I'm Afzal Hasan

ABOUT ME

Mr. Afzal Hasan is a Registered Patent and Trademark Attorney. He holds Masters Degree in Chemistry from India’s top ranked, Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.) Varanasi. He also holds degree in Law. He is registered to practice before Indian Courts as well as Patent, Trademark, Design and Copyright Office. He is an IP expert with about 21 years of professional experience dedicated to Intellectual Property Rights and industry. Since past many years, he has been involved in handling Intellectual Property matters for Indian and overseas clients. He has extensive experience in prior art searches, providing patentability opinions, infringement opinions, FTO opinions, invalidity opinions, drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications, filing and prosecution of trademark applications and design applications. His expertise also includes handling IP dispute matters, IP infringement matters, IP due diligence, handling opposition and revocation appeals, IP watch, advising on IP asset management and other contentious and non-contentious matters related to IP domain. He has also been actively involved in delivering lectures & imparting training on patent matters in various institutes and to scientists/inventors in R&D centers of many companies and has been regular speaker in various national and international events. His expertise is extended in handling subject matters related to chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer healthcare, cosmetics, biochemistry, petro-chemicals, lubricants, agrochemicals, pesticides, polymer science, metallurgy, electrochemistry, mechanical, electrical, textiles, electronics & other related fields of science & technology. He has handled IP matters of many fortune 500 companies in these technology verticals.