Muhammad Usman

Manager Intellectual Property

Professional Qualification

B.Com, LL.B

 

Special Study

 
DL-001 Primer on Intellectual Property,
(01-12-2015 – 31-12-2016) from WIPO
Academy Geneva, Switzerland

DL-101 PCT, Introduction to the Patent
Cooperation Treaty,
(01-12-2015 – 31-12-2016) from WIPO
Academy Geneva, Switzerland

DL-101 General Course on Intellectual Property,
(01-02-2017 – 15-03-2017) from WIPO
Academy Geneva, Switzerland

Professional Experience Office Manager

 

Office Manager
Raheel Khalid & Associates Law Firm
(September 2011 to August 2017)

IP Expert & Advisor
Usman & Associates
(February 2018 to August 2019)

IP Expert & Advisor
Usman & Asif Associates
(September 2019 to Present)

Intellectual Property Services

 

Our services cover all instruments of IP domain, i.e., Trademark, Copyright,
Design and Patents and all stages of business cycle; planning, establishing,
consolidating and growth.
Planning:
Advice on IP strategy to establish IP assets, secure IP rights,
manage risks and leverage investments;

Establishing:
Registering and protecting IP rights;

Consolidating:
Strengthening IP rights, maximizing risk protections and continuous market surveillance; and

Growth:
Leveraging and monetizing IP assets to ensure faster business
growth.
Trademar

Trademark

 

Establishing, promoting and protecting brand names, slogans, punch lines and packaging is the first step in adding value to products and services.

We help our clients to protect brand images by working closely with the IP regulators, courts, law enforcement, police and customs authorities. Our Trademark Services include:

 

  • Trademark portfolio management;
  • Trademark search clearance, filings, registrations and oppositions;
  • Handling infringement, counterfeiting and unfair competitions;
  • Litigation, launching criminal proceedings, enforcement, raids and seizure;
  • Dispute resolution, arbitration and negotiations; and
  • Acquisition, disinvesting, assignment, franchising and licensing

Copyright

 

Our Copyright Services are designed to help our clients benefit from the developments in the multiple areas of information technology, web domains and contents, media, literary works, entertainment software and the increasing awareness of copyrights issues, especially in the Asian markets.

 

  • Copyrights filing and registrations;
  • Securing domain names, web contents, softwares, media contents, literary works, etc;
  • Investigation, surveillance and due diligence;
  • Anti piracy and enforcements; and
  • Copyright licensing and assignments

Design and Patents

 

Protecting rights of inventors and designers supports creativity and innovation. Our Design and Patent Services are structured to help our clients in being ahead of competition through protection of their creative endeavors.
 

  • Design and patents filing and registrations;
  • Licensing patent and design rights;
  • Acquisitions, disinvestments, licensing and assignments; and
    Infringements, litigations and enforcements