Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan
دانشورانه املاک تنظیمِ پاکستان
Agency overview
Formed8 May 2005; 18 years ago (2005-05-08)
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
Headquarters3rd Floor, NTC-HQs Building, Ataturk Avenue (East), Sector G-5/2, Islamabad
33°43′29.5″N 73°05′44.5″E / 33.724861°N 73.095694°E / 33.724861; 73.095694
Parent departmentCabinet Division (2005–2016)
Ministry of Commerce (2016–present)
WebsiteIntellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan

The Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan (Urdu: دانشورانه املاک تنظیمِ پاکستان, abbreviated as IPOP) is an autonomous institution of the Government of Pakistan, concerned with copyright, trademarks, patents, and other general types of intellectual property regulation.

History

IPOP was initially established as an autonomous body on 8 April 2005 under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division for integrated and efficient intellectual property management in the country, but its role and powers were further updated in 2012 through an Intellectual Property Organisation Act passed by the Parliament of Pakistan.[1][2]

On 25 July 2016, the control of IPOP was transferred to Ministry of Commerce.[3] Three offices (Copyright, Patent & Design, and Trademarks Registry) were incorporated under the revised management system.[4]

Pakistan joined the World Intellectual Property Organization's Madrid system on 24 February 2021, becoming its 108th member.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "IPO Pakistan - Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ Husain, Arshad Saeed (2022-04-26). "Killing creativity". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  3. ^ "Intellectual Property Organisation Pakistan all set to change image after past failures". Profit by Pakistan Today. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ "Introduction | IPO Pakistan". ipo.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ "Madrid System - The International Trademark System | IPO Pakistan". ipo.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. ^ "The Islamic Republic of Pakistan Joins the Madrid System". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ Khan, Mubarak Zeb (2021-02-26). "Pakistan joins Madrid system to protect trademarks". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

External links


Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Pakistan
Patent offices in Asia
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