Vishen Pillay

Vishen Pillay is a partner in the patent department. He has a background in electronic engineering (UKZN) and is an admitted attorney and patent attorney. Vishen has 6 years of post-qualification experience in IP and specialises in assisting his clients to protect their inventions in the fields of electronics, computers, software, telecommunications, mechanical engineering, electro-mechanical engineering, and bio-medical engineering. In particular, he deals with all matters relating to filing and prosecution of patent and design applications in South Africa and abroad, as well as IP strategy. Vishen has drafted and prosecuted patent and design applications on behalf of many South African Universities, Science Councils, US Fortune 500, and South African Top 100 companies. As of March 2015, Vishen serves as one of the members of the Management Committee of Adams & Adams. Practice Areas: Drafting patent specifications (particularly in the fields of electronic and computer related inventions) Filing and prosecuting local and foreign patent applications Filing and prosecuting local and foreign industrial design applications Patent searches and competitive analyses Professional Involvement: Law Society of the Northern Provinces - member South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) - member International Association for the Protection of Industial Property AIPPI - member

Education:
BSc Eng (Electronics) - University of Kwazulu-Natal (2004)LLB - University of South Africa (2008)Admitted attorney (2009)Registered Patent attorney (2009)

Formal Admissions:
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 2009.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll

Languages:
English

Direct Contact:
  +27 (0) 31 536 3740