Nishan Singh

Nishan Singh is a partner and trademark attorney at Adams & Adams, co-chair of the firm’s Trade Mark department and chairperson of the Trade Mark Litigation department from 2019 to present. Nishan currently serves as a member of the firm’s Management Committee, which is responsible for the day-to-day management and key decision-making of the firm.

An admitted attorney of the High Court in South Africa, Nishan has 12 years of experience in intellectual property law, in particular litigation. He completed his LLB degree summa cum laude in 2005, and thereafter completed his specialisation in IP in 2008, when he qualified as a practitioner of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL). Nishan has served as a Council Member of the SAIIPL and actively participates in the Trade Mark Law committee. Nishan is also currently a member of the INTA enforcement committee and the Quick Action Task Force sub-committee.

He specialises in all trademark, copyright, advertising law, company, business and domain name related disputes throughout Africa, representing high-profile South African and international clients in their trademark and copyright matters. Nishan represents his clients in IP litigation matters in the courts and trademark registries throughout Africa. As a specialist in this area, Nishan is responsible for the drafting of all IP litigation enforcement actions and appears before the Registry in South Africa to argue trademark opposition and cancellation matters.

Nishan has been responsible for litigation matters that has improved IP jurisprudence in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) countries. He has represented Adams & Adams in international conferences, such as those by INTA’s  Trademark Administrators & Practitioners (TMAP) and the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG).

Nishan has written numerous articles on a wide range of IP-related topics in South Africa and published articles in newsletters and local publications. He has also presented talks on IP on international platforms such as MONDAQ and at many South African conferences. Nishan has been quoted in newspaper articles and is regularly interviewed on radio as a specialist in IP law.