Industrial Design Registration in Pakistan

At Raza & Associates, our seasoned team offers extensive expertise in advising clients on registering and enforcing industrial designs under the Registered Designs Ordinance 2000, and on the copyright and passing-off position for product designs that are not registered. Our services encompass a wide spectrum, including:

Industrial Design: Our proficiency extends to the intricacies of industrial design, so that your registrations are in place before products reach the market.

Patents and Design Protection: We specialize in procuring patents and providing meticulous design protection strategies, allowing you to navigate the complex landscape of intellectual property with confidence.

Patents and Design Searches: Raza & Associates conducts thorough patents and design searches to identify existing intellectual property, enabling you to make informed decisions and avoid potential conflicts.

Design and Patent Filing & Prosecuting: Our streamlined processes cover the entire journey, from filing design and patent applications to prosecuting them effectively, with every official deadline docketed.

Investing & Watch Services: We offer comprehensive investing and watch services, providing you with the strategic insights needed to make informed decisions about your intellectual property portfolio.

At Raza & Associates, we are committed to helping our clients stay one step ahead of the competition by safeguarding their creative endeavors. Our passion for protecting innovation drives us to deliver tailored solutions that align with your unique needs.

Partner with us, and let’s embark on a journey to secure and enhance the value of your designs in the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law.

Raza & Associates advises businesses, manufacturers, product companies, designers, startups and international clients on industrial design protection in Pakistan. Design rights can be important where the visual appearance of a product gives it commercial value or helps customers identify it in the market.

Our design services cover filing strategy, application preparation, prosecution support, renewals, portfolio management, assignments, licensing and enforcement coordination.

Industrial design registration may protect the visual appearance of a product, including shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation, where the design meets the applicable requirements. It is different from patent protection, which focuses on technical inventions, and trademark protection, which focuses on brand identifiers.

Timing matters. Businesses should consider design filing before broad public disclosure, copying risk, commercial launch, manufacturing scale-up or distributor discussions. Early review can help decide whether design registration, trademark protection, patent advice, copyright, contracts or a combination of rights is appropriate.

Raza & Associates assists with design filing strategy, documentation review, prosecution correspondence, renewals and portfolio management. We also support foreign companies and overseas law firms that need Pakistan local counsel for industrial design matters.

Foreign applicants can work with Pakistan IP local counsel for industrial design filing, renewals, assignments and enforcement coordination.

If a product design is copied, the response should begin with evidence collection and a review of registration, ownership and commercial documents. Depending on the facts, options may include legal notices, settlement discussions, administrative steps or litigation.

• Design filing strategy.
• Industrial design application support.
• Prosecution and correspondence.
• Design renewals and portfolio management.
• Design assignments and licensing.
• Infringement and enforcement coordination.
• Local counsel support for foreign applicants.