Mr Eben van Wyk > Spoor & Fisher > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Spoor & Fisher Offices
11 BYLS BRIDGE BOULEVARD, BUILDING NO.14
HIGHVELD EXT 73, CENTURION
PRETORIA, 0157
South Africa
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Mr Eben van Wyk
Work Department
Trade mark Enforcement
Position
Eben is a partner at Spoor & Fisher. He specialises in intellectual property litigation, including trade mark, copyright, unlawful competition domain and company name disputes, and advertising law litigation.He also deals with domestic and international trade mark prosecution, provides advertising advice and deals with commercial IP transactions, including licensing arrangements and due diligence investigations.
Career
Over twenty years’ experience in Intellectual Property. Partner and head of Intellectual Property Law Department at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr until 2012. Partner at Spoor & Fisher since 2012.
Professional activities
Co-author of South African chapter in the Intellectual Property Review.
Co-author of the Unlawful Competition chapter of Dean & Dyer: Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press), 2014.
Author of South African chapter in INTA Geographical Indications, Certification Marks and Collective Marks: An International Guide.
Co-author of Sponsorship and Marketing Agreements chapter in International Business Transactions (Kluwerlaw), 2009.
Guest lecturer IP LLM and IP short course: Stellenbosch University.
Guest presenter of Wine Business Programme: University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.
Writer of numerous articles for industry publications.
Market Recognition
Eben is listed in the WTR 1000 as one of the World’s Leading Trade Mark Professionals in 2011 – 2020.
Legal 500 EMEA ranks Eben as one of South Africa’s Intellectual Property Law experts 2008 – 2020.
Best Lawyers listed Eben as a ‘Best Lawyer’ in Intellectual Property Law in South Africa 2011 – 2021.
Best Lawyers listed Eben as a ‘Best Lawyer’ in Litigation in South Africa 2016, 2017, 2019 – 2021.
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers rates Eben in Intellectual Property Band 3 2011 – 2020.
Who’s Who Legal named Eben as one of the leading Trademark Lawyers in South Africa 2011, 2012, 2014 – 2020.
Eben is listed in World IP Review Leaders – Best IP Practitioners 2016 – 2020.
Eben is listed in the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2015 – 2021.
Best Lawyers named Eben as 2017 Cape Town Intellectual Property Law lawyer of the year
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Memberships
Member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).
Member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA) and the INTA Unlawful Competition Subcommittee.
Member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES) of South Africa.
Board Member of Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin (AIDV).
Cape Law Society member.
Member od the Legal Practice Council (LPC).
Education
BProc, LLM (IP) (Cum Laude). Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Solicitor of England & Wales (non-practising).
Leisure
Cycling and wine making
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Intellectual property
Spoor & Fisher is well known for its specialist expertise in intellectual property law. The firm fields experience across all areas of IP, advising on patents, copyright, trade marks, commercial IP, litigation, domain names and registered designs, to name a few areas. Dirk Hanekom oversees the patents team, Mohamed Khader leads the anti-counterfeiting team, and Marco van der Merwe heads the trade marks team. IP litigation expert Eben van Wyk is well versed in handling trade mark disputes, and Dina Biagio is very experienced in advising on patent work. Tyron Grant specialises in biotech patent matters, while John Foster advises on copyright and unlawful competition claims. Charles Webster
and Carl van Rooyen are highly regarded practitioners in the IP space. Zama Buthelezi, Chyreene Truluck and Merlene Engelbrecht are also singled out for their contributions. Hugh Moubray has retired from practice.