A patent attorney specialising in intellectual property litigation and plant breeders’ rights.
Izaan van der Merwe is a registered patent attorney, Notary Public and senior associate at Von Seidels.
She specialises in litigation relating to patents, registered designs, copyright, unlawful competition and plant breeders’ rights in the Court of the Commissioner of Patents, High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, and the Constitutional Court.
She further specialises in all aspects of plant breeders’ rights, the drafting of legal opinions, drafting and enforcement of licensing and intellectual property-related agreements as well as the commercialisation of intellectual property.
“Patent Firm of the Year – South Africa” recognition during Managing Intellectual Property’s awards ceremony held last night in London.
World IP Day today focuses on young people and innovation. At Von Seidels we celebrate young inventors, brand owners, IP professionals and…
We are excited to share that our firm has moved up to Tier 1 for trade marks in IP STARS (Managing IP) 2022 firm rankings for South Africa.