PAKISTAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Ali Kabir Shah, Hanya Haroon, Talib Ali Shah and Saif Ahmed, Ali & Associates
Ali & Associates is a top-tier law firm that has been at the forefront of intellectual property (IP) for almost five decades. Established in 1972, the firm has since developed a large team of over 150 lawyers, attorneys, technologists and consultants, and operates through offices in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Owing to the team’s diverse backgrounds, the firm has con - tinued to explore market niches and gained significant experience with matters pertaining to media and technology, telecoms, antitrust/ competition, drugs, data protection and priva -
cy, commercial and corporate, cyber, consumer and healthcare law. As such, the firm’s clientele covers a wide range of industries, including tex - tile, chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, media, electronics and automobiles. Moreover, the firm also routinely advises many govern - mental agencies and ministries on international treaty compliances and legislative recommen - dations in the area of IP law, and actively en - gages in awareness sessions and workshops nationwide.
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Ali Kabir Shah primarily deals in contentious and non- contentious matters pertaining to IP, media, IT, licensing and franchising, and competition law. He has appeared in cases
Hanya Haroon joined the firm in 2013 and has since established a strong reputation as a corporate/trial lawyer, specialising in IP law and brand enforcement, media and
before the Hon’ble High Courts, the IP Tribunals, the Competition Commission and the Competition Appellate Tribunal, as well as the Intellectual Property Offices. As the former International Vice-President of the Asian Patent Attorneys’ Association (APAA), Asia’s largest IP association, Mr Shah has also garnered recognition for his extensive contributions internationally. Mr Shah has also co-authored a manual on the evolution of IP laws, and is a regular contributor to many international publications.
technology, cybercrime, competition and company law, and related commercial matters. Ms Haroon is also an accredited mediator, and actively engages in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Ms Haroon leads the anti- counterfeit practice, in addition to actively appearing before the Hon’ble High Courts, the IP Tribunals, the Competition Commission, Customs Courts (Directorates, Tribunals and Appellate Courts) and the Drug Regulatory Authority, among others. Ms Haroon has also co-authored a manual on the evolution of IP laws, and is a regular contributor to many international publications.
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