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Sarmad Hasan Manto

Managing Partner · Audiri Vox

United Arab EmiratesIntellectual Property, CorporateEnglish, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi

About

Managing Partner at Audiri Vox in the United Arab Emirates with nearly 25 years of experience in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Specializes in intellectual property, corporate and commercial law, including trademark and patent prosecution, anti-counterfeiting, litigation, franchising, licensing, data protection, and regulatory affairs. Advises clients in industries such as tobacco, IT, electronics, telecom, cosmetics, luxury goods, pharma, food, and auto. Also serves as a global portfolio manager for Middle Eastern companies.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyCorporateCommercialTrademark ProsecutionPatent ProsecutionAnti-CounterfeitingLitigationDue DiligenceFranchisingLicensingData ProtectionRegulatory Affairs

Office

Expertise

Trademark ProsecutionPatent ProsecutionNegotiationsAnti-CounterfeitingLitigationDue DiligenceFranchisingLicensingCorporate AffairsRegulatory AffairsData ProtectionPortfolio ManagementEnforcement Strategies

Education

  • LLB, University of the Punjab (1998)
  • Advanced Course on E-Commerce & Intellectual Property, WIPO (2006)
  • Advanced Course on Copyright & Related Rights, WIPO (2006)

Languages

EnglishUrduHindiPunjabi