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Trademarks
Clearance, filing, oppositions, Madrid designations, renewals and enforcement.
Learn more →Patents
Searches, drafting, prosecution and foreign filing licences.
Learn more →Industrial Designs
Registration and enforcement of product appearance.
Learn more →Copyrights
Registration of artistic, literary, software and audiovisual works.
Learn more →Geographical Indications
Registration and protection of origin-based products.
Learn more →Domain Names
.pk (DNDRC) and UDRP disputes, recovery and takedowns.
Learn more →IP Maintenance
Renewals, recordals, watch services and portfolio audits.
Learn more →IP Enforcement
IP Tribunal actions, Customs recordal and anti-counterfeiting.
Learn more →IP Commercialization
Licensing, assignments, franchising, NDAs and valuation.
Learn more →Plant Variety Protection
Breeders' rights for new plant varieties.
Learn more →Integrated Circuit Layout-Designs
Registration of semiconductor layout-designs.
Learn more →Scope of Intellectual Property Practice
We assist clients in the protection, maintenance, enforcement and commercialization of intellectual property rights across diverse industries.
Our work includes registration, portfolio management, due diligence and strategic advisory for the development and commercial exploitation of intellectual assets.
We advise on all major forms of intellectual property, including:
- trademarks
- patents
- copyrights
- industrial designs
- geographical indications
- plant varieties and related rights
- confidential information and trade secrets
We also work with technology-driven sectors, including artificial intelligence, software, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life sciences, where intellectual property protection requires integration with technical and regulatory considerations.
Trade Secrets & Confidential Information
We advise on safeguarding proprietary business information:
- confidentiality frameworks and internal policies
- drafting of NDAs and contractual protections
- enforcement in cases of misappropriation
Cross-Border Intellectual Property Protection
We assist clients in the protection and commercialization of intellectual property across multiple jurisdictions through coordinated international strategies.
Through a network of foreign associate law firms, we manage multi-jurisdictional portfolios and enforcement actions globally.
Our services include:
- international trademark strategies
- international patent strategies
- cross-border portfolio management
- coordination with foreign associates
- global enforcement strategies
Regional and International Filing Systems
We assist clients in securing protection across jurisdictions through established international and regional systems.
Regional Systems
- European Union Trade Mark system administered by the European Union Intellectual Property Office
- European patent system administered by the European Patent Office
- GCC patent framework
- ARIPO system
- OAPI system
- Benelux trademark and design system
International Filing Systems
- Madrid System administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (Pakistan is not a member; national filing with Paris Convention priority applies)
Priority, Novelty and Classification Systems
Pakistan recognizes priority rights under international conventions:
- 6 months for trademarks and designs
- 12 months for patents
Patent protection requires novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability. Public disclosure prior to filing may affect patentability.
Pakistan also recognizes well-known trademarks, enabling protection of internationally reputed marks.
International classification systems include:
- Nice Classification (trademarks)
- Locarno Classification (industrial designs)
Legal & Regulatory Framework
Pakistan Laws
- Trade Marks Ordinance 2001 and Rules 2004
- Patents Ordinance 2000 and Rules 2003
- Copyright Ordinance 1962 and Rules 1967
- Registered Designs Ordinance 2000 and Registered Designs Rules 2023
- Geographical Indications Act 2020
- Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 2016
- Customs Act 1969
International Frameworks
- TRIPS Agreement governed by the World Trade Organization
- Paris Convention administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Berne Convention administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Madrid System administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
Why Choose Us
- Close to two decades of specialised intellectual property practice
- Representation before IPO-Pakistan, Tribunals, Customs and Courts
- End-to-end services from protection to enforcement
- Trusted by startups, SMEs and international businesses
Filing in India
We file and prosecute intellectual property rights in India through our associate firm there, with instructions and reporting handled by us. India is a contracting state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, so international (PCT) applications can enter the national phase in India.
Patents
National phase entry under the PCT and Paris Convention applications, requests for examination, responses to the First Examination Report, hearings before the Indian Patent Office, and reporting of the granted patent.
Industrial designs
Applications in a single class with or without priority, responses to examination reports, hearings and reporting of the registration certificate.
Trademarks
Searches at the Indian Trade Marks Registry, applications per mark and per class with priority claims, user affidavits, responses to examination reports and show-cause hearings.
Copyright
Applications for literary and artistic works, software, cinematographic films and sound recordings, including responses to objections and hearings.
Patent analytics and drafting
Patentability and freedom-to-operate searches, validity and infringement searches, landscape and valuation studies, standard-essential patent analysis, and drafting of provisional and complete specifications.
Filing in Afghanistan
We handle trademark protection in Afghanistan through local associates, with instructions and reporting handled by us. Trademarks are registered by the intellectual property department of the Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR-IP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Trademarks
Searches, applications, responses to objections, oppositions, renewals and recordals of assignments and changes.
Cautionary notices
Publication of cautionary notices to put the public on notice of ownership and support enforcement.
Enforcement support
Market investigations and action against infringers, coordinated with local counsel.
Patents and designs
Afghanistan has no patent or design law, so inventions and designs cannot be registered there. We advise on alternatives such as cautionary notices.
Filing in the Middle East
We coordinate intellectual property filings and enforcement across the Gulf Cooperation Council states and the wider Middle East through associate firms, with instructions and reporting handled by us from Lahore.
Trademarks
Searches, national applications, Madrid designations where the country is a member, responses, oppositions, renewals and recordals.
Patents
National applications, PCT national phase entry where the country is a PCT contracting state, prosecution and annuity management.
Industrial designs
Design applications, responses to examination and renewals.
Copyright and cautionary notices
Copyright deposits where available, and publication of cautionary notices where local practice supports them.
Enforcement
Customs measures, market actions and online takedowns, coordinated with local counsel.
Documents
Attestation and legalisation of powers of attorney and supporting documents required by registries in the region.
Discuss your matter with us
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