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Ms Tertia Beharie

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Work Department

Patent Agency Management

Position

Tertia is a partner at Spoor & Fisher. She deals with domestic and international patent matters, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications. Tertia specialises in filing applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, agrochemical, metallurgical and biochemical fields. She also deals with biodiversity and traditional knowledge issues with respect to patents. Tertia also handles patent and design applications received from abroad as well as the prosecution of domestic and patent and design applications.

Career

Professional activities

Author of the Traditional knowledge chapter of Dean & Dyer: Intellectual Property Law in South Africa.

Market Recognition

Listed in the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2015 – 2021.

Languages

English

Memberships

Fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).

Member of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA).

Member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI).

Member of the Legal Practice Council (LPC).

Education

BSc (Hons) Chem, LLB. Patent Attorney, Attorney of the High Court of SA.

Leisure

Spending time with family and friends. Yoga, zumba and walking.