Trademark Registration in Pakistan
Filing Trademark Application in Pakistan with Tax Care Experts
A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies and differentiates the basis of the goods of one party from others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.
How To Register A Trademark In Pakistan?
For the owners of the company or services providers in Lahore and around Pakistan, it is necessary to ensure the intellectual rights by registering their identity or brand through trademark. Tax Care offers its best services in Lahore and all over Pakistan trademark registration. Most of the people in Lahore City and Pakistan are not aware of how trademark registration works.
IPO-Pakistan had taken significant steps to improve the existence of Trademark services in Pakistan and enlarge the scale of its Regional operational services at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
It is necessary to know the significance of a trademark Registration in business and how to protect this right. Those who are new to the industry and looking to register products for a mark so that people can recognize them as an individual brand than Tax Care is the best solution to fulfil your needs for filing a trademark application in Lahore and all around Pakistan.
Advantages of Trademark Registration / Logo Registration in Pakistan
- Owner Exclusive Rights over the trademark
- Builds trust and Goodwill
- Differentiates Product
- Recognition to product’s Quality
- Protection for 10 Years
- Use of ® symbol
- Market Place Credibility
- Uniqueness in Identity
- Protection against infringement
- Brand Control and Consistency
- Increased Monetary Value
- Excellent Business Opportunity
- Legal Protection
- Get Unique Identity
Some Important Searches before Registering Trademark Application in Pakistan
Though it is not a milestone or mandatory good companies always make a background Trademark search before filing a Trademark Application. It is optional but advisable to search for the appropriate mark before applying for trademark registration. There are two significant benefits to this trademark search.
- It is helpful in cross-check the proposed trademark for an identical or similar mark of any other company. It opens up the ideas for a unique brand that has the least similarity with any other company’s trademark.
- If two companies select the same or similar trademark, the IPO grants registration to the first party that uses this trademark. In this case, the other company may infringe on the trademark right of the first company and is liable for a remedy under the law.
Trademark Registration in Pakistan
How much time does it take to Register a Trademark in Pakistan?
Based on extensive experience, the trademark registry from the time of applying for the issuance of the trademark registration certificate average process time takes more or less 18 months.
Where to seek Help For Trademark Registration in Pakistan?
The complete guideline on trademark filing is available at IPO’s official website. In case of a problem, contact persons at the Trademark Registration Office assist the official helpline or online support system. The contact list is available at IPO’s website.
Why Select Tax Care for Trademark Registration Service in Pakistan?
he highly skilled Attorneys at Tax Care specialize in filing registration Applications of trademarks for its valuable clients. The expert advice, along with timely submission of complete documentation, ensures the Registration Certificate for a company/services within minimum time limit.
Price for Trademark Forms
As mentioned in the registration procedure, there are several forms required to be filled by the applicant. Each one of them has a different price.The revised charges list is available on the official website of IPO. Following is the list of some major forms along with their price.
Process For Trademark Renewal in Pakistan
Section 35 of the Trademark Ordinance 2001 explains that a trademark renewed after the expiry of the applicant applies within six (06) months from the expiry date. The applicant is required to fill two forms; one for trademark certification renewal (Form TM-12) and second for the payment of surcharge (Rs. 15,000/-) for one trademark. If the application of Trademark renewal does not follow the time limit of six (06) months, the Registrar is authorized to remove the registered trademark from the Register. In this situation, the applicant needs to apply for the restoration of the trademark by filling (Form TM-13) from the Trade Mark Rules, 2004.
Tm-01
Application of registration for trade mark for goods/services and register a domain name
Fee: 3000
Tm-02
Application of registering specific goods/services
Fee: 3000
Tm-03
Notice for dispute
Fee: 9000
Tm-04
Answer to the notice of dispute
Fee: 1500
Tm-05
Counter-statement in reply to the notice of dispute
Fee: 1500
Tm-06
Application of registration for certificate
Fee: 9000
Tm-07
Renewal of a trademark
Fee: 15000
Tm-08
Application for restoring a removed trademark
Fee: 3000
Tm-10
Application for request of the search of trademark
Fee: 1000
