How we help
- Patentability assessment and prior-art guidance
- Drafting and filing patent applications
- Responding to examination reports
- Convention priority claims
- Pre-grant and post-grant oppositions
- Licensing and assignment agreements
- Infringement suits and defence
Forums and courts
- Patent Office, IPO-Pakistan
- Intellectual Property Tribunals
- Sindh High Court
- Supreme Court of Pakistan
Governing law
- Patents Ordinance, 2000
- Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Act, 2012
Common questions
Can I patent an idea?
No. A patent protects an invention that is new, involves an inventive step and is capable of industrial application. An idea must be reduced to a concrete technical solution before it can be protected.
Should I file before speaking to investors?
Generally, yes. Public disclosure before filing can destroy novelty. Speak to counsel before publishing, pitching or selling a product that embodies the invention.
This page is general information about patent law in Pakistan and is not legal advice on your situation.