University of South Africa, BProc
(1989)
Admissions
Attorney of the High Court, South
Africa
Patent Attorney, South Africa
Professional
associations
South African Institute of
Intellectual Property Law
(Fellow and Past-President)
International Federation of
Intellectual Property Attorneys
(FICPI),
Vice-President
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