Intellectual Property Organization

1. Trade Mark

A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and / or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.

Trade Marks Registry (TMR) is premier body of Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) working for the registration of trade and services marks under the Trademarks Ordinance, 2001. It is a federal government body and its jurisdiction for trade and services marks lies within the geographical boundary of Pakistan. It works as a civil court and its decisions are appealable at the provincial high courts. The Trademarks Registry is headed by a Registrar and its office is located in Karachi and also Regional Office situated in Lahore.

Our Law firm provides services to our valued clients;

• Preparation of Documents
• Reply of Show Cause Notices Effectively
• Attend Hearing Process
• Get Approval for Publication
• Litigation if any in IPO or Court of Law
• Get Registration Certificate
• Renewal of Certificate

Documents required for Trade Mark Registration:

• Copy of CNIC
• Logo
• Power of Attorney
• Demand Draft

2. Copy Right

Copyright is a legal instrument that provides the creator of a work of art or literature, or a work that conveys information or ideas, the right to control how the work is used. The intent of copyright is to advance the progress of knowledge by giving an author of a work an economic incentive to create new works.

Copyright includes the following creative works:

• Literary works which includes Books, Magazines, Journals, Lectures, Dramas, Novels, Computer programmes/Software and compilation of data etc.
• Artistic works like paintings, Maps, photographs, drawings, Charts, Calligraphies, Sculptures, Architectural Works, Label Designs, Logos, Monograms and other works alike.
• Cinematographic works which includes movies, audio-visual works, documentaries etc; and
• Record works which include sound recordings, musical works etc

Our Law firm provides services to our valued clients for;

• Filing of application
• Examination
• Publication in newspaper (Artistic Work only)
• Opposition, if any
• Issuance of Certificate by Registrar (Registration)

Documents required for Trade Mark Registration:

• Copy of CNIC
• Matter which needs to copyright
• Power of Attorney
• Demand Draft

3. Patent

A patent is grant of exclusive rights for an invention to make, use and sell the invention for a limited period of 20 years. The patent grant excludes others from making, using, or selling the invention. Patent protection does not start until the actual grant of a patent.

A patent owner has the right to decide who may or may not use the patented invention for the period in which the invention is protected. The patent owner may give permission, or license, to other parties to use the invention on mutually agreed terms. The owner may also sell the right to the invention to someone else, who will then become the new owner of the patent. Once a patent expires, the protection ends and invention enters the public domain, that is, the owner no longer holds exclusive right to the invention which becomes available to commercial exploitation by others.

Our Law firm provides services to our valued clients for;

• Preparation of Documents
• To get Right of an Invention
• Change of ownership

4. Design

An industrial design is the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. The design may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape or surface of an article, or of two dimensional features, such as patterns, lines or colour.

Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of products of industry and handicraft: from technical and medical instruments to watches, jewellery and other luxury items; from house wares and electrical appliances to vehicles and architectural structures; from textile designs to leisure goods.

An industrial design is primarily of an aesthetic or visual nature, and does not relate to the technical features of an article.

Our Law firm provides services to our valued clients for:

• Preparation of Documents
• Registration of Design