Umair A R Mughal 
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
In addition to the step-by-step guides found on this site, there are IRIS questions that are commonly asked and cannot be found in any one IRIS walkthrough, such as account information, password/PIN reset, session behavior, and general task mechanics. The following questions address those topics. Account Basics What is IRIS? IRIS is FBR’s integrated online … Read more
If your company is a registered sales tax taxpayer, you will not directly enter numbers for your Sales Tax Return on Annex-C. First, you need to enter the relevant invoices using the Sales Tax Invoice Management feature. Then, the data will automatically appear in your Sales Tax Return. Below are the step-by-step instructions about how … Read more
Once logged in to IRIS, the dashboard may seem intimidating with the mega menu, tiles, and tabs for different tasks. This guide gives you an overview of each so that you know where to go when looking to complete a task. Not yet logged in? See our step-by-step IRIS login guide. Looking to file a … Read more
If you are required to file a Wealth Statement alongside your income tax return – which most individual filers are – you will enter the information through a “116(2) (Statement of Assets/Liabilities filed voluntarily)” wizard in the IRIS system. This guides you through the entry screens you would encounter: what to report under each category … Read more
If you’re a withholding agent — an employer, company, or anyone else 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 to your own income tax return, with its own process. See … Read more
