Mr Charles Webster > 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 Charles Webster
Work Department
Trade mark Enforcement
Position
Charles is a partner at Spoor & Fisher. He specialises in litigation, in particular trade mark and copyright infringement, passing off, unlawful competition, Advertising Standards Authority complaints, company name objections, and domain name disputes. Charles has extensive experience in all aspects of IP portfolio management and acts for a number of local and international blue-chip companies.
Career
Professional activities
Co-author of 4th edition of Webster and Page: South African Law of Trade Marks (LexisNexis SA), 1997.
Contributor to The Law of South Africa (LAWSA).
Lecturer on trade mark law and copyright: Patent Examination Board.
Lecturer for LLM students: Stellenbosch University.
Examiner for trade mark practitioners’ exam: SAIIPL.
Market Recognition
Listed in the WTR 1000 as one of the World’s Leading Trade Mark Professionals in 2014 – 2020.
Listed in the Who’s Who Legal Trademark editions 2011 – 2014 and 2016 – 2020.
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers rates Charles in Intellectual Property Band 1 2011 – 2020.
Legal 500 EMEA ranks Charles as one of South Africa’s Intellectual Property Law experts 2011 and 2016 – 2020.
Best Lawyers listed Charles as a ‘Best Lawyer’ in Intellectual Property Law in South Africa 2009 – 2021.
Charles is listed in World IP Review Leaders – Best IP Practitioners 2016 – 2020.
Listed in the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2015 – 2021.
Charles is listed as one of the World’s Leading Practitioners in Euromoney’s Expert Guides – Trade Marks 2016 – 2020.
Charles is listed as one of the World’s Leading Practitioners in Euromoney’s Expert Guides – Best of the Best 2018.
Best Lawyers named Charles as 2017 Johannesburg Intellectual Property Law lawyer of the year.
Listed in the elite “Leading individuals” list – Legal 500, 2020.
Languages
English
Memberships
Past President of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).
Fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law.
Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).
Member of the INTA Amicus Committee.
Education
BSc (Computer Science), LLB. Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)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.