Testimonials

“Her attention to detail, ability to understand a complex legal issue and provide a suitable solution thereto timeously and cost effectively, gives me the utmost confidence in her ability as an extremely competent intellectual property law attorney.”

“Regarding patents and trade marks I have found Rina’s competence to be outstanding. She has provided clear leadership to us in terms of the best strategies to ensure that the intellectual property of our developments is protected, using the most effective instruments. Rina is very helpful, is someone with integrity and is passionate about her profession.”

“As a multinational, we have access to both legal and patent attorneys at a global level. Despite this, we chose to work specifically with Rina. The reasons for this decision were due to our complete trust in Rina’s ability, professionalism, sense of urgency and understanding of our specific and often complicated business requirements. Our business requires that we proceed with decisions as quickly as possible without having to spend time explaining the intricacies of the technologies that we use. In order to be able to achieve this with the confidence that we are protecting our products, while following and adhering to the relevant legal procedures and requirements, necessitates that we work with people who have an in depth understanding of our business, and again we have been fully satisfied and impressed with Rina’s ability in this regard. In addition, she has continued to keep us abreast of any new published information either directly impacting our business, or from areas that may be of interest to us in the future, which is very useful. Possibly one of Rina’s greatest attributes, however, is not in her knowledge of patents and the legal environment in which she functions, which we certainly recognize, but is her ability to explain it to people like myself who are not experts in this area.”

“I have known Rina since early 1999 when she first dealt with my patent application. Apart from Rina’s ability to be very clinical and specific to details, she has an extraordinary ability to project finesse and exceptional intelligent dignity in her way of handling difficult technical and business related matters. She formulates questions to point specifics in an extremely sensible way to solve technical details to the application details in front of her. Her elucidation and sound knowledge of the technical essentials of the law, the possible interpretations and the aptitude to apply those possibilities to the core of the technical implications, as well as her wisdom to foresee possible infringements of other applications and patents, was a fresh, but also a hard-hitting experience. She is in my personal opinion a class act and an exceptional lawyer.”

“During our company’s dealings with Rina we have found her to be very competent, always giving attention to detail. She has on all counts looked at the most cost effective manner when handling matters for Plaaskem. Rina has always instilled a great deal of confidence in us and has always provided a very professional service. She has always acted with integrity, dignity and has always conducted herself in a very professional manner.“

“We first met Rina in 2000, at which time she was employed with DM Kisch Inc, when she handled our first patent for pallets. From inception she was always very professional, and pro-actively explained the requirements, risks and costs associated with patents, both locally and internationally. It was clear that she had a wide knowledge of different patent systems. Rina has since then been filing all our patent applications. With each new project she provides professional step-by-step explanations of all legal proceedings. Her knowledge of intellectual property rights is of the highest standard and any questions posed are comfortably answered. Her standards and ethics are of extremely high quality and she has the best interests at heart when it comes to her clients. Not only is she a perfectionist in all aspects, but expects it of her staff as well. Pure professionalism from the time you walk into the door to completion of a project.”

“I would like to congratulate Gunter Attorneys on the very knowledgeable advice and excellent service provided to us during the process of filing our patent applications in South Africa and abroad. Our product is very unique and based on natural essential oils (all harvested in South Africa) to repel rats and mice from enclosed areas without killing them. It is eco-friendly and has no negative impact on the environment. We have been very impressed by and deeply appreciate the guidance that we received from Gunter Attorneys during the development and protection phases of our product and associated intellectual property rights, as well as the skill and professionalism that they have shown in protecting our unique and sometimes complex technology.”

“Rina recently assisted us with a number of trade mark registrations. It has been a pleasure working with her and her colleagues. I have found them to be highly professional, accessible, friendly, responsive and enthusiastic. They over-deliver in terms of feedback and educating the client on what they can expect regarding the brief. Compared to similar firms that I have worked with in the past, their turnaround time is very impressive. Attention to detail also leaves one in no doubt that you are being looked after. I would not hesitate to recommend Gunter Attorneys to any of my business associates.”

“Atterbury Motors CC recently recommended to Webuycars.co.za that we make use of the IP services offered by Gunter Attorneys.  Atterbury Motors were hugely impressed with the highly competent service that they had received from Gunter Attorneys.  Webuycars.co.za urgently needed to register trade names, logos, and other intellectual property rights and therefore approached Gunter Attorneys.  It has been long since I experienced such professionalism and dedication.  We were always treated in the most friendly and accommodating manner.  Gunter Attorneys are fast and efficient, they are to the point, they achieve results, they communicate frequently, and are highly effective all round.  I can’t recommend their services strongly enough.”

“I have had the privilege of drawing upon the professional guidance and direction of Rina from the technology and IP development phase of our company. Without question, her grasp of the intricacies of a substantially challenging technology, and the familiarity with the processes to best position our applications for successful adjudication, have consolidated the quality of our relationship with her. Her professionalism, integrity and support for the initiatives that we have pursued with her continue to reinforce the reliance that the company both affords and expects from the relationship, and I am assured that I can look forward to a long and mutually beneficial association going forward.”

“Throughout our dealings with Rina we have found her to be an approachable and skilled attorney with an impeccable character. Rina has constantly proved her technical competence in her field of expertise when dealing with highly technical issues relating to Evraz Highveld’s core business. She is always readily available and her systematic approach in dealing with intricate legal matters instils a great sense of confidence. Rina treats all levels of Evraz Highveld employees with dignity and respect and she is well liked and respected.”

“During my interactions with Rina she showed a high level of technical competence and ability to understand our complex technology. She was very proactive in her dealing with all our patents, illustrated the legal issues pertaining to the processes and steps to be followed, and ensured that a high level of attention to detail was kept to minimize expenses. She exceeded our expectations, was very competent and often went the extra mile. I can trust Rina in all matters pertaining to our patents and also ask her opinion and views on other matters, which she has always answered confidently or, if she did not know the answers, took the trouble to find out and came back with the relevant answers quickly, always providing a solution. Whenever we requested Rina’s availability to engage in discussions she was always available and made the time to see us. Due to her proactive nature, technical skills, transparency and informative manner in which she transfers knowledge to us as the customer, our organization will continue to utilize her as a guide and also partner to process current and new patents. It is my opinion that Rina is always very polite, friendly and available, even after hours, and because of her integrity, our organization will continue to have a long standing relationship with her.”

“OSS has been dealing with Rina since 2004. What we have valued in our dealings with her is the fact that she demonstrated the ability to listen and understand our requirements, dealt with all issues in a professional manner and rendered the correct advice in a manner that is understandable to a non-legally trained individual. We are happy to say that in all our dealings with Rina when have found her communication feedback and manner in which the work was done to be professional and with utmost commitment from her side. We appreciate our relationship with her.”

“Our company was recently drawn into a litigious matter in connection with alleged unlawful competition and passing-off of third party intellectual property rights. We were referred to Gunter Attorneys as IP specialists. With the help of Gunter Attorneys the matter was settled by means of correspondence only, without having to drag the matter through the High Court. With Rina’s assistance and guidance we not only managed to secure our own intellectual property rights, but also to commercialise our existing assets for an optimal period of time. The marketing and sales of “Tipu Candelas” had a lot of growth because of good litigation and our brand is stronger because of the advice that was given by Rina and her team. The matter was dealt with professionally and because of this, legal costs were affordable and kept at a minimum. Rina and her firm definitely walks the extra mile!”

“Rina Gunter recently assisted me in brokering product development and knowledge transfer agreements with a start-up company established in Cape Town, South Africa. Rina applied the highest levels of insight, diligence and professionalism to the task, which always left me feeling very confident and reassured during what was a complex negotiation. She has extensive experience in dealing with the legalities of knowledge transfer, and I have no hesitation whatsoever in highly recommending her firm, Gunter Attorneys, to any persons or entity seeking such services. Thanks so much Rina!”

“Rina was invited to join the South African Institute of Inventors and Innovators as an expert panelist in an advisory capacity in 2012. The Institute has since then been privileged to draw upon her regular guidance and expertise in advising our clients on the best way of protecting their intellectual property assets, a service which she renders to us free of charge, in her spare time, and for the love and passion of assisting start-up technology entities establish their IP rights. She is a highly professional and skilled patent attorney with an outstanding knowledge of intellectual property law. We are very impressed by her analytical thinking and attention to detail. She is a very friendly person to work with, has a high level of integrity, and is above all else passionate about the IP field and how to best position clients’ IP assets for successful commercialization. We value her input immensely and look forward to a long and trusting relationship with Rina as she seeks to assist our inventors introduced to her going forward.”

“The service from Gunter Attorneys is exceptional. Rina Gunter is a highly qualified expert in the IP field. The team is friendly, patient, extremely willing to assist and skillfully guides an applicant from start to finish in a very professional, punctual and diligent manner. It is a pleasure to work with persons who practice with such integrity, skill and professionalism and to know that one is truly in safe hands.”

“Having worked with another IP law firm in SA, we moved our subtantial patent portfolio to Gunter Attorneys during October 2016. Gunter Attorneys are extremely proactive in researching the best possible strategies for patent prosecutions and in general have a very hands-on and transparent approach.  They are a small, but extremely efficient IP law firm, which is perfect for the most professional, cost-effective service with short turn-around times. True value-for-money services! We strongly recommend Rina and her team for any IP-related services.”