Hugo is a partner at Von Seidels. He heads up the firm’s enforcement team and specialises in trade mark and copyright litigation and arbitrations, including trade mark oppositions, trade mark infringement / passing-off, advertising complaints, company name objections, domain name objections, and civil / criminal anti-counterfeit proceedings and complaints.
In addition to litigation, Hugo oversees several large trade mark portfolios and routinely attends to local and international trade mark availability searches, applications, assignments and licensing agreements, as well as trade mark due diligence and advisory services.
Hugo currently serves on the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Anti-Counterfeiting Committee.
Education/Alumni:
- University of Stellenbosch, BSc (2005)
- University of Stellenbosch, LLB (2008)
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (2012)
Network Memberships: INTA
