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12 August 2020CopyrightHameeda Asif and Saira Osman Bhatty

WIPR Annual 2020 Business Brief: Pakistan

Patents

How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate?

Inventions are protected under Pakistan Patents Ordinance, 2000, and Patents Rules, 2003. A patent can be secured by filing an application for patent protection with the Pakistan Patent Office which is subject to substantive examination.

Upon successful completion of examination, the application is advertised in the Patents Journal and is made open to public. If there is no opposition, upon payment of a sealing fee, the patent document is issued. Patents are protected with national coverage only.

What are the costs for obtaining a patent, and what are the costs of defending it?

Official fees, as per prevailing Pakistani rupee exchange rate with US dollars are:

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