Mohammad Fazil Bharucha

Mohammad Fazil Bharucha has been a part of Bharucha & Co since 1986. With his engineering and legal background he has brought in a wealth of knowledge to the firm based on his analytical skills and technical knowledge especially for patent matters. Over the years he has developed his expertise in other fields of IP such as trademarks and copyright as well. He is professionally active in various IP forums both locally and internationally and has contributed to awareness of IP in Pakistan not only to the general public but also in educational institutions and judiciary.

He focuses on a range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters including litigation. With over three decades of experience in areas such as franchising and licensing, together with compliance issues, he often represents clients in the High Court in patent and trade mark disputes. He is experienced in negotiations, drafting agreements and contracts. He has acted as a Pakistani Law Expert on IP matters in courts in foreign jurisdictions.

Bharucha & Co’s clients range from SMEs to multinational corporations spanning various industries; some examples are pharmaceutical, food and beverage, healthcare, technology and many others. They are local as well as global; Middle East, Europe, Far East Asia etc. The firm caters to all their IP and non IP related needs, including the registration of IP to litigation if necessary as well as renewal of IP.

Mr. Bharucha provides thorough advice to clients by considering all aspects of the matter and explaining all possibilities in order to enable the client to take an informed decision. He keeps the client well informed throughout the process and everything is done in a timely and cost effective manner.

He served as the President of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Pakistan Group from 2010 till 2012. He has been the Delegate of Independent Members of Pakistan and Kazakhstan of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) from 2011 till 2015. He is recognized as the leading IP expert in Pakistan by various rating entities such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), etc.; Chambers & Partners finds him to be “professional at all times” and “very commercial in the way he deals with things.”

Mr. Bharucha has been recognized as WIPR Leader 2022 for Trademarks from Pakistan in the 2022 edition of WIPR Leaders. He was also recognized as ‘Patent Star 2022 and Trade Mark Star 2022’ in IP Stars 2022 ranking by Managing Intellectual Property.