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, Karachi- 75500 - Pakistan 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 Sindh 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 University of Karachi - 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” .