Dr. Farrukh Khan

Dr. Farrukh Khan is an Advocate enrolled with the Delhi Bar Council and is the Managing Partner of a leading law Firm in Delhi, Diwan Advocates, which handles all IPR related litigations on behalf of our organization.  

Dr. Khan holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Law and owing to his passionate dedication towards the profession, he has attained immense professional experience in every domain of law. He started his professional journey with a Spanish corporate conglomerate as its Legal Advisor and thereafter, he spent his formative years as a corporate attorney in several Middle Eastern countries including Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, where he got the opportunity to extensively work on a diverse array of matters such as, but not limited to, Arbitration, Cyber Laws, E-commerce and IPR.

Dr. Khan is extensively proficient with cyber laws, information technology laws, and data protection laws in India and internationally and based on his vast professional experience and profound knowledge he has advised and assisted his clients which include private corporations to government entities on cyber laws, Indian information technology laws, data protection, IP protection, e-commerce, etc. 

He has represented clients in the various High Courts in India and the Supreme Court of India in matters arising out of disputes pertaining to trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyrights, geographical indication, cyber laws, domain names, internet fraud, and privacy and cyber security related issues etc.  

Dr. Khan is a member of various prestigious international organizations such as the International Trademark Association (INTA) as well as International Bar Association (IBA). He was also associated with United Nations as a Legal Advisor to Regional Director (Middle East-North Africa Region) of IIMSAM where he advised on various issues such as IP protection, e-commerce, cyber security and data theft.  Dr. Khan is a frequent speaker in renowned conventions upon various issues including the development and evolution of IP laws, cyber law and cyber security issues and complex challenges arising out of the advent of information technology and e-commerce, e-governance in India as well as around the world.  He is also a regular contributor to the World Bank with respect to IP laws, cyber laws, cyber insurance, social media, e-commerce, cyber security policy.  He has also been interviewed by leading media houses on contemporary issues arising out of and related to intellectual property right related laws.