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Leading IP Cases
Case summaries will be organised by legal issue, court, citation and governing provision, with links to authoritative judgments where available.
Pakistan legislation
Principal IP laws and related enforcement materials
Each entry provides a verified source document, a concise research note and links to related assistance. Historical consolidations are identified where the supplied text may not include later amendments.
Trade Marks
Trade Marks
Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001
The principal statutory framework for the registration, protection and enforcement of trade marks in Pakistan.
View document →Trade MarksTrade Marks Rules, 2004
The procedural rules governing applications, examination, opposition, registration, renewal and related Trade Marks Registry practice.
View document →Trade MarksTrade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2023
The 2023 amending legislation affecting Pakistan’s trade mark framework.
View document →Patents
Copyright
Registered Designs
Registered Designs
Registered Designs Ordinance, 2000
The statutory framework for the registration and protection of industrial designs in Pakistan.
View document →Registered DesignsRegistered Designs Rules, 2023
The current supplied procedural rules governing registered-design applications and administration.
View document →Geographical Indications
Geographical Indications
Geographical Indications (Registration and Protection) Act, 2020
The legislation providing for the registration and protection of geographical indications in Pakistan.
View document →Geographical IndicationsGeographical Indications of Goods Rules, 2020
Procedural rules for geographical-indication applications, registration and related proceedings.
View document →Geographical IndicationsNon-exhaustive List of Prospective GIs — Corrigendum
A corrigendum concerning the non-exhaustive list of prospective geographical indications in Pakistan.
View document →Technology Rights
Plant Varieties
Institutional Framework
Competition and Deceptive Marketing
Customs and Border Enforcement
Customs and Border Enforcement
Customs Act, 1969
The statutory customs framework relevant to import controls, detention and enforcement at Pakistan’s borders.
View document →Customs and Border EnforcementCustoms IPR Enforcement — S.R.O. 170(I)/2017
The notification introducing Chapter XXVIII, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, into the Customs Rules, 2001 for imported goods.
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