OUR MISSION

Integrating and upgrading IP infrastructure for improved service delivery, increased public awareness and enhanced enforcement coordination for achieving the goal of being an IP based Nation.

OUR VISION

To put Pakistan on the Intellectual Property map of the world as a compliant and responsible country by promoting and protecting Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual Property Organization Of Pakistan
Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) was established as an autonomous body on April 8, 2005 under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division for integrated and efficient intellectual property management in the country. On July 25, 2016, the administrative control of IPO-Pakistan was transferred from Cabinet Division to Commerce Division. The Trade Marks Registry, Copyright Office and the Patent & Design Office became part of the new Organization under a unified and integrated management system. The major functions of the Organization, inter alia, include:-
  • Administer and coordinate all Government systems for protection and strengthening of Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Manage all IP offices in the country
  • Create awareness about IP Rights
  • Advise Federal Government on IP Policy
  • Ensure effective enforcement of IP rights through designated IPR Enforcement Agencies (Police, FIA, and Pakistan Customs).
IPO
Online Services
E-Status (coming soon)
E-Search (coming soon)
Patents
A patent is grant of exclusive rights for an invention to make, use and sell the invention for a limited period of 20 years. The patent grant excludes others from making, using, or selling the invention. Patent protection does not start until the actual grant of a patent.
A patent owner has the right to decide who may or may not use the patented invention for the period in which the invention is protected. The patent owner may give permission, or license, to other parties to use...
Layout Design of IC
Integrated Circuit means a product, in its final form or an intermediate form, in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in and/or on a piece of material and which is intended to perform an electronic function.
A patent owner has the right to decide who may or may not use the patented invention for the period in which the invention is protected. The patent owner may give permission, or license, to other parties to use..."Layout-design (topography)" means the three-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements, at least one of which is an active element...
Designs
An industrial design is the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. The design may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape or surface of an article, or of two dimensional features, such as patterns, lines or color.
Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of products of industry & handicraft: from technical & medical instruments to watches, jewelry & other luxury items; from house wares & electrical appliances to vehicles & architectural structures; from textile designs to leisure...
Trademarks
A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and / or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.
Trade Marks Registry (TMR) is premier body of Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) working for the registration of trade and services marks under the Trademarks Ordinance, 2001...
Geographical Indications
A Geographical Indication (GI) is a sign used in relation to products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or reputation essentially due to natural and human factors of place of origin e-g Basmati Rice, Sport goods of Sailkot, Sargodha Kinnow, Multan Mango.
Geographical indications are typically used for agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, handicrafts, and industrial products. A Geographical indication identifies a good as originating from a specific area while...
News & Events
07 Mar 2024
HYDERABAD, March 7, 2024: A meeting of the IPR enforcement coordination committee was held at Collectorate of...
07 Mar 2024
KARACHI, March 7, 2024: Chair IPO-Pakistan Ambassador ® Farukh Amil called upon Vice Chancellor, NED...
06 Mar 2024
Karachi, March 6, 2024: Chair IPO-Pakistan called on the eminent architect Madam Yasmeen Lari to promote the...