Overview:
Khursheed Khan & Associates specializes in intellectual property law and other commercial and personal practices from our central offices in Pakistan, as well as our offices in the United Kingdom and a presence in Japan.
We are a national law firm, established in 1985 with substantial local and international practice. The firm has built its practice based on strong commitment and loyalty to its clients.
Our Clients depend on us to provide real-life, working and out-of-box solutions to their business needs in changing global monitory and socioeconomic realities. With its innovative problem solving approach, the firm has built a niche in intellectual property, real property, high technology, cyber, telecom, and e-commerce laws. Our Clients find us reliable business partners to save them from competitors' unwarranted attacks - while they focus on their own businesses and growth. The firm also helps intellectual property holders to use their IP assets as a competitive edge to deter competition.
The firm took a lead in post WTO business regime and acted for the Government of Pakistan to negotiate most favorable WTO laws and business strategies. Our lawyers wrote many national IP laws and rules including the Trade Marks Ordinance 2000, the Patent Ordinance 2000, the Patent Rules, the Design Rules and the Integrated Circuit Rules. The firm lobbied for changes in the Copyright laws of Pakistan in order to protect right holders' interests in business software and motion picture areas. The firm has tabled draft of national GI law for Pakistan.
Since its inception in 1985, the firm has won many international accreditations and awards, the latest being recognized as No.1 Leading IP Law firm from Pakistan in Band 1 by the Chambers & Partners, Asia Pacific Directory
The firm is equipped with expertise and skills to handle legal matters around the world through carefully selected law firms and associated offices with whom we have worked for over 2 decades. We have handled clients before OHIM, as well as, worked through Madrid Agreement and PCT. We have associated offices in the UK, Japan and Afghanistan through which we are in a position to offer global management of our clients' intellectual property portfolio around the globe.
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