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About Raza & Associates: IP Law Firm in Lahore, Established 2005

Raza & Associates helps clients in ensuring that IP assets add to the business profitability rather than to its overhead costs.

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Our story

Providing law consultancy services since 2005

Our services help clients focus on their core business and indulge in value addition through branding while we, as partners, provide continuous deterrence against unfair competition. We help clients manage risks of illegal use of trade marks, brand image dilution and unfair competition, through use of deceptively similar brand names, infringements and counterfeiting.

Our partnerships with clients ensure that rightful profits of businesses are intact, market shares are not depleted through unfair business competition and that the businesses can focus on growth without having to worry about infringement of their IP rights.

With our extensive experience, multiple offices, ideal firm size, networking with regulators and enforcement agencies and a dedicated team, we offer customized IP solutions based on specific needs of each of our clients.

Established in 2005, we are big enough to handle multidimensional legal issues and small enough to pay special attention to the specific needs of each of our clients.

Mission and approach

Global vision, local focus

Raza & Associates (R&A) is a boutique intellectual property (IP) and corporate law firm based in Lahore, Pakistan, with offices in London and Singapore, acting for clients in the USA, UK, Australia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

IP issues are becoming increasingly complex because of three different and interrelated phenomena, i.e., globalization of trade, technological advancements and growing complexity of IP regimes given the evolution of our understanding of what entails IP. At Raza & Associates (R&A) we understand this complexity and help our clients manage it for achieving and sustaining business growth.

Our clients range from multinational brand owners and overseas law firms to established Pakistani groups in textiles, cement, food, education, banking and manufacturing.

With global vision and local focus, we are uniquely placed to help our local and international clients achieve growth through IP assets leveraging. For the societies we operate in this means supporting innovation, leading to development of better products and services for the consumers.

Our work includes infringement cases, enforcement of IP rights through courts and law enforcement and oppositions and rectifications of long and chronic infringements. Our teams in IP surveillance, anti counterfeiting and infringement raids ensure that our clients are kept aware of the IP related risks and supported in on-ground enforcement.

Our mission is to provide high-quality legal services to a broad range of clients, offering a full range of legal services practically and pragmatically. Accordingly, we never undermanage or over-resource matters.

We act as our clients’ partners-in-growth by providing value advice to optimize strategies for establishment, protection and leveraging IP assets.

year established
2005
offices — Lahore, London, Singapore
3
Global Law Experts awards (2017–2024)
4
professional association memberships
25+
practice areas under one roof
17

Awards & recognition

Ranked by The Legal 500 (Tier 3, Intellectual Property, Pakistan)

The Legal 500 ranks Raza & Associates in Tier 3 for intellectual property in Pakistan. Global Law Experts also named the firm Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan in 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2024.

  • Boutique IP Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan2024 · Global Law Experts
  • Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan2023 · Global Law Experts / CorporateINTL Global Award
  • Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan2020 · Global Law Experts
  • Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan2017 · Global Law Experts

All awards, rankings & memberships

Raza & Associates proudly celebrates its recognition as the Boutique IP Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan for 2024. This esteemed award, presented by Global Law Experts, acknowledges the firm's outstanding expertise, innovative strategies, and unwavering commitment to client success in the dynamic field of intellectual property law.

Raza & Associates won Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan – 2023 at Global Law Experts awards held in United Kingdom. Raza & Associates is proud to have received this award.

Raza & Associates won Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan – 2020 at Global Law Experts awards held in United Kingdom. Raza & Associates is proud to have received this award.

Raza & Associates won Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan – 2017 at Global Law Experts awards held in United Kingdom. Raza & Associates is proud to have received this award.

Memberships

Professional associations and chambers

INTA · ECTA · ITMA · CIPA · AIPPI · FICPI · APAA · LES · MARQUES · IIPLA · PIPRA · IBA · ICC · AEA · LCCI · RCCI · SAARC CCI · PCJCCI · GBCCI · PFBA · SCBAP · LHCBA · PBC · NCDR · SBC

  • European Communities Trade Mark Association logo
  • Asian Patent Attorneys Association logo
  • International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property logo
  • MARQUES — European Association of Trade Mark Owners logo
  • International Intellectual Property Law Association logo
  • Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Association logo
  • International Chamber of Commerce logo
  • International Bar Association logo
  • Association of European Attorneys (AEA) logo
  • Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry logo
  • Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry logo
  • SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry logo
  • Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry logo
  • Gilgit-Baltistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry logo
  • Pakistan France Business Alliance logo
  • Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan logo
  • Lahore High Court Bar Association logo
  • Pakistan Bar Council logo
  • National Centre for Dispute Resolution logo
  • Sindh Bar Council logo

Sector experience

Industries we have acted for

Our sector experience covers all major industries including textiles, cement, steel, education, & telecommunications, banking, & insurance, media, information technology, domain names, retailing, fashion, & pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, agriculture products, energy, furniture and & foam manufacturing, etc.

  • Textiles
  • Cement
  • Steel
  • Education
  • Telecommunications
  • Banking & insurance
  • Media
  • Information technology
  • Domain names
  • Retailing
  • Fashion
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Food & beverages
  • Agriculture products
  • Energy
  • Furniture & foam manufacturing

Our attorneys

The people behind the firm

Asma Raza

Senior Partner & Advocate High Court

Senior Partner and Advocate High Court, advising on intellectual property, corporate and family law.

Hashim Raza

Partner

Partner and Registered Trade Mark Agent (IPO-Pakistan, TM-215/20), with over 30 years of experience in IP law and SME development.

Hamza Aslam

Senior Associate

Senior Associate skilled in international commercial law, cyber security, and M&A, with extensive experience in corporate matters and regulatory compliance.

Kazim Raza

Corporate Consultant

Corporate Consultant with expertise in real estate finance, investment banking, and private equity, adept at integrating ESG considerations into investment appraisals.

Meet the full team

United Kingdom

Our London office

Raza & Associates serves UK companies, brand owners and law firms from its London office. Our UK desk coordinates Pakistan filings, oppositions, enforcement and reporting for British clients and their counsel.

Pakistan IP counsel for UK companies and law firms

Client testimonials

What our clients say

You really came through, proving what it means to be a "Professional." The extra effort you put in was really appreciated. Thanks

Mr. BryanNexus Corporation (USA)

From company registration to branding and registration of my trademark, all was wonderful. You guys did good effort.

Christopher AntonPeaches Packaging

Discuss your matter with a Pakistan IP lawyer

Tell us about the brand, invention, work or dispute and any deadline. We reply within one working day from Lahore, London or Singapore.

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