our team

The lawyers & attorneys of Ali & Associates represents some of the finest legal, consulting and technical staff available in Pakistan.  We all are committed to providing highest quality legal services. 

 

Syed Auqil Ali Shah Senior Partner saashah@aliassociates.com.pk

Syed Auqil Ali Shah


Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Patents; Trademarks
 
Education University of Karachi (B.A., 1984)
 
Memberships Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA); Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA); International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); International Trademark Association (INTA).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Author of various articles and papers in IP News. International Vice President of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA) and the Founding President of the Pakistan chapter of the APAA. Senior Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA), a representative body of Pakistani IP attorneys.

 

   
Karimullah Adeni Managing Partner karimullah@aliassociates.com.pk

Karimullah Adeni

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Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property Law; Arbitration and Mediation; Unfair Competition; I.P. Portfolio Management; General Legal Advisory; Patents
 
Education University of Karachi (Bachelors of Law, 1985; Bachelors of Science, 1982); Franklin Pierce Law Centre (Post Graduation in IP)
 
Admitted 1987, Sindh
 
Memberships International Trademark Association (INTA); Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA); Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Karachi Bar Association; Sindh Bar Council; PAK-US Alumni Association; Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Joint Secretary PIPRA. Selected for Post Graduate Diploma in IP by USAID. Participated in the International Visitors Program of the US Department of States: "Copyright in the Electronic Age". Introduced IP Law in LLB's Curriculum in Pakistan. Legal Consultant PPMA. Editor of IP News. Regularly contributes articles for magazines, newspapers and periodicals.

 

Khurram Gul Ghory Partner kgghory@aliassociates.com.pk

Khurram Gul Ghory

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property; Banking; Constitutional; Commercial Laws; Arbitration and Litigation; Licensing and Franchising; General Legal Advisory; Patents
 
Education Pakistan Military Academy; University of Punjab, Lahore; University Law College (LL.B., 1991)
 
Admitted 1994, Sindh
 
Memberships Lahore High Court Bar Association (Life Member).
 
Languages English, Urdu and Punjabi
 
Biography Established the doctrine of copyright protection for television formats before Pakistan's Courts in a case involving Pakistan's leading media conglomerates. Successfully litigated Constitutional Petitions on behalf of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association (PPMA). Represented Pakistan's largest confectionery company in landmark case establishing that trademark law covers three dimensional aspects of a product. Represented clients in over 500 cases. Worked as Officer of the State Bank of Pakistan. Attended Pakistan Military Academy.
 
Reported Cases

2003 CLD 969; 2005 CLD 822; 2001 MLD 1859; 2006 CLD 97; 2005 CLD 10; 2007 CLD 966; 2007 CLD 1044.

 

Mohiuddin Adeni Partner mohiuddin@aliassociates.com.pk

Mohiuddin Adeni

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Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Trademark; Unfair Competition; Copyright; Domain Names; Information Technology; Distribution; Licensing and Franchising; Advisor on IP Insurance; Patents
 
Education NED University of Engineering & Technology (Bachelors of Engineering, 1989); Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi (M.B.A., 1995); S.M. Law College, University of Karachi (LL.B., 2006)
 
Admitted 2009, Sindh
 
Memberships Karachi Bar Association; Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Developed global branding strategy for Pakistan's largest media group. Advised an international movie studio on piracy issues in Pakistan. Coordinated nationwide Anti-Counterfeiting actions on behalf of a global computer company.

 

Jamil Afghani Partner jamil@aliassociates.com.pk

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Anti-Counterfeiting; Intellectual Property Investigation; Intellectual Property Watch Services; Patents
 
Education University of Karachi (B.Sc., Physics, 1988; Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Sales, Advertising and Promotion, 1991; LL.B., 2007)
 
Admitted 2009, Sindh
 
Memberships Karachi Bar Association; Sindh Bar Council; Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA); International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Led successful anti-counterfeiting actions on behalf of leading international companies including HP, Pfizer, Michelin Tyres, LVMH.

 

Ali Kabir Shah Partner akshah@aliassociates.com.pk

Ali Kabir Shah

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property; Media; Cyber Laws; Information Technology; Litigation; Arbitration; Patents
 
Education University of Kent at Canterbury (LL.B., with honours; LL.M., International Law with International Relations)
 
Admitted 2007, Sindh
 
Memberships Sindh Bar Council; Karachi Bar Association; Asian Patent Attorneys' Association (APAA); Pakistan Intellectual and Industrial Rights Association (PIPRA).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Represented the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association during negotiations on implementation of Data Protection and Patent Linkage laws. Member Advisory Board, Concern for Children Trust. Delegate at International Visitor's Leadership Program U.S.-Department of State on Rule of Law in Pakistan.

 

Mehboob Ali Shah Of Counsel mashah@aliassociates.com.pk

Mehboob Ali Shah

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Patents and Designs; Alternate Energy; Water and Power; Technology Transfers; Licensing
 
Education University of Karachi (B.Sc., 1960); Pakistan Institute of Legal Affairs (DILL, 1974); Pakistan Institute of Management (PERT/CPM, 1984; DCM, 1985; PSDM, 1986); Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, BUET (LCWS, 1989); University of Reading, UK (WEWP, 1993); National Engineering, Research & Development Centre, Sri Lanka (LCH, 1988)
 
Memberships Albert Einstein Society Of Pakistan; Pakistan Association Of Scientist And Scientific Professions.
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Served As A Director Of Pakistan Council For Appropriate Technology. Chief Patent Consultant Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR). Consultant To Commission On Science And Technology For Sustainable Development In South (COMSATS). President Of Village Assistance And Development Association (VADA). Trustee Of Nice Link. Technical Director Of Indus Earth. Represented Government of Pakistan At International Stages And Worked Closely With UNIDO, UNICEF and UNESCO. Trustee of the NICE Link Trust and Technical Director of Indus Earth. Technical Advisor: Sindh Rural Workers Co-operative Organization (SRWCO); Ishaque Kho social Welfare Association (IKSWA); Development Organization for Support of Technology and Environment (DOSTE); Sindh Agricultural and Forestry Workers' Coordination Organizations (SAFWCO).

 

Adiyah Shah Trademark Attorney adiyah@aliassociates.com.pk

Adiyah Shah

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Trademarks, Copyrights, Media
 
Education

Ohio Wesleyan University (Bachelors in International Economic and Finance)

 
Memberships

International Trademark Association (INTA), Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) International Economics Honors Society (Life Member)

 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Dealing with all trademark matters in Afghanistan.

 

Abdul Hameed Iqbal Senior Counsel ahiqbal@aliassociates.com.pk

Abdul Hameed Iqbal

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property Laws; Technology; Litigation; Patents
 
Education University of Karachi (D.B.M., D.B.I. and M.B.D.S., 1976; LL.B., 1986)
 
Admitted 1987, Karachi
 
Memberships Karachi Bar Association; Sindh High Court Bar Association; Supreme Court Bar Association; Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography Author: "How intellectual property rights can be enforced"; "Abuse of the monopoly rights granted under a patent and its remedy available under the patent ordinance 2000"; "Novelty in patent cases"; "Role of intellectual property in protecting consumer's interest"; "The art of drafting patent specification and the claims". Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan. Chief Patent Attorney-Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR). Chief Patent Advisor, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (Governing body of all Pakistan Universities and Colleges).
 
Reported Cases

PLD 1993 Karachi 129; 1993 MLD1094, 1993 MLD 1349; 1993 CLC 2203; 1995 MLD 638; PLD 1996 Karachi 122; 1999 MLD 3173; PLD 2000 Karachi 192; 2001 MLD 39; PLD 1993 Karachi 144; 1993 MLD 1222; 1993 CLC 2201; PLD 1995 Karachi 247; 1995 MLD 1464; 1997 CLC 160; 1999 YLR 96; 2001SCMR 967.

 

Muhammad Shakil Abid Senior Counsel shakilabid@aliassociates.com.pk

Muhammad Shakil Abid

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property Rights; Constitutional Law; Media; Consumer Protection; Commercial Litigation
 
Education University of Punjab (B.A., Political Science 1989; LL.B., 1992)
 
Admitted 1995, Punjab
 
Memberships Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan; Lahore High Court Bar Association; Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Lahore Bar Association; Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA); International Bar Association.
 
Languages English, Urdu and Punjabi
 
Biography An advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan with 16 years standing at the Bar as a practicing Advocate, handling variety of cases regarding Intellectual Property Laws. Delivered Lectures on IP Laws at different Bar Associations of the Country sponsor by UN Development Program and ILU Islamabad in 2007-2008. Successful participation in training course on enforcing and evaluating IP Rights in Europe at Germany in 2005. Chairman IP Law Committee Lahore Bar Association since 2007. Executive member of Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA).
 
Reported Cases

2003 CLD 1531; 2004 CLD 1210; 2004 CLD 871; 2007 CLD 1189; 2008 CLD 105; 2006 CLD 892; MLD 2007; 2004 CLD 707.

 

Shazia Tasleem Senior Counsel stasleem@aliassociates.com.pk

Shazia Tasleem

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property Laws; Customs; Media; Cyber Laws
 
Education University of Karachi (B.Com., 1995; LL.B., 1998)
 
Admitted 1999, Sindh and Karachi; 2002, Sindh High Court
 
Memberships Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association - PIPRA (Member, Executive Committee); Asian Patent Attorney Association - APAA (Member, Executive Committee); Afzal Memorial Thalaesmia Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan.
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography Author: Articles published in HG.org online; Ethics & Economics in Intellectual Property Rights; Intellectual Property Rights Laws Enforcement & Development; Geographical Indication - IP in Pakistan; How important are trademarks?; Regular Contributor to IP News. Guest Speaker to various Universities to deliver lectures on Corporate & Intellectual Property Law. Selected for International Visitor Leadership Program sponsored by USA for The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in 2009.
 
Reported Cases

2004 CLD 1198; 2004 CLD 1163; 2005 CLD 822; 2006 CLD 978; 2006 CLD 991; 2007 CLD 1610; 2009 CLD 609; 2010 CLD 22; 2010 CLD 692; 2010 CLD 890; 2010 CLD 1272; 2010 CLD 311.

 

Hakim Ali Chohan Senior Counsel hachohan@aliassociates.com.pk

Hakim Ali Chohan

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Banking and Finance; Corporate Affairs; Arbitration; General Corporate; Commercial Advisory
 
Education University of Karachi (DAIBP, 1986); University of Sindh (LL.B.; M.B.A.)
 
Admitted 1988, Pakistan
 
 
Memberships Sindh Bar Council; Sindh High Court Bar Association; Income Tax bar Association; Institute of Bankers in Pakistan.
 
Languages English and Arabic
 
Biography Appointed State Counsel for Government of Sindh, Pakistan to assist Advocate General on Banking, Financial, Commercial and Corporate Matters. As a distinguished banker and Senior Vice President at one of Pakistan's largest bank held following portfolios; (i). Head of Banking. (ii). Head of International Trade. (iii). Head of Credit and Finance. Visiting Lecturer S.M. Law College and Hamdard University. Senior Vice President, Habib Bank Limited.
 
Reported Cases

2005 CLC 1639; 2008 CLD 983.

 

Syed Zubair Hasan Kazmi Senior Counsel zubair@aliassociates.com.pk

Syed Zubair Hasan Kazmi

 

Experience & Credentials

 

Practice Areas Licensing and Franchising; Trademark Laws; Copyright Laws; Media Laws
 
Education University of Karachi (B.Com., 1995; LL.B., 2000; LL.M., 2003)
 
Admitted 2001, Sindh
 
Memberships Karachi Bar Association; Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA).
 
Languages

English and Urdu

 

Shabana Perveen Senior Associate shabana@aliassociates.com.pk

Shabana Perveen

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Intellectual Property Law
 
Education University of Karachi (B.A., 1992); Sindh Muslim Law College (LL.B., 1998)
 
Admitted 1999, Sindh
 
Memberships Karachi Bar Association; Sindh Bar Council; Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA); Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA).
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Ms. Shabana Perveen concentrates her practice in the area filing/defending opposition of both Trademarks & Copyrights.

 

Mirza Mehmood Baig Senior Associate info@aliassociates.com.pk

Mirza Mehmood Baig

 

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Civil; Banking; Rent; Intellectual Property; Litigation
 
Education University of Karachi (M.A., 1990; LL.B., 1992)
 
Admitted 1995, Karachi; 1997, High Court
 
Memberships Sindh Bar Council; Karachi Bar Association; Sindh High Court Bar Association.
 
Languages English, Urdu, Sindhi and Punjabi
 
Biography

Advocate High Court with over 15 years of experience.

 

Shahzad Hussain Senior Associate shahzad@aliassociates.com.pk

Shahzad Hussain


Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Trademark; Copyright; Rent; IP Searches, Domain Name
 
Education

University of Karachi (B.Com.; LL.B.)

 

Languages English, Urdu and Punjabi
 
Biography

His expertise include trademark registration and infringement, domain name disputes and unfair competition. He works closely with his clients to protect their intellectual property rights by advising them on related matters.

 

Muhammad Iqbal Goheer Senior Associate info@aliassociates.com.pk

Muhammad Iqbal Goheer

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Trademarks
 
Education University Of Karachi (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1988)
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Examiner of Trademarks in Trademark Registry and Assistant Registrar of Trademarks for 40 years. Assistant Registrar of Trademarks, Government of Pakistan. Attended IP Course in Sri Lanka 1999. Assistant Registrar of Trademarks, Trademarks Registry, Government of Pakistan.

 

Rafique Ahmed Khan Senior Associate info@aliassociates.com.pk

Rafique Ahmed Khan

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Trademarks
 
Education University of Sindh (B.A., 1972)
 
Languages English and Urdu
 
Biography

Joined Government Service in 1974 in the Government of Pakistan, Ministry Of Commerce, and Islamabad. In 1979, Posted as Commercial Assistant in the Commercial Section Embassy of Pakistan Tokyo (Japan). Attached with the Trademarks Registry, Karachi in 1986 and worked as Superintendent, Administrative Officer and Assistant Registrar till retirement in January, 2010. Heard and Decided Trade Marks Applications and Oppositions Delegated by the Registrar of Trade Marks. Attended seminars organized By WIPO in Switzerland, France, Bulgaria and Laos. Assistant Registrar Of Trade Marks, Intellectual Property Office, Pakistan.

 

Saima Nasir Associate saima@aliassociates.com.pk

Saima Nasir

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Trademarks (Oppositions)
 
Education University of Karachi (L.L.B.), University of Karachi (B.Sc.)
 
Admitted Sindh Bar Council (2008)
 
Languages

English and Urdu

   
Biography

Specializes in the areas of intellectual property and is engaged in protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Her experience includes preparations, processing and prosecution of oppositions, rectifications, infringements and other related matters.

 

Kifyatullah Jan Associate info@aliassociates.com.pk

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Syeda Naveen Danish Associate naveen@aliassociates.com.pk

Navin Zaidi

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Copyright, Trademark, Unfair Competition & Infringements
 
Education

University of Karachi (L.L.B.), University of Sindh (Master of Economics)

 
Admitted Sindh Bar Council (2009)
 
Memberships

Karachi Bar Association, Sindh Bar Council, Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

   
Languages

English and Urdu

   
Biography

Deals in Copyright Opposition, Counter statement rectification, drafting legal notices, attending hearings before the IPO Tribunal, Copyright Board, District and High Courts.

 

Mahwish Khan Associate info@aliassociates.com.pk

Mahvish Khan

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Intellectual Property Rights, Civil Matters, Family Law
 
Education

University of Karchi (L.L.B.)

 
Admitted Sindh Bar Council (2011)
 
Memberships

Karachi Bar Association, Sindh Bar Counci

   
Languages

English and Urdu

   
Biography

Working as Junior Attorney, focusing on intellectual property drafting and research along with correspondence with Clients and in house matters. Dealing Courts matters in District level.

 

Samiullah Khan Associate info@aliassociates.com.pk

Samiullah Khan

 

Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas Intellectual Property Law
 
Education

University of Karachi (L.L.B.), University of Karachi (Masters in Political Science), University of Karchi (Masters in International Relations)

 
Admitted Sindh Bar Council (2009)
 
Memberships

Karachi Bar Association

   
Languages

English, Urdu & Pushto

   
Biography

Worked in Adamjee Govt. Sci. College as lecturer. During his lecturership completed LLB from University of Karachi and joined Ali & Associates in 2008. Presently engaged in the matters relating to Intellectual Property, particularly in connection with Trade Marks which include preparation, processing and attending hearing of Opposition of Trade Marks.