Malik joined Saba Intellectual Property in 2000 and currently serves as a shareholder and the country manager at the Qatar Office.

Malik is practicing primarily in the areas of trademark counseling, prosecution, diligence, licensing, assignments and litigation, both domestic and foreign and advises clients on IP matters and coordinates legal and administrative actions. Furthermore, he provides professional services advice regarding potential new and existing intellectual property issues to his clients and counselled on the management of intellectual property portfolios and on monitoring the marketplace for potential infringements.

Malik has established solid contacts with semi-governmental and private sector clients in tourism, banking, research and development, satellite broadcasting channels, medical research, petrochemicals, sports and education and was the IP consultant for a pan-Arab television contest for seven years in a row.

Malik contributed to several regional and international publications on IP in Qatar and the region and has provided training on IP issues to SMEs and during governmental and WIPO sponsored workshops in addition to having been hosted by businesses in several European countries to speak about IP environment in the Middle East.

Publications

• May 12, 2019, Research Paper on “Consultation requests filed with WTO by the State of Qatar Concerning Measures Adopted by United Arab Emirates: An Analysis of The Legal Bases of the Requests and the Anticipated Invocation of Article XXI regarding Security Exemption”, published by University of Turin and ITC-ILO - Research Papers Collection - 2017-2018

• October 2018, Co-Author of Qatar's Chapter of Manual Industrial Property (MIP) #186, Kluwer Law International, the Netherland

• Oct 27, 2017, “Importance Of Consumer's Perception In A Holistic Brand Valuation”, International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)

• February 2017, Contributor to "Trademark Cancellations: International Practice and Procedures", International Trademark Association (INTA)

• Jan 10, 2017, “Inventions and Innovations in the Arab World” a live interview on ALJAZEERA CHANNEL.

• February 2015, Co-Author of Qatar' Chapter in Manual Industrial Property (MIP) #161 (Qatar), published by Kluwer Law International, the Netherlands

• April 2015, Contributor to Trademark Cancellations: International Practice and Procedures- Qatar Chapter.

• February 2014, An overview of Qatar's Law No. 9 of 2002 pertaining to Trademarks and Trade Names, published by CPI Media Group, United Arab Emirates

• November 2012: Don't Jump The Fence! An overview of Law No. 17 of 2011 on the Border Measures for the Protection of IPRs, published by CPI Media Group, United Arab Emirates

• November 2011, Translation of Qatari Law No. (17) of 2011 on The Border Measures for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, published by Saba & Co. Intellectual Property - Qatar Office

• June 2011, IP Law and Administration in the State of Qatar, published by World Trade Organization (WIPO), Genève, Switzerland

• January 2008, Intellectual Property Rights in Financial Products, Analysis and Mechanism, published by 8th International Conference on Islamic Financial Corporations, Kuwait.