At van Rooy is a Director and Patent Attorney at Kisch IP. His expertise includes: Patent litigation; Plant Breeders’ Rights and Plant Variety protection and litigation; Patent filing, prosecution and litigation in life sciences, including pharmaceuticals, veterinary sciences, medical sciences, biotech, biochemical sciences, microbiological sciences; Filing and prosecuting Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) locally and internationally
Drafting agreements pertaining to plant, biological material, genetically modified organisms and bio-prospecting; Execution and oversight of Anton-Piller orders in the field of intellectual property; Regulatory matters under: Act 101 (‘Medicines Act’), PBR Act, Plant Improvement Act, Agricultural Pests Act and Genetically Modified Organisms Act; Intellectual property law and intellectual property auditing; Design filing, prosecution and litigation (local and international); Technical expertise includes: Life sciences, pharmaceuticals, veterinary sciences, medical sciences, biotech, biochemical sciences, microbiological sciences, plant breeders’ rights and genetically modified organisms
