Umair A R Mughal 
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
If you’re a withholding agent – an employer, company, or anyone required to deduct tax at source and report it to FBR – you file that report through IRIS as a “165(1) Statement of withholding taxes filed voluntarily.” This is a separate filing from your own income tax return and follows its own workflow. For … Read more
