Umair A R Mughal

Selling a business, transferring a brand to a new entity or handing a trademark to an heir all require the formal assignment of the registered trademark and recording of changes with IPO-Pakistan. This is essential as without it, the new owner has no enforceable rights against a competing user until it has been done. What … Read more

A registered trademark in Pakistan is only valid for 10 years – this has to be renewed otherwise it will be struck off the Register. Here’s how to renew your trademark in Pakistan, costs, and what to do if you miss the deadline. Need to register your trademark first? See our guide to register a … Read more

Form TM-1 is the application that must be filed by the applicant either on paper or via IPO-Pakistan’s online portal to register a trademark in Pakistan. Correct completion of each field helps avoid objections and delays. Below is a field-by-field checklist based on IPO-Pakistan’s filing guidelines. Completing this form yourself can become technical, including classification, … Read more

If you need to secure trademark protection in multiple jurisdictions, there is no need to apply for registration in each country of interest separately. Pakistan has joined the Madrid Protocol, an international agreement administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), on 24th February 2021. The protocol entered into force for Pakistan on 24th May … Read more

Every trademark application in Pakistan requires specification of a class which covers the goods or services the mark will be used for. IPO-Pakistan classifies all goods and services according to the international Nice Classification of marks which contains 45 classes of goods and services (34 for goods and 11 for services). Specifying the correct class … Read more

If you are an attorney or a Registered Trademark Agent (RTMA) filing trademark applications on behalf of applicants, you register as a REPRESENTATIVE on IPO-Pakistan’s online filing system. The process is largely similar to SELF registration described below, apart from a few additional steps including verification of credentials. The process is also slightly different for … Read more

The process of filing a trademark application with IPO-Pakistan online requires having an account in their e-filing portal at apply.ipo.gov.pk. For trademarks that are not being filed on behalf of clients (in other words, your own trademark applications), the SELF registration is used rather than the REPRESENTATIVE registration preferred by advocates and Registered Trademark Agents … Read more