We search, file, and follow your trademark application through IPO-Pakistan, from your brand name and logo to registration and renewal, so your business identity stays protected.
26 Years of Registration & Compliance ExperienceBuilding a brand without registering it means anyone else can use a similar name, logo, or slogan, and you have little recourse if they do. Registration gives you the exclusive legal right to your mark nationwide, and the standing to stop others from trading on it. Here's what can be registered.
We start with a search of the Register before you file, so you're not building a brand around a name someone else already owns.
Every application needs a few core pieces of information. Here's the starting checklist, we'll confirm anything specific to your mark during our initial review.
Six steps, from search to a certificate you can actually enforce.
We search the Register for conflicting marks in your class before you file, so you're not building on a name that's already taken.
We identify the correct Nice Classification class, or classes, for the goods or services you actually offer.
We file your application with IPO-Pakistan's Trade Marks Registry, with your mark's representation and goods/services specification.
An IPO-Pakistan examiner reviews your mark for distinctiveness and conflicts, we respond to any objections raised.
Once cleared, your mark is published in the Trademark Journal, opening a window for third parties to oppose, we monitor and respond on your behalf.
Once opposition clears, we secure your registration certificate and track your renewal deadline so protection never lapses.
A registered trademark is valid for 10 years from filing and can be renewed indefinitely, but only if renewal is filed before it lapses. A lapsed mark can be picked up by someone else, and a name that's never registered can be registered out from under you by a competitor who files first.
We track your renewal deadline as part of the same engagement, and if your business is being set up or restructured around the same time, we can handle that alongside your registration.
See Our Company Registration ServiceWe've handled business registrations and compliance filings since 2000, IPO-Pakistan's process included.
An incorrect class selection is one of the most common reasons applications get objected to or leave gaps in your protection, we get it right upfront.
We watch the publication period and respond to any opposition on your behalf, not just file and wait.
We keep your renewal date on file and follow up before it's due, not after.
Distinctive marks can be registered, including word marks (your business or product name), logos and device marks, slogans, and combination marks that pair a name with a design. Purely descriptive or generic terms, and marks that are identical or confusingly similar to an existing registered trademark in the same class, generally can't be registered.
Roughly a year to a year and a half from filing to certificate, as an indicative timeframe. That includes examination, publication in the Trademark Journal, and a mandatory opposition window, and it can extend further if your application is objected to or opposed.
Once your application clears examination, it's published in the Trademark Journal, opening a window during which anyone with a conflicting interest can file an opposition. If that happens, both sides present their case and the registrar decides, with the option to appeal to the High Court. If no opposition is filed, your application proceeds to registration.
A registered trademark is valid for 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed indefinitely, in further 10-year terms, as long as renewal is filed before it lapses. We track your renewal deadline so protection doesn't lapse without you noticing.
Yes. Pakistan uses the Nice Classification system, 45 classes in total, goods generally in classes 1 to 34 and services in classes 35 to 45. If your business covers more than one class, each one needs its own application to be fully protected.
Trademark registration, covering your brand names, logos, and slogans, is the core of our intellectual property practice. If your business also has a patent or copyright matter, talk to us about the specifics and we'll advise on the right path forward.
Tell us about the name, logo, or slogan you want to register and one of our advocates will get back to you, or reach us directly on WhatsApp.
