Wessel van Wyk

Wessel is a qualified electronic engineer, an attorney of the High Court, and a registered patent attorney. Wessel specializes in patents in the fields of engineering, information systems, telecommunications, and computer-based inventions, and has more than a decade's worth of experience in the weapons industry.

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.

Awards and Market Recognition
 
Chambers Global:
Listed in the Intellectual Property – Patents in South Africa legal rankings in 2022.

IAM Patent 1000:
The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – Ranked individual for patent services in South Africa from 2020 – 2022.
Quotes:
“A very intelligent and reliable business partner. His professional knowledge is very accurate and his personal approach to every case makes him standout.” – 2021.
“Van Wyk is hailed as “a superb draftsman” by his peers and has 10 years of industry expertise in the aerospace sector to back up his substantial IP experience.” – 2022.

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP)
Listed as an IP Star from 2019 – 2022. 

Who’s Who Legal
Listed by Who’s Who Legal in the IP category for South Africa in 2022.

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).