Brenda Matanga

Head of Practice

Brenda Matanga is the head of the practice and Lead IP Counsel. She holds a Bachelor of Law Honours Degree (LLB) from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters in Intellectual Property Law (LLM) from the University of Turin (Italy) in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). She has extensive experience in commercial practice and has over the years distinguished herself as an intellectual property law specialist Attorney. Brenda has advised and assisted global companies in IP acquisition, prosecution, strategy and dispute resolution. As a leading IP champion in Zimbabwe and Africa at large, she has helped shape the industry’s growth and actively empowers start-ups with dedicated IP services.

Through her distinguished status as a former President of the Zimbabwe Institute of Patents and Trademarks Agents (ZIPTA) and current role as Chairperson of the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) Working Group( which is amending the organisation’s legal instruments), Brenda is in the front line of advocating and spearheading necessary legislative reforms in IP laws in Zimbabwe and the continent at large. She is currently Councillor of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, which is the governing body for the legal profession in Zimbabwe. Miss Matanga is a member of International Trademarks Association (INTA) where she has served as a committee member for the “Unreal Campaign” and currently serves in the Brands for a Better Society committee. Brenda is an alumnus of University of Turin, the IP Global Exchange (Europe) and is also part of the steering committee of the World IP Forum.

Having established herself as a leading and reliable IP voice in the region, international recognition for her contributions in the sector has followed. Among other eminent accolades Miss Matanga has attained, the following are to be found:

  • Most Influential Woman in IP (Zimbabwe) – Global Excellence Awards by Acquisition International (2018) Top 50
  • Emerging IP Players Award -The IPR Gorilla (2019)
  • Listed by Courtroom Mail as one of the 30 most influential female Law Firm founders (2020)