Wessel van Wyk

Patent Attorney

Email: w.vanwyk@svw.co.za

Wessel van Wyk is a qualified electronic engineer, an Attorney of the High Court, and a registered patent attorney. He has 18+ years’ experience in patents and Intellectual Property (IP) law and more than 10 years’ industry experience in the aerospace industry, both in a technical and a managerial capacity. He specialises in all matters relating to protection, enforcement, valuation and exploitation of IP. Wessel also advises major research and academic institutions on their IP Policies.

Qualifications:

• BEng (Electronics)
• BEng (Hons)
• BProc
• SAIIPL (Qualified Patent Practitioner)

Years’ experience:
18+ years

Areas of Expertise:

• Patents: Electronic, mechanical, engineering and computer related inventions including AI.
• Registered Designs: Industrial designs, product designs, patterns and packaging.
• Litigation: Patent and design disputes.

Associations:

• Fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).
• Past director of the Licensing Executive Society (LES).
• Member of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA).
• Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
• Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
• Member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA).
• Member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI).