John Foster is a Trade Mark Attorney with BCom (Law) and LLB degrees. He is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
John specialises in domestic and foreign trade mark prosecution and trade mark, copyright and unlawful competition litigation. This includes trade mark oppositions, trade mark and copyright infringement claims, domain name disputes and company name objections.
John has a keen interest in advertising law and has been involved in numerous litigious matters before various advertising regulatory bodies, in South Africa and various African countries. He regularly provides advertising pre-clearance advice to a number of multinational companies.
John also deals with commercial IP transactions, licensing arrangements and due diligence investigations.
Association memberships:
- Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
- Member – Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)
- Member – International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
- Chair – INTA Famous & Well-Known Trademarks Social Media Subcommittee
- Member – INTA Global Advisory Council: Africa
- Member – Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA)
- Associate Member – Corporate Counsel Association of South Africa (CCASA)
- Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
