Zaskia Henke

Patent Attorney

A patent attorney with a focus on IP enforcement and plant breeders’ rights

About Zaskia Henke

Zaskia Henke is a South African patent attorney and associate at Von Seidels with a background in science.

She specialises in IP enforcement, in particular relating to patents, registered designs, and plant breeders’ rights, as well as conducting local and international patent searches and the drafting of legal opinions.

Zaskia further specialises in all aspects of plant breeders’ rights and has a keen interest in pharmaceutical and medical patents.

Focus areas

  • Patent enforcement
  • Plant Breeders’ Rights
  • Registered designs
  • Patentability searches and opinions
  • Infringement searches and opinions
  • Portfolio management

Education

  • University of Stellenbosch, BSc in Human Life Sciences (2016)
  • University of Stellenbosch, BSc (Honours) in Human Anatomy, cum laude (2017)
  • University of Stellenbosch, LLB (3 year) Postgraduate (2021)

Affiliations and accolades

  • Student member, South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)

Featured in

Von Seidels Awarded

“Patent Firm of the Year – South Africa” recognition during Managing Intellectual Property’s awards ceremony held last night in London.

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