Darren Olivier is an experienced intellectual property advisor with over 20 years’ experience gained in local and international law firms as well as in-house. Former partner of international firm FieldFisher LLP in London.
Especially interested in IP management (primarily brands), prosecution, commercialisation and enforcement in Africa but worked for a decade in London, focusing on Europe.
- Lead counsel for the BSA The Software Alliance in South Africa
- An editorial board member of Oxford University Press: Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
- Editor and founder of the Afro-IP weblog. He tweets from @DarrenTOlivier
- Recognised by Who’s Who Legal, Chambers Global, World Trademark 1000, Legal 500, South African Institute of IP Law, Managing Intellectual Property and IAM 300
- Former Trustee of the CEO SleepOut Trust, a change agent in South Africa responsible for raising the most amount of money ever on a single night for good causes
- The first African to be recognised in IAM’s Guide to the World’s leading IP Strategists
- Chair of the firm’s IP Commercialisation team
- Co-founder of 4 kids
Areas of Specialisation:
Patents:
- Commercialisation
Trade Marks:
- Technology, internet, and social media law including takedowns
- Exchange control applications
- Intermediary liability
- Searches, Filing & Prosecution
- Commercialisation
- Enforcement
- Franchising
- Piracy & Counterfeiting
- Ambush Marketing
- Advertising Law Services
Copyright:
- Commercialisation
- Enforcement
Designs:
- Commercialisation
