Umair A R Mughal 
A registered trademark in Pakistan is only valid for 10 years – after that, it has to be renewed, or it gets removed from the Register entirely. Here’s how renewal works, what it costs, and what happens if you miss the deadline. Haven’t registered your trademark yet? Start with our guide to registering a trademark … Read more
Form TM-1 is the actual application you file to register a trademark in Pakistan – whether on paper or through IPO-Pakistan’s online portal. Getting each field right the first time avoids objections and delays. Here’s a field-by-field checklist based on IPO-Pakistan’s own filing guidelines. Filling this out yourself can get technical fast, especially with classification, … Read more
If you want trademark protection in multiple countries, you don’t have to file a separate application with each country’s trademark office. Pakistan joined the Madrid Protocol – an international treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – on 24th February 2021, and has accepted applications under it since 24th May 2021. This guide … Read more
Every trademark application in Pakistan must specify a class – a category of goods or services the mark will be used for. IPO-Pakistan uses the international Nice Classification system, which divides all goods and services into 45 classes: 34 for goods and 11 for services. Getting the class right matters because your trademark is only … Read more
If you’re an advocate or a Registered Trademark Agent (RTMA) filing trademark applications on behalf of clients, you register as a REPRESENTATIVE on IPO-Pakistan’s online filing system – not as a SELF user. The process shares its first steps with SELF registration but adds credential verification and a physical address-verification step by courier. If you’re … Read more
Filing a trademark application with IPO-Pakistan online requires an account on their e-filing portal at apply.ipo.gov.pk. If you’re applying for your own trademarks (not on behalf of clients), you register as a SELF user – a simpler process than the REPRESENTATIVE registration used by advocates and Registered Trademark Agents (RTMAs). Here’s the step-by-step process. Step … Read more
Beyond the step-by-step guides on this site, a few IRIS questions come up again and again that don’t fit neatly into any one walkthrough – account basics, password/PIN resets, session behavior, and general task mechanics. Here they are in one place. Account Basics What is IRIS? IRIS is FBR’s integrated online system covering Income Tax … Read more
If you’re a registered sales tax taxpayer, you don’t type your Sales Tax Return numbers directly into Annex-C – you add them first through IRIS’s Invoice Management module, and the return pulls them in automatically. This guide walks through adding a domestic sales invoice step by step. New to Sales Tax Returns generally? Start with … Read more
Once you log into IRIS, the dashboard can look busy – a mega menu, a row of tiles, and a set of task tabs. This guide walks through what each part actually does so you know where to look before you start a task. Not logged in yet? See our step-by-step IRIS login guide first. … Read more
If you’re required to submit a Wealth Statement alongside your income tax return – most individual filers are – you fill it in through a “116(2) (Statement of Assets/Liabilities filed voluntarily)” wizard in IRIS. This walks through the actual data-entry screens: what to add under each asset and liability type, and where each field lives. … Read more
