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Mr Stephen Goldberg

+27 12 676 1136 s.goldberg@spoor.com View profile View profile View profile View profile

Work Department

Trade mark Prosecution

Position

Stephen is a leading trade mark attorney specialising in domestic and international trade mark registration, searches and domain name disputes. He acts for a number of local and internationally-listed blue-chip companies.

Career

Studied at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa

Graduated 1982 and 1984

Admitted as an Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa 1984

Joined Spoor & Fisher 1984

Partner at Spoor & Fisher 1988

Professional activities

Stephen was a lecturer and examiner on Trade Marks for the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, 2003 – 2008.

Was the INTA Bulletin Editor for Law and Practice, Middle East and Africa for two terms.

He still contributes to the INTA Bulletin and assisted to organise and spoke at the highly successful first INTA Conference in Africa, Building Africa with Brands, held in Cape Town in September 2016.

Market Recognition

Legal 500 EMEA ranks Stephen as one of South Africa’s Intellectual Property Law experts 2011 and 2019 – 2020.

Listed in the WTR 1000 as one of the World’s Leading Trade Mark Professionals in 2015, 2016, 2018 – 2020.

Listed in the Who’s Who Legal Trademark editions 2016 – 2020.

Languages

English

Memberships

Associate of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law.

Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).

Education

Qualifications BProc, LLB. Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Namibia.

Leisure

Retired from playing basketball after 30 years, interested spectator of most sports, especially where the South African team or individuals are participating. Varied other interests include snow skiing, hiking, visiting nature reserves, photography, art, travel, reading, music and theatre.