Nolwazi Gcaba

Nolwazi Gcaba is a partner and trademark attorney, with more than 20 years’ post-qualification experience in the field of trademark law. She has focused on trademarks and copyright litigation, including passing-off and unlawful competition. Nolwazi has advised clients from diverse industries including fashion and luxury goods, hospitality, fast-moving consumer goods, sports, and automotive, to name but a few.

For the past eight years, Nolwazi has been in charge of Adams & Adams’ Trade Mark Renewals department. She has occupied leadership positions both in legal practice and in business. She held a chairmanship position in an intellectual property law firm, and for a period of eight years, Nolwazi was a non-executive director of a South African state-owned logistics company.

She has served as a council member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Lawyers (SAIIPL), and sat on the SAIPL’s Trade Marks subcommittee. Nolwazi was a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, a statutory committee advising the Minister of Trade and Industry on IP matters. She currently serves as a member of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council at the International Trademarks Association (INTA), and is also a member of INTA’s Brands for a Better Society subcommittee.