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At Qadeer & Zaheer, we are a full-service intellectual property (IP) law firm dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions that protect and enforce the rights of businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals across the entire spectrum of intellectual property law. Our in-depth expertise enables us to offer strategic, practical, and cost-effective protection for trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, and domain namesâboth in Pakistan and internationally.
We work closely with clients from diverse industries including technology, pharmaceuticals, fashion, entertainment, FMCG, and e-commerce to secure their intellectual assets and ensure long-term value. From registration and prosecution to enforcement and litigation, our IP team handles every stage of the intellectual property lifecycle with precision, insight, and professionalism. We also provide legal opinions, portfolio management, licensing, and due diligence services tailored to the commercial goals of our clients.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we donât just protect innovationâwe empower it through robust legal frameworks that support creativity, growth, and competitive advantage.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we provide a full range of IP services, including:
Qadeer & Zaheer is a premier full-service intellectual property (IP) law firm dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions to protect and enforce the rights of businesses and individuals across all facets of intellectual property.
Recognizing the increasing demand and the intricate nature of trademark registration and brand protection, âQadeer & Zaheerâ established a specialized unit, âSafemarkâ. This dedicated division focuses exclusively on providing seamless trademark registration and enforcement services, both locally and internationally. âSafemarkâ ensures businesses of all sizes receive the highest level of trademark expertise, allowing them to secure and protect their brand identities with confidence.
Read MoreCopyright is the most pervasive, inclusive, and freely accessible intellectual property right. One may go so far as to call it the âpeopleâs rightâ, for the contemporaneous and automatic protection it affords to all original creations.
The Copyright Act protects original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematograph films, sound recordings, and much more besides. Copyright registration is not mandatory for protection, but is recommended for certain kinds of works for their better enforcement. Pakistan is a signatory to several international treaties, including the Berne Convention; copyright protections are thus equally available to works created by foreign nationals in Convention countries.
Lately, copyright legislation and copyright common law have appeared to tug at divergent trendsâwith legislation seeking to secure greater rights for the right holder and courts interpreting a less onerous and restrictive exclusivity arising from copyright. Regardless, protecting and enforcing copyright in this digital century is presenting, and will continue to pose, ever more complex challenges for rights holders and will require a rethink of business models.
Copyright registration is not mandatory. However, obtaining a registration certificate from the Registrar of Copyright will give an immense benefit. In case of infringement, the registration serves as prime evidence to establish ownership. Without it, proving ownership may still be possible, but it will create difficulties.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we offer comprehensive legal services in the field of copyright law, designed to protect the intellectual and creative assets of individuals, businesses, and organizations. Our team of experienced legal professionals assists clients through every stage of the copyright lifecycle, ensuring that their rights are fully secured, commercially leveraged, and legally enforced.
We manage the complete process of copyright registrationâfrom evaluating the originality and eligibility of the work to preparing and filing applications with the relevant authorities. Our aim is to secure robust legal protection for literary, artistic, musical, dramatic, software, architectural, and other eligible works under the applicable copyright laws.
We advise on and prepare copyright licensing agreements and assignment deeds tailored to the clientâs commercial objectives. Whether you wish to grant limited rights to use your work or transfer full ownership, we ensure that the terms are legally sound, enforceable, and aligned with your best interests.
Our firm provides strategic legal support in negotiating and drafting copyright-related agreements, including publishing contracts, performance agreements, software development agreements, content distribution deals, and more. Each contract is meticulously crafted to protect our clientsâ rights and commercial positions.
We conduct copyright due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, content investments, or other commercial transactions to identify potential risks and ensure that all necessary rights have been secured. We also offer copyright clearance services to prevent infringement and facilitate safe usage of third-party content.
We assist clients in navigating copyright-related legal obligations and regulatory requirements. This includes guidance on moral rights, fair use/fair dealing, statutory licensing, and compliance with international copyright treaties where applicable.
Our litigation and dispute resolution team handles copyright infringement claims, cease-and-desist notices, enforcement actions, and representation before courts and tribunals. We adopt a practical and result-oriented approach to resolve disputes, whether through negotiation, mediation, or litigation.
Whether you are an artist, author, software developer, production company, publisher, or corporate entity, Qadeer & Zaheer is committed to safeguarding your creative works and ensuring that your rights are protected and monetized to their fullest extent.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we offer specialized legal services for the protection and enforcement of industrial designs, ensuring that the unique visual features of your products—such as shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation, and composition—are legally safeguarded against unauthorized imitation and commercial exploitation.
Our Design Registration services are crafted to serve clients across diverse sectors, including consumer products, fashion, packaging, electronics, furniture, machinery, textiles, and more. With a dedicated team combining advanced technical qualifications, legal expertise, and commercial awareness, we provide practical and effective solutions to help you protect your creative assets and market identity.
Our comprehensive services in Design Law include:
We assist clients in securing legal protection for their industrial designs by preparing and filing design registration applications with the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) and foreign IP offices where applicable. Our services include assessing the registrability of designs, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, preparing accurate representations and drawings, and navigating the entire registration process efficiently.
We assist clients in securing legal protection for their industrial designs by preparing and filing design registration applications with the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) and foreign IP offices where applicable. Our services include assessing the registrability of designs, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, preparing accurate representations and drawings, and navigating the entire registration process efficiently.
For clients seeking protection beyond Pakistan, we provide advisory and filing services under the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, enabling cost-effective and centralized design protection in multiple jurisdictions.
We help clients build and manage strategic portfolios of registered designs, offering tailored advice on filing strategies, renewal schedules, product line expansions, and integration of design protection into broader intellectual property and branding initiatives.
Our firm conducts design clearance searches and prepares legal opinions to determine the availability and distinctiveness of a proposed design before launch. This helps minimize the risk of infringement and ensures that your product aesthetics are protectable and legally sound.
We provide robust enforcement of registered designs through legal notices, administrative actions, and litigation. Whether it involves counterfeiting, unauthorized copying, or trade dress infringement, our litigation team is equipped to enforce your rights and seek remedies including injunctions, damages, and account of profits.
We also advise clients who are concerned about potential infringement of existing designs or facing infringement claims themselves. Our risk management services include design audits, product clearance reviews, and legal opinions on infringement likelihood and defenses.
With a patent and design team trained in engineering, applied arts, product development, and law, we are uniquely positioned to understand the functional and aesthetic aspects of industrial designs. This technical and legal synergy allows us to draft, defend, and enforce design rights with precision and insight.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we believe that a product's design is a critical driver of market success and brand recognition. Our mission is to ensure that this competitive advantage is secured through strong and enforceable design rightsâboth locally and internationally.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we offer end-to-end patent law services designed to secure, enforce, and commercialize technological innovations in today's dynamic intellectual property landscape. Our Patent Practice is driven by a team of seasoned professionals who combine advanced technical qualifications, legal acumen, and commercial insight to provide tailored solutions across a wide range of industries and technologies.
We represent inventors, startups, research institutions, and multinational corporations in obtaining and protecting patents both in Pakistan and internationally.
We provide strategic guidance and complete support for filing and prosecuting patent applications. This includes drafting high-quality patent specifications, filing national and international applications (PCT and Paris Convention filings), and liaising with patent offices to overcome objections and secure grant. We also advise on subject-matter eligibility, novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability, and other critical criteria.
Our firm handles enforcement of patent rights through cease-and-desist notices, border control measures, and infringement litigation before courts and intellectual property tribunals. We represent both rights holders and alleged infringers in complex disputes, offering proactive litigation strategies and effective courtroom advocacy. Our goal is to defend your innovation with assertiveness and efficiency.
Patents are not just legal assetsâthey are business tools. We assist clients in monetizing their patents through licensing agreements, technology transfers, joint ventures, and assignment deals. We draft and negotiate robust contractual frameworks that unlock the commercial potential of your patented inventions while safeguarding your ownership and royalty interests.
We conduct high-quality patent searches, including prior art searches, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis, invalidity/validity assessments, and patent landscape studies. These services help clients avoid infringement, assess patentability, evaluate competitor portfolios, and make informed R&D and investment decisions.
Our patent team is uniquely equipped with technical backgrounds in engineering, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications, and materials science. This enables us to understand the core of complex inventions and craft legally sound and technically precise patent applications and enforcement strategies.
We offer long-term strategic advisory for building and managing global patent portfolios. Whether your goal is market entry, investor readiness, or competitive advantage, we align your patent strategy with your business objectives.
At Qadeer & Zaheer, we understand that every invention represents significant investment, ingenuity, and potential. Our mission is to protect that value with legal excellence, technical depth, and commercial foresight.
With a track record of success, our legal professionals bring a wealth of experience to the table. We have successfully navigated a diverse range of cases, earning the trust and confidence of our clients.
We offer forward-thinking legal strategies tailored to each clientâs needs. Our innovative approach ensures personalized guidance, proactive problem-solving, and practical solutions that drive efficiency, compliance.
We approach every case with careful planning, customizing our legal strategies to suit each clientâs unique situation. Our dedicated focus is on delivering tangible results, long-term value, and exceptional client support.
Integrity and ethics are the cornerstones of our practice. We adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ensuring that our clients receive legal representation that is not only effective but also ethically sound.