Ms. Vanessa Halle-Fonguh
Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm
1st Floor Shalom Building
Opp. Pharmacie Du Pont
Douala
Cameroon
Vanessa Halle is Partner at the Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm and heads the Intellectual Property department. Vanessa was called to the Bars of England & Wales in 2011 by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, the Cameroon Bar in 2013; and is an accredited IP Attorney at the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI).
Vanessa Halle is Partner at the Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm and heads the Intellectual Property department. Vanessa was called to the Bars of England & Wales in 2011 by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, the Cameroon Bar in 2013; and is an accredited IP Attorney at the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI).
Vanessa has extensive experience managing IP portfolios (Patents, Trademarks, Domain names, Models, Copyrights, Designs, Plant Variety, Geographical Indications) as she advises and represents clients in strategic areas such as brand development and implementation, protection / registration, maintenance and acquisition of Intellectual Property, due diligence, pre-litigation and litigation processes, and transactions (franchising, licensing and transfers).
Vanessa is an active member of communities such as International Trademark Association (INTA), European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA), Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
In addition to Intellectual Property, Vanessa also provides legal and advisory services in business law under OHADA, corporate and commercial law, Global mobility & corporate immigration, Oil & Gas, Energy & Natural resources, Employment & Labour, Dispute resolution, Regulatory & Compliance.
1. December 2020: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Advanced Course on Arbitration and Mediation Procedure under the WIPO Rules
2. October 2020: Africa University (in collaboration with WIPO, and ARIPO)
Masters in Intellectual Property
3. Nov 2017: Chartered Institute of Arbitration
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb)
4. July 2017: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
Licensed Intellectual Property Attorney
5. April 2013: Call to Bar of Cameroon
6. Nov 2011: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Call to Bar of England and Wales
7. 2010-2011: The University of Law, London
Post Graduate Diploma in Bar Professional Studies (BPTC)
8. 2009 - Date: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Admitted as member to the Inn
9. 2007-2010: University of Essex
LLB Law
Creating crossword puzzles
Experience & Qualifications
- IP counselling
- IP due diligence
- Patent prosecution
- Trade mark litigation
- Trade mark prosecution
Roles in FICPI
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CET 2 Designs
CET Group 2 is FICPI’s research authority on Design protection.
Its main objective is to promote the discussion of the trending topics concerning Industrial Designs in different parts of the world, either in national or international level.
CET 2’s body of experts are encouraged to bring to the awareness of the group of new guidelines or positions of different Offices that might affect how designs are protected, in which case CET 2 actively seeks to promote a dialogue with the register authority in order to assure that the views of the Practitioners worldwide is heard.
In sum, the CET 2 Group should always be a leader, getting out in front of all issues concerning Design matters.
- Member
DEIA Committee
- Member
- English
- French