Intellectual property law pakistan

What are the procedure to register intellectual property in Pakistan?

Although there are definite advantages of copyright registration and the process to do this in Pakistan is as follows:

1. File an application
2. Wait for your 'creation' to go under examination
3. Publish work in newspaper (Artistic work only)
4. Opposition, if any
5. Issuance of Certificate by Registrar (Registration)

What is intellectual property and Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan?

The Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan (Urdu: ادارہ برائے ملکیتی حقوق دانش پاکستان, abbreviated as IPOP) is an autonomous institution of the Government of Pakistan, concerned with copyright, trademarks, patents, and other general types of intellectual property regulation..

What is the copyright law in Pakistan?

The period of copyright of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a photograph) is the life of the author and 50 years thereafter.
In the case of a cinematographic work and a photograph, copyright subsists until 50 years from the beginning of the calendar year from publication of the work..

What is the patent law in Pakistan?

The term for patents in Pakistan is 20 years from the date of filing of the application for the patent.
It is the responsibility of the patentee to maintain an issued patent by paying the annuities until the patent expires.
After 20 years term the invention claimed in the patent falls into the public domain..

Although there are definite advantages of copyright registration and the process to do this in Pakistan is as follows:

1. File an application
2. Wait for your 'creation' to go under examination
3. Publish work in newspaper (Artistic work only)
4. Opposition, if any
5. Issuance of Certificate by Registrar (Registration)

Procedure for Patent Registration in Pakistan

1. Step One: Conducting a Patent Search
2. Step Two: Preparation of Patent Documents (specification, abstract and drawings)
3. Step Three: Filing a Patent Application
4. Step Four: Examination of the Patent Application
5. Step Five: Acceptance and Publication of the Patent Application