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Patent Registration

A trade mark protects what you call it and copyright protects how you expressed it. A patent is the only one that protects how the thing works. We file the application with IPO Pakistan, answer the formality and substantive examination reports, and carry it through publication in the Official Gazette and any opposition to grant.

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Scope

What'sincluded

Everything below is in the standard engagement. Anything outside it is agreed in writing before the work starts, never after.

  • Patentability assessment: novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability, before you file
  • Specification and claims drafting that actually covers what you built
  • Application filing with IPO Pakistan
  • Response to formality and substantive examination reports
  • Publication and opposition monitoring in the Official Gazette
  • Grant certificate collection and renewal-fee diarising for the 20-year term

Who this is for

Built for three situations

  • Hardware and product inventors
  • Manufacturers with a proprietary process
  • R&D teams protecting an invention before disclosure

Process

How thisactually runs

  1. Patentability review

    We assess whether the invention is novel, involves an inventive step, and is industrially applicable, and give you a written view before you spend on filing.

  2. Drafting and filing

    Specification and claims drafted to the scope that is actually defensible, then filed with IPO Pakistan.

  3. Examination

    Formality examination confirms the application is complete; substantive examination tests the invention itself. We respond to every objection raised.

  4. Publication and grant

    The application is published in the Official Gazette for opposition. If unopposed, the Patent Registration Certificate issues.

Deliverables

What you end up holding

  • Written patentability opinion
  • Filed patent specification and claims
  • Responses to formality and substantive examination reports
  • Patent Registration Certificate
  • A renewal schedule for the 20-year term

What we need from you

Documents required

  • A full technical description of the invention, with drawings where relevant
  • Details of any prior public disclosure or existing similar solutions you are aware of
  • CNIC of the inventor, or incorporation certificate for a company applicant
  • Assignment documentation if the inventor and the applicant are not the same
  • Signed power of attorney

Missing something? Tell us anyway. We can usually work around a gap, and it is better to know before we start.

Next step

Tell us your situation and we will scope it.

Talk to us about it

Scope, fee and dates confirmed in writing before anything starts.

Questions

AboutPatent Registration

  • How long does a Pakistani patent last?

    Twenty years from the filing date, or from the earliest priority date if you claimed priority from an earlier foreign filing. It is not indefinite: annual maintenance fees keep it in force, and missing them lapses the patent before the term is up.

  • Why does examination take so long?

    Formality examination is quick, usually a couple of months, but substantive examination tests novelty and inventive step against everything already known, and the queue at IPO Pakistan is long. Responding to objections quickly is the one part of the timeline you control, and slow responses are the most common reason a filing drags past two years.

  • What can and cannot be patented in Pakistan?

    New, non-obvious inventions with an industrial use qualify. Discoveries, scientific theories, business methods and software as such are generally excluded, though a software-driven invention with a genuine technical effect can sometimes still qualify. We give you a straight answer on your specific case before you pay to file, not after.

  • Should I patent it or keep it a trade secret?

    A patent gives you an enforceable monopoly for 20 years in exchange for publicly disclosing exactly how the invention works. A trade secret protects indefinitely, but only for as long as nobody else works it out independently. If the invention is reverse-engineerable from the product itself, patenting is usually the safer bet.

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