Adams & Adams

Trade Marks

Partner | Trade Mark Attorney

Godfrey Budeli is a partner in the firm’s trade mark and copyright litigation section, and head of the anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy team. He holds an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria and an LLM degree from the University of Cape Town. His area of speciality includes Customs Recordals and training of law enforcement officials, border and in-market enforcement, in-market survey and in-depth investigations, parallel or grey goods and online enforcement, civil High Court litigation and supporting criminal prosecution, watching brief relating to criminal cases in relation to anti-counterfeiting on the African continent.

He served on the firm’s Management Committee as the diversity representative for four years.

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Memberships:

• American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa – Honorary Member
• Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
• International Trademark Association (INTA) – Member and part of Anti-Counterfeiting Committee | 2020 – 2021
• Pretoria Attorney Association (PAA) – Member
• South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
• SAIIPL: Anti-Counterfeit Committee Member

Accolades:

• AI Global Leading Advisor Awards – Leading Trade Mark and Anti-Counterfeiting Lawyer of the Year: South Africa – 2020
• Corporate Excellence Awards – Trade Mark Attorney of the Year, 2019 South Africa |2019
• Finance Monthly – Lawyer of the Year: Anti-counterfeiting South Africa | 2018, 2019
• Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer: Intellectual Property | 2018; 2021 – 2025
• WTR 1000 – Tier 1 Ranked: Anti-Counterfeiting (Recommended)| 2018 – 2025
• WIPR – Leaders: Trade Marks | 2022 -2024
• WIPR – Diversity Champion | 2022
• Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2023 - 2024

• Admitted Attorney | 2006
• Registered Trade Mark Attorney
• LLM (Commercial Law) – University of Cape Town | 2003
• LLB – University of Pretoria | 2002