Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patents
- Patent Prosecution & Counseling
- Trademark and Trade Dress Litigation
Admissions
- Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court of Arizona
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Sharif S. Ahmed
Associate
Sharif Ahmed is a trial lawyer representing clients in complex intellectual property matters in US district courts around the country. A member of Messner’s collaborative intellectual property group, Sharif handles a variety of IP disputes involving design and utility patents, trademarks and trade dress, copyrights, and unfair competition. Sharif has experience managing or contributing to cases throughout the patent litigation lifecycle, including representing clients in US district court jury trials, and has represented clients of all sizes, counseling on their most critical IP enforcement and procurement strategies. A life sciences graduate, Sharif has patent experience in a multitude of technologies and disciplines, including aerospace, consumer products, garments, medical devices, mining, semiconductors, software, and outdoor games, among others. Sharif also maintains a robust trademark practice and routinely advises consumer product brands. Sharif’s national practice is based in Messner Reeves’ Phoenix office.
Before joining Messner Reeves in 2022, Sharif prosecuted patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at a large law firm. Sharif graduated cum laude from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU and earned his B.S. in Pharmacology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was an undergraduate researcher in the Craig Montell Lab at UCSB’s Neuroscience Research Institute investigating the roles of receptors and channels in controlling Drosophila behavior.
- Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 2021)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (B.S., 2016) Major: Pharmacology
- Dean’s Award for Outstanding Performance
- Highest Pro Bono Distinction
- Lisa Foundation Patent Law Scholar
- Pedrick Scholar
- Intellectual Property Certificate
- CALI Award – Patent Licensing & Monetization
- CALI Award – Lisa Foundation Patent Clinic
