Intellectual Property

• Wessel van Wyk listed in the Intellectual Property – Patents in South Africa legal rankings in 2022
• Ranked for Intellectual Property services in South Africa from 2020 – 2022
• Ranked for Intellectual Property services in South Africa from 2024–2025

• The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – Ranked for patent services in South Africa 2020 – 2022
• The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – Directors, Wessel van Wyk and Chantal Hoffelner, listed individuals for patent services in South Africa 2020 – 2022
• The World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2024–2025) – Achieved Silver Rank for Patent Services in South Africa.

• Ranked under the trademark and patent category for South Africa from 2020 to 2022
• Wessel van Wyk, director at Smit & Van Wyk listed as an IP Star from 2019 to 2022
• Ranked under both the Trademark and Patent categories for South Africa
• Managing IP / IP Stars (2025) – Patent Firm ranked Tier 3 and Trademark Firm ranked Tier 2

Smit & Van Wyk has been included by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine as one of the “Most Well-Respected Law Firms” in South Africa.

Smit & Van Wyk has been included by The Patent Lawyer Magazine as one of the 10 “Most Well-Respected Law Firms” in South Africa.

Franchise Lawyer in South Africa: Esmari Jonker, trade mark and franchising attorney, won the Lexology Client Choice Award which recognises those individuals around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. Lawyers can be nominated only by corporate counsel.

• Listed in the Franchise Law category for South Africa from 2018 – 2021
• Listed in the Intellectual Property Law category for South Africa in 2022

• Smit & Van Wyk has been listed by WTR 1000 for South Africa in 2022
• Esmari Jonker has been listed by WTR 1000 as a recommended expert in the fields of prosecution and strategy in 2021 and 2022

• Esmari Jonker has been recognised by Best Lawyers in South Africa for the Franchise Law category in 2021.