SOUTH AFRICA Law and Practice Contributed by: At van Rooy, Annelise Engelbreg, Ursula Baravalle and Stuart Miller, KISCH IP
Ursula Baravalle is head of the patent department. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the drafting and prosecution of local and international patent applications filed in the
Stuart Miller is a highly qualified associate in the patent department of KISCH IP. Stuart has an LLB, BSc (Chemistry and Biochemistry), PhD (Inorganic Chemistry) and MSc (Organic
chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, microbiological and biochemical fields. She assists a leading petrochemical company with the drafting and prosecution of their local and international Fischer Tropsch patent portfolios, oligomerisation, tetramerisation and trimerisation patent portfolios. Ursula assists with drafting of patent validity, infringement and patentability opinions including the validity and infringement of design registrations. Her experience includes the method of treatment claims, Swiss-type claims and second medical use claims and the allowability of these claims in South Africa.
Chemistry). Stuart’s primary focus within the patent department is litigation, legal opinion, patents and contract drafting. He is an experienced researcher in the fields of organic chemistry, physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry and materials science. Stuart has done extensive research in a wide range of areas, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes, organic synthesis and structure determination by radiation techniques.
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