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A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies and differentiates the basis of the goods of one party from others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.
How To Register A Trademark In Pakistan?
For the owners of the company or services providers in Lahore and around Pakistan, it is necessary to ensure the intellectual rights by registering their identity or brand through trademark. Icon Tax offers its best services in Lahore and all over Pakistan trademark registration. Most of the people in Lahore City and Pakistan are not aware of how trademark registration works.
IPO-Pakistan had taken significant steps to improve the existence of Trademark services in Pakistan and enlarge the scale of its Regional operational services at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
It is necessary to know the significance of a trademark Registration in business and how to protect this right. Those who are new to the industry and looking to register products for a mark so that people can recognize them as an individual brand than Icon Tax is the best solution to fulfil your needs for filing a trademark application in Lahore and all around Pakistan.
The highly skilled Legal Attorneys at Icon Tax trained to guide and process of all critical areas of trademark registration in Lahore and all cities of Pakistan to newly startup entrepreneurs and companies. Trademark Registration is a non-neglected process and can be beneficial at any time during your business operations. Icon Tax legal Attorneys are expert in “Trademark, Brand logo” registration and welcomes the questions by all customers.
Who can apply for a Trademark in Pakistan?
According to trademark rules and regulations in Lahore and all over Pakistan, a trademark application made by the followings:
Individuals
Partnership Firms
Companies- Limited Liability Partnership, Private and Public Limited Company, Non-Profit Organizations (NGO, Trust, Welfare Society, Foundation etc.)
NGO’s
Advantages of Trademark Registration / Logo Registration in Pakistan
Owner Exclusive Rights over the trademark
Builds trust and Goodwill
Differentiates Product
Recognition to product’s Quality
Protection for 10 Years
Use of ® symbol
Market Place Credibility
Uniqueness in Identity
Protection against infringement
Brand Control and Consistency
Increased Monetary Value
Excellent Business Opportunity
Legal Protection
Get Unique Identity
Creation of intangible asset
Differentiating products
Protect the Commercial Goodwill
List of Documents for Trademark Registration in Pakistan
The documents and information for filing a trademark application in Lahore and around Pakistan are as under:
Application Form
Personal Details of Applicant (Name, address, and Nationality)
Company – Name, Address, and detail information of all Directors, Country, or State of Company incorporation.
Partnership Firm- Name, Address, and detail information of all Partners
Identity, address, and nationality (documents Proof)
Description of Goods or Services for Registration
Proposed Trademark entity documents and soft Copy of the Proposed Trademark
Documents supporting the use of the trademark and Date of first use of the Trademark in Pakistan
Power of Attorney in favour of Legal Attorney
Proof of payment (Demand Draft/ Pay order) in the name of the Director-General IPO Pakistan
Price for Trademark Forms
As mentioned in the registration procedure, there are several forms required to be filled by the applicant. Each one of them has a different price. The revised charges list is available on the official website of IPO. Following is the list of some major forms along with their price.
Issuance Of Trademark Registration Certificate
Once the trademark is registered, the Registrar shall issue a certificate called Registration Certificate of a trademark. After obtaining this certificate, the applicant/company may use the symbol (®) for their brand. It is necessary to know that if a trademark is not used for five years and three months consecutively from the date of registration, it may become cancel on account of non-usage.
The Validity Period of Trademark Registration Certificate in Pakistan
A Trademark Certification is valid for ten (10) years from the date of application. However, it is renewable under section 35 of the Trademark Ordinance 2001 after this time
Process For Trademark Renewal in Pakistan
Section 35 of the Trademark Ordinance 2001 explains that a trademark renewed after the expiry of the applicant applies within six (06) months from the expiry date. The applicant is required to fill two forms; one for trademark certification renewal (Form TM-12) and second for the payment of surcharge (Rs. 15,000/-) for one trademark. If the application of Trademark renewal does not follow the time limit of six (06) months, the Registrar is authorized to remove the registered trademark from the Register. In this situation, the applicant needs to apply for the restoration of the trademark by filling (Form TM-13) from the Trade Mark Rules, 2004.
The restoration fee for restoration of a trademark is Rs.3000/-, and such an application is accepted only between six (06) months to 1 year (12 months) from the date of expiry of trademark registration.
How much time does it take to Register a Trademark in Pakistan?
Based on extensive experience, the trademark registry from the time of applying for the issuance of the trademark registration certificate average process time takes more or less 18 months
Offices For Filing Application For Trademark Registration in Pakistan
Karachi (Head office)
Lahore (Regional office)
Islamabad (Regional Office)
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