Alexis Apostolidis > Adams & Adams > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Adams & Adams Offices
LYNNWOOD BRIDGE, 4 DAVENTRY STREET,
LYNNWOOD MANOR,
PRETORIA
South Africa
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Alexis Apostolidis
Work Department
Patent Litigation and Competition Law
Position
Partner | Patent Attorney
Career
Alexis Apostolidis is a partner in the patent litigation practice of Adams & Adams and heads the competition law department of the firm. He is well versed in all aspects of patent law and specialises in opinion work and patent litigation in the life sciences, agrochemical, petrochemical, IT and consumer goods sectors. He has successfully litigated on behalf of originator pharmaceutical companies, OEM German car manufacturers, banks and television content providers. Alexis’ practice also extends to litigation concerning design registrations, the licensing of IP and regulatory matters in the life sciences sector. He advises and represents clients in litigious work in a number of African countries.
Alexis is a leading expert on the interface between competition law and intellectual property in South Africa, having dealt with the competition law aspects of the enforceability of intellectual property rights to the Supreme Court of Appeals in South Africa. He has represented clients both before the South African Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal.
His experience in various sectors and the dynamics thereof, and his commercial law experience stand him in good stead in competition law related matters.
Languages
English
Memberships
Memberships
- Attorneys Association Pretoria (PAA) – Member
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) – Member
- Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Member
- International Bar Association (IBA) – Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
- SAIIPL: Patent & Design Law Committee Member
- SAIIPL: Convenor of Judgment Reporting Group – Public Affairs Sub-Committee
- SAIIPL: Ad Hoc Competition Law / Franchising / Consumer Protection Committee Member
Accolades:
- Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2021 – 2023
- Best Lawyers® – Competition / Antitrust Law: South Africa | 2020 – 2023
- IAM Patent 1000 – Individuals: Litigation (Silver) | 2017 – 2022
- IFLR – Patent Expert Guide – Experts for Patents | 2019
- Law International Global Awards – IP Lawyer of the Year South Africa | 2018
- Lawyer International Legal 100 – Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sector | 2018
- Lawyer International Legal 100 – Intellectual Property Lawyer of the year, South Africa | 2018
- Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyers: Intellectual Property |2023
- MIP – IP Stars: Patents | 2017 – 2023
Education
- Registered Patent Practitioner | 2004
- Admitted Attorney | 2002
- Postgraduate Degree European Competition Law (With Merit) – Kings College, University of London | 2012
- LLB (Cum Laude) – University of Witwatersrand, SA | 2002
- BSc (Chemistry and Law) – University of Witwatersrand, SA | 1999
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Intellectual property
At Adams & Adams, the ‘outstanding‘ trade marks and patents team ‘provides thorough and pragmatic advice on all trade mark prosecution and enforcement matters‘. Firm chairperson Kelly Thompson ‘provides phenomenal support in relation to trade mark opposition and infringement matters across the African continent‘, and Janice Galvad oversees patents and designs matters. Dario Tanziani leads the patents and designs renewals and recordals side of the practice, and Nicky Garnett is the key contact for the firm’s African patents and designs work. Nolwazi Gcaba heads up the trade mark renewals section; Godfrey Budeli fronts anti-counterfeiting; and Nishan Singh and Steven Yeates are key names for trade mark litigation and prosecution respectively. Consultant Mariëtte du Plessis
, Darren Olivier, Dale Healy, Alexis Apostolidis, Russell Bagnall, Sophia Smallbones and Darshan Moodley are star names in the department.