Intellectual Property

• Advised production houses in relation to copyright protection, enforcement and potential exposure

• Lead teams dedicated to maintain, protect and enforce Intellectual Property rights of clients belonging to sectors as diverse as confectionary, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, clothing and IT, with extensive Intellectual Property portfolios

• Advised clients on filing strategies; with the aim of securing maximum protection for clients at the minimum possible costs

• Advised clients in relation to branding and marketing of brands and artworks, particularly, in the context of the peculiarities of the Pakistani markets

• Advised and drafted agreements on licensing and assignment of various rights including trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and know-how 

Dispute Resolution

• Appeared before the Appellate Tribunal of the Competition Commission of Pakistan in an appeal matter

• Filed and pursued oppositions, rectification and invalidation actions before the Trade Marks Registry and Copyright Office, Pakistan

• Advised clients in relation to Intellectual Property litigation matters, including filing, preparing and pursuing civil actions for Intellectual Property infringement, passing off and unfair competition and exploring settlement options and represented clients before the Intellectual Property Tribunals and Courts

• Advised clients on the enforcement of domain names either through civil actions or through administrative proceedings under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy

• Advised on and represented clients in family law matters

Corporate & Commercial

• Advised, drafted and negotiated commercial contracts, including license agreements, work for hire agreements, production agreements, royalty agreements and distribution agreements

• Advised local and international clients on matters related to anti-trust, consumer protection, data protection, defamation and cyber laws

• Advised clients on laws governing and regulating media and laws ancillary thereto, includinglaws with regard to advertisements and content (hate speech)

• Sindh Bar Council

• Karachi Bar Association

• Pakistan Industrial & Intellectual Property Rights Association

• International Trademarks Association (INTA)

• Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

• Inter Pacific Bar Association

• Served on INTA Bulletins Committee (2020-2022)

• Served on Famous and Well-known Genericide Sub-committee (2022-2023)

• Serving on Enforcement Committee   (2024-2025)

• Given lectures on Intellectual Property at Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan

• Given interviews to Asia IP magazine

• Written articles for International Law Office providing updates on IP and Anti-trust Laws

• Written articles for Media Law International