Tawfik is a seasoned and versatile patent litigator who represents clients in complex patent disputes before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), federal district courts, US Customs and Border Protection, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Drawing on his in-house counsel experience, Tawfik develops and executes strategic approaches that align legal outcomes with business objectives. 

A technology enthusiast with a background in electrical engineering, Tawfik advises clients across a broad spectrum of technologies, including telecommunications, semiconductor technologies, integrated circuits, graphics and computer processors, wireless power, medical devices, connected health, additive manufacturing and 3D printing, optical components, displays, memory storage devices, and artificial intelligence. 

Tawfik began his career in intellectual property as a full-time patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office while attending law school at the George Washington University Law School. He later served as senior IP counsel to a multinational technology company, where he developed and led global patent licensing and enforcement programs, including successful enforcement and licensing of standard essential patent (SEP) portfolios. Before rejoining Mintz in 2025, Tawfik founded and served as managing principal of a boutique IP and technology transactions law firm. In this role, he earned recognition as a leading ITC litigator while delivering comprehensive IP and strategic legal counsel to clients across the medical device and high-tech industries.

In addition to his practice, Tawfik frequently speaks on business law and IP topics. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Manhattan College’s Accounting, Business Analytics, Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Law Department.