ARTICLE · 19 OCTOBER 2023

E-filing System Introduced

United Trademark & Patent Services

This is considered a great attainment while considering that IP filings carried out manually, were obviously a time-incurring and cost-incurring procedure.

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Pakistan: E-filing system introduced¹

As a digitalization milestone for the country, in a ceremony held at Arfa Software Technology Park (ASTP)² on Wednesday, 14th June, the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) in collaboration with the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), introduced the e-Filing system to receive trademark applications from IP applicants, electronically. The Pakistan IPO provides access to an online Trademark filing system^3,4 and efforts are being made to digitize applications for Copyright, Patent, Designs, and Geographical Indications in a similar manner.

This is considered a great attainment while considering that IP filings carried out manually, were obviously a time-incurring and cost-incurring procedure. Such an advancement in the IP system will enable less time-incurring procedures that will be of hassle-free convenience. This would also considerably decrease the cost of filing trademark applications in

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