Erum Rasheed Associate

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE [email protected]

Erum joined the firm in October 2013 and has since then been primarily +92 (21) 3580 1020 involved in matters relating to intellectual property including Patents and Design. 148, 18th East Street, Phase I, Defence Officers' Housing Authority, - 75500 - RECENT EXPERIENCE https://www.linkedin.com/i n/erum-rasheed-29178a47/ PROSECUTION  Drafted patent applications, and handled the daily patent and design prosecution matters of these and applications drafted by others EDUCATION before the Intellectual Property Office Bachelor of Laws  Counseled clients regarding the patentability of their designs, and the Muslim Law College - scope of patent protection that they may be afforded under current 2019 patent laws Master of Science  Educated inventors regarding patenting limitations such as prior art, (Biochemistry) novelty, and non-obviousness - 2011  Supervised and directed paralegals in daily tasks, including preparing patent assignments and filings with the Intellectual Property Office Bachelor of Science OPPOSITION AND CANCELLATION (Biochemistry)  Assisted various client with the matters of opposition of patent and University of Karachi - 2010 cancellation of design  Drafted numerous patent opposition  Represented multinational companies before the Intellectual Property Office in the opposition proceedings

LITIGATION  Assisting senior counsel of the firm in litigation

OTHER  Assisted Senior Partner in the amendments of the Patents Ordinance 2000 and Patents Rules, 2003

OTHER EXPERIENCE

 Erum worked as a Research Assistant (Biochemist) in the INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES University of Karachi on the Survey Project “Biomedical Studies & IPR (Intellectual property rights) Documentation of Medicinal Plants used in the Treatment of Women Disease in Sindh”