After many years of practice as a partner in the largest law firm in Africa, in 2005 Barbara founded a boutique IP firm, Berdou Attorneys which is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a practicing attorney and Notary Public. Barbara has extensive experience in developing brand protection strategies, as well as commercialization, prosecution and enforcement of brands.
Barbara is a fellow and councillor of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).
Barbara co-presented the Licensing module of INTA’s Finance for Non-Finance Legal Professionals Certificate Program which launched in 2023 and moderated the Africa module of INTA’s “The lifecycle of a trademark” Certificate Program. She currently co-chairs LESI’s Trademarks Designs and Merchandising Committee.