A patent is a grant of exclusive rights for an invention to make, use and sell the invention for a limited period of 20 years. Patents are granted for new, non- obvious product or process inventions that have an industrial application and which have not been excluded from patentability. Patentability criteria in Pakistan include Novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability.
Patent law in Pakistan is governed under 2 legislations:
- Patents Ordinance 2000
- Patents Rules 2003
Procedure
- Receive request to file patent
- Formalities (including emails, debit notes) with the client and the Patent Office
- Examination at Patent Office (no fixed time)
- Acceptance by Controller of Patents
- Published in IP Journal and/or website
- Sealed in case of no opposition
- Renewals
- Ordinary Application: This application is created once all the required criteria to file a patent application are met. The official date of this patent is the date when it is filed in the Patent Office.
- Application for Patent of Addition: This application refers to any additions for improvement or modification of an invention for which a patent has already been applied or granted.
- Convention Patent Application: This is a priority patent application whereby the application is dated as of the official date of the corresponding application for patent first made in a WTO member country.
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Requirements
- Full name, nationality, and complete business address of the applicant(s).
- Two copies of specification and claims in English on pages size 8-1/4” x 11-3/4” (International A-4 size).
- Two copies of drawing(s) if any. All sheets of International A-4 size.
- Application form signed by the applicant(s) and endorsement on the reverse by the inventor(s) in presence of two witnesses; if the inventor(s) himself/themselves is/are not the applicant(s) in Pakistan. In alternate Assignment document can also be provided if the inventor’s signature on the said form is not possible.
- Power of Authority signed by applicant(s) notarized by the notary public.
- In case of priority application, certified copy of basic specification is filed with the application in Pakistan or within three months of the date of filing the application. Priority can be claimed for corresponding applications filed in WTO member countries by filing applications in Pakistan within 12 months from the date of first foreign application. If priority document is in language other than English, English translation of the same along with affidavit from the translator verified/attested by Notary Public is required for submission in the Patent Office.
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