Shehla Syed is an experienced intellectual property attorney. Shehla counsels clients on all aspects of their intellectual property – trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets – to help them maximize the value and enforceability of their content, brands and technology. Shehla’s trademark practice includes the selection, screening, prosecution, licensing, maintenance and enforcement of trademarks, domestic and international. Shehla also advises clients on copyright matters, including registration, licensing, maintenance and enforcement of copyrights.
Shehla works with clients in a variety of industries including publishing, media, computer software and hardware, financial services, health and wellness, food and beverage, non-profits, professional organizations and education products and services.
As a registered patent attorney, Shehla advises clients on patent matters and has litigated patent cases in numerous federal courts. Shehla has counseled clients in a variety of technological fields, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals, computer software, and material sciences.
In 2015, Shehla was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in the area of intellectual property. In 2016, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and the Massachusetts Bar Association awarded Shehla their Excellence in the Law award in the category of Up & Coming Lawyers.
Prior to joining West Hill, Shehla was in the Chicago office of Jenner & Block as a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group. She has also practiced at Roper & Quigg in Chicago and Venable, Baetjer & Howard in Baltimore.