Kim Lancley Mbombo Kazadi
- Senior Associate
Kim’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright matters in the MENA region. She assists clients with the prosecution, enforcement and commercialization of IP, focusing on contentious work. Kim manages the trademark portfolios of leading global companies and has significant experience assisting clients in the fields of technology, luxury goods, fashion, beauty, cryptocurrency, automobiles and FMCG.
Prior to joining CWB in 2022, Kim practiced with a leading South African IP firm for five years, focusing on trademark, copyright, unlawful competition and geographical indication matters in South Africa and neighboring countries.
Experience
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Assisting the world’s leading technology company with contentious and non-contentious trademark matters in the MENA region, including trademark prosecution, opposition and litigation work
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Secured various successful decisions in an enforcement case spanning numerous territories in the MENA region for a leading global technology company, assisting the client in safeguarding what is arguably their most valuable trademark and one of the world’s most famous trademarks
Qualifications
- Trademark Attorney, South Africa, 2019
- Attorney at Law, High Court of South Africa, 2018
Education
- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, LLB, 2015
- EBS Law School, Wiesbaden, Germany, Transnational Commercial Law Program 2015
- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, BA in Drama and Theatre Studies, 2012
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
Professional Activities
Publications
“IP primer for start-ups in South Africa”. Lexology. Law Business Research. (6 December 2021).
“What content creators, artists and persons alike should know about NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) - An IP perspective”. polity.org.za. Creamer Media. (22 June 2021).
“South Africa: Protection of Geographical Indications used on Agricultural Products”. World Trademark Review. Law Business Research. (15 October 2019).
“Dr Dre Loses Trade Mark Case”. BusinessDay. Arena Holdings. (8 October 2018).
“Young attorneys as brands”. De Rebus. Law Society of South Africa. (24 October 2016).
Membership
- INTA
Activities
- Facilitated attendees’ trademark and copyright queries at the WIPO South Africa Summer School on Intellectual Property Transfer of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2021
Courses
- INTA Young Practitioners Virtual Event: NFTs and IP, 2021