Adoption Of New Regulations For Designs Rules

The Federal Government of Pakistan has adopted new regulations for Designs Rules, 2023 which published in the Official Gazette Part-II on March 11, 2023^{1 2}and came into force immediately thereafter.
The salient features of the new Designs Rules under the Registered Designs Ordinance, 2000 are as under:

• FEE

The fee for applications and registrations under the Ordinance has been raised as per the 2023 Rules, and the updated fees are specified in the First Schedule of these Rules.

• FORMS

New forms, including the Application Form and Power of Authority Form, have been introduced. The new form³ requires only the applicant's or an authorized officer's signature, and notarization or legalization is no longer necessary.