Hennie is a qualified South African patent attorney and has worked in the field of intellectual property since 2017. He also spent a year abroad as an overseas-qualified attorney at a well-established Australian IP firm, where he gained valuable experience navigating foreign patent systems and international practice.

He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pretoria and a Law degree from the University of South Africa.

Hennie advises clients on the patentability of inventions and specialises in the drafting, filing, and prosecution of both patent and design applications. He has further assisted many clients with legal opinions relating to the validity and infringement of patents and registered designs.

Hennie has worked on inventions across a broad range of technical fields, including:

• Automation and control systems
• Mining and mineral processing
• Tracking and security systems
• Autonomous vehicles (aerial, underwater, and land-based) and related technologies
• Cryptography, cyber-security and data processing
• Precision and automated farming
• Sports innovation
• Engineering solutions for rural and remote environments
• Energy efficiency and power generation
• Artificial Intelligence
• Medical devices
• Marine technology