{"id":1083,"date":"2026-07-27T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/?page_id=1083"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:28:34","slug":"patent-registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/patent-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1083\" class=\"elementor elementor-1083\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1628d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da1628d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18758c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18758c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Protect your inventions, processes, and industrial designs with IPO Pakistan. Prior art search, patent specification drafting, filing, examination, and grant \u2014 handled by a patent lawyer in Lahore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3804c1d elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3804c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:%2003064511313\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-phone-call1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">WhatsApp \/ Call: 0306-4511313<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-building\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M128 148v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12zm140 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12zm-128 96h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12zm128 0h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12zm-76 84v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12zm76 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12zm180 124v36H0v-36c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h19.5V24c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h337c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v440H436c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12zM79.5 463H192v-67c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v67h112.5V49L80 48l-.5 415z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">20 years exclusive protection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebe972 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eebe972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645c7a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"645c7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bae457 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bae457\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9f013 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eb9f013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76446dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76446dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT THIS SERVICE IS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee72eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee72eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patent Registration \u2014 Exclusive Rights to Your Invention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f80a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9f80a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A patent gives you the <strong>exclusive right<\/strong> to make, use, sell, and license your invention in Pakistan for up to <strong>20 years<\/strong>. No one can legally manufacture, copy, import, or commercialize your patented invention without your permission \u2014 and you have full legal recourse if they try.<\/p><p>Patent law in Pakistan is governed by the <strong>Patents Ordinance, 2000<\/strong> and the <strong>Patents (Amendment) Act, 2010<\/strong> under the <strong>Patents Rules, 2003<\/strong>. Pakistan operates a <strong>first-to-file<\/strong> system \u2014 whoever files first wins, regardless of who invented first. As a <strong>patent lawyer in Lahore<\/strong> and High Court Advocate, IUR handles your complete patent application from prior art search through to grant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b51f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2b51f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3e037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d3e037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1094\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b34bf7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b34bf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce55eb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce55eb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b8e96 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"01b8e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst-to-File \u2014 Act Immediately\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPakistan is a first-to-file jurisdiction. If two inventors create the same invention, the one who files the patent application first gets the patent \u2014 not the one who invented first. If you have an invention that could be patented, file immediately. Every day you delay is a day your competitor could file ahead of you.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956a20a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"956a20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3703cc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3703cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a102c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75a102c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8f64e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f8f64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd64dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acd64dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AT A GLANCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec9943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dec9943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Service Snapshot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04349d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04349d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00acebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"00acebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');\r\n\r\n.filer-table-wrap {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    overflow-x: auto;\r\n    font-family: \"Montserrat\", sans-serif;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    min-width: 680px;\r\n    border-collapse: collapse;\r\n    table-layout: fixed;\r\n    color: #082147;\r\n    font-size: 15px;\r\n    line-height: 1.15;\r\n    font-family: \"Montserrat\", sans-serif;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table th,\r\n.filer-comparison-table td {\r\n    border: 1px solid 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th {\r\n        font-size: 12px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .filer-comparison-table th,\r\n    .filer-comparison-table td {\r\n        padding: 7px 8px;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"filer-table-wrap\">\r\n    <table class=\"filer-comparison-table\">\r\n        <thead>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <th>Topic<\/th>\r\n                <th>Details<\/th>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n\r\n        <tbody>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Governing Law<\/td>\r\n                <td>Patents Ordinance, 2000 \u00b7 Patents (Amendment) Act, 2010 \u00b7 Patent Rules, 2003<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Authority<\/td>\r\n                <td>Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO Pakistan)<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Patent Types<\/td>\r\n                <td>Invention Patent (20 years) \u00b7 Utility Model (10 years) \u00b7 Design Patent (15 years)<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Three Criteria<\/td>\r\n                <td>Novelty \u00b7 Inventive Step \u00b7 Industrial Application \u2014 all three are mandatory for patent protection.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Timeline<\/td>\r\n                <td>12\u201336 months from filing to grant (complexity-dependent).<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Priority Period<\/td>\r\n                <td>12 months to claim international priority from the filing date.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Annual Renewal<\/td>\r\n                <td>Required from Year 5 onwards to keep the patent in force.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Handled By<\/td>\r\n                <td>Advocate Inam Ur Rehman \u2014 Patent Lawyer in Lahore, LLM Gold Medalist.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0382f1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0382f1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4393e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4393e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dadf2e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dadf2e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e1c28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52e1c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946c5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"946c5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TYPES OF PATENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e6656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06e6656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Patent Type Do You Need?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac230e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac230e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pakistan recognizes three types of patents under the Patents Ordinance. Choosing the right type determines your protection duration, examination process, and costs:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7027e21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7027e21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d3dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b1d3dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filer-table-wrap\">\r\n    <table class=\"filer-comparison-table\">\r\n        <thead>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <th>Topic<\/th>\r\n                <th>Details<\/th>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n\r\n        <tbody>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Automatic Copyright<\/td>\r\n                <td>Exists from the moment of creation. No paperwork is required. However, you must prove ownership yourself if a dispute arises through drafts, timestamps, or witnesses.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Registered Copyright<\/td>\r\n                <td>An IPO Pakistan Registration Certificate serves as <em>prima facie<\/em> evidence of ownership in court, shifting the burden of proof to the party challenging your rights.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Who Can Challenge You<\/td>\r\n                <td>Without registration, anyone may claim they created the work first, and you must disprove their claim with evidence.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Legal Proceedings<\/td>\r\n                <td>Registered copyright makes it significantly faster and more cost-effective to stop infringement and pursue legal remedies and damages.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Assignment \/ Licensing<\/td>\r\n                <td>Registration makes copyright assignments and licensing transactions legally stronger, allowing buyers and licensees to independently verify ownership.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b3f70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59b3f70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e6ab3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03e6ab3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2d900 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2e2d900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-light-bulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhich Type Fits You \u2014 Free Advice\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNot sure which type fits your invention? Most technical inventions (new products, new processes, new methods) go for a full Invention Patent. If you've made a practical improvement to an existing product, a Utility Model is faster and cheaper. If your invention is about visual appearance or aesthetics of a product (shape, colour, pattern), a Design Patent is the right route. WhatsApp us a brief description and we'll advise.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-671cd11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"671cd11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad26a2a\" data-id=\"ad26a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8b499 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be8b499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f7df7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"38f7df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d05b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d05b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PATENTABILITY REQUIREMENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad67332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad67332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Criteria \u2014 All Must Be Met<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ae3b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5ae3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under <strong>Section 7 of the Patents Ordinance, 2000<\/strong>, an invention is patentable only if it satisfies all three of the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d96eb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d96eb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c1894 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95c1894\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea105da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea105da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0ee7b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb0ee7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c2fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5c2fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Novelty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf82db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf82db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The invention must be <strong>entirely new<\/strong> \u2014 not disclosed anywhere in the world before the filing date, whether in published documents, oral disclosures, exhibitions, or commercial use. <strong>Prior art<\/strong> includes everything disclosed globally, including traditional knowledge. Even your own prior disclosure of the invention (without a grace period) can destroy novelty. This is why keeping your invention confidential until filing is critical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9bc4cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9bc4cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5892122 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5892122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b27f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b27f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inventive Step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd314a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd314a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The invention must not be <strong>obvious<\/strong> to a person skilled in the relevant technical field. It must involve a non-trivial creative leap beyond what is already known. A minor, incremental change to an existing product that any skilled technician would have thought of does not qualify.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f32fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8f32fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98dfe3e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98dfe3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce7cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ce7cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industrial Application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc458b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc458b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The invention must be <strong>capable of being made or used in some kind of industry<\/strong> \u2014 it must have a practical, real-world application. Pure theoretical discoveries without a practical use case do not satisfy this criterion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7049f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7049f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19851a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19851a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0df61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0df61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iurb.pk\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77659e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a77659e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20b2eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e20b2eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9be49 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f9be49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80553d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80553d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT CANNOT BE PATENTED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44c529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44c529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-Patentable Subject Matter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9581f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9581f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following are <strong>explicitly excluded<\/strong> from patentability under the Patents Ordinance, 2000:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0646d55 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0646d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Discoveries and scientific theories<\/b> \u2014 finding something that already exists in nature is not considered an invention.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Mathematical methods<\/b> \u2014 formulas, algorithms, and abstract mathematical concepts are excluded.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Mental acts, games, and business methods<\/b> \u2014 schemes, rules, or methods for performing a mental act or conducting business.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Computer software as such<\/b> \u2014 software per se is not patentable, though software\u2011implemented inventions with a technical character may still qualify.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Literary, artistic, and aesthetic works<\/b> \u2014 these fall under copyright protection, not patents.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Naturally occurring substances<\/b> \u2014 substances found in nature, even if isolated, are not patentable.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Plants and animals<\/b> \u2014 except for microorganisms and microbiological processes.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical methods<\/b> \u2014 for the treatment of humans or animals.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Inventions contrary to public order or morality<\/b> \u2014 including those that endanger human, animal, or plant life.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f748aa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f748aa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea5572 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ea5572\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2a469 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4b2a469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-light-bulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Line Is Often Technical \u2014 Always Consult First\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe line between patentable and non-patentable is often technical. A software-implemented invention with a specific technical effect may be patentable even though pure software is not. A new chemical compound found in nature may not be patentable, but a novel process for producing it may be. Before concluding your invention is not patentable, consult a patent lawyer in Lahore \u2014 what seems obvious may have a patentable angle.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ceb26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7ceb26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225cf69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"225cf69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89223ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89223ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d2285 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36d2285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389d1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"389d1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOCUMENTS REQUIRED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae31ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ae31ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What You'll Need to File<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c14db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1c14db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bd691 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16bd691\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c1b9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04c1b9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b16e3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b16e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cf05d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61cf05d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1054333 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1054333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f26c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1f26c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4993fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4993fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Required Documents for Patent Application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d366e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"68d366e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Applicant details \u2014 full name, address, and nationality of the applicant (individual or company)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inventor details \u2014 full name and address of the inventor(s), and their relationship to the applicant<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Patent specification \u2014 the most critical document: title, description of invention, claims, abstract, and drawings (we draft this professionally)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Claims \u2014 precisely worded statements defining the scope of protection sought (drafted by us)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Abstract \u2014 a concise technical summary of the invention (150 words maximum)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Technical drawings \/ diagrams \u2014 required if the invention has a physical form or mechanical\/structural elements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Deed of Assignment \u2014 if the applicant is different from the inventor (notarized)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Power of Attorney \u2014 authorizing IUR to file on your behalf<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CNIC (individuals) or Certificate of Incorporation + NTN (companies)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Priority document \u2014 if claiming priority from a foreign application filed within the last 12 months<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7369b52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7369b52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b5569 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4b5569\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09c867 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f09c867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-warning\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPatent Specification \u2014 Where Most Applications Fail\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe patent specification is the most important document in your application. Poorly drafted claims that are too narrow give competitors easy workarounds. Claims that are too broad get rejected. The specification must describe the invention in enough detail for a skilled person to reproduce it, while the claims must define the broadest defensible scope of protection. This is where professional drafting makes the difference between strong and weak patent protection.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9384f91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9384f91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7152973\" data-id=\"7152973\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e28d36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e28d36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee9155 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ee9155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c7de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c7de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR PROCESS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b46f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b46f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step-by-Step \u2014 From Search to Grant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de723fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de723fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d39e1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d39e1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24982b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24982b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4689ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4689ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edce3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edce3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prior Art Search<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0949c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d0949c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before drafting anything, we conduct a <strong>prior art search<\/strong> through IPO Pakistan (Form P-27) and international databases (WIPO, Espacenet) to confirm your invention is novel. A search at this stage prevents filing an application that will inevitably be rejected \u2014 saving time and government fees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbade41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbade41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5268016 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5268016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9516e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9516e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patentability Assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19caf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b19caf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We assess your invention against all three criteria \u2014 novelty, inventive step, and industrial application \u2014 and advise on the strongest filing strategy. We also recommend the right patent type (invention, utility model, or design).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ac5e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7ac5e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2357c8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2357c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b263e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b263e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patent Specification Drafting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43e30d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43e30d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We draft the complete patent specification \u2014 description, claims, abstract, and drawings guidance. The claims are crafted to be as broad as legally defensible, providing the widest possible scope of protection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6eb2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c6eb2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82df222 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82df222\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf05c62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf05c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a7c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6a7c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filing with IPO Pakistan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e6407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81e6407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Application filed with IPO Pakistan. Your <strong>filing date<\/strong> is established \u2014 giving you <strong>priority over anyone who files the same invention after this date<\/strong>, even before your patent is granted. You can now mark your invention &#8216;Patent Pending&#8217;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd3f03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fd3f03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b0717 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5b0717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5daa699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5daa699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Formality &amp; Substantive Examination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46de7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b46de7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IPO conducts a formality check (completeness) followed by substantive examination (novelty, inventive step, industrial application). If objections are raised, we draft and file the technical and legal response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3940174 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3940174\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bb2df elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68bb2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d27af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7d27af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publication &amp; Opposition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e2b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e2b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once accepted, your application is published in the <strong>IPO Patent Journal<\/strong>. Third parties have <strong>3 months<\/strong> to file observations or oppositions. We monitor and handle any opposition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be328b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be328b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eddc51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eddc51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cff95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05cff95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd219e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd219e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patent Granted<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e7985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e7985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If unopposed (or opposition resolved), IPO grants your patent and issues the <strong>Patent Certificate<\/strong>. Valid for 20 years from filing date \u2014 subject to annual renewal fees from year 5.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a76e49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a76e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1df52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f1df52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317faa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"317faa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e2a2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42e2a2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac0c71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eac0c71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7e353 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a7e353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae4676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dae4676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAINTAINING YOUR PATENT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2b8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a2b8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annual Renewal \u2014 Keep It in Force<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7830c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7830c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A granted patent does not maintain itself. Under the Patents Ordinance, <strong>annual renewal fees<\/strong> must be paid to IPO Pakistan from the <strong>fifth year<\/strong> of the patent term onwards. 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<td>Grace Period<\/td>\r\n                <td>A 6-month grace period is available after lapse, subject to payment of the prescribed penalty fee.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Restoration Deadline<\/td>\r\n                <td>An application for restoration must be filed within 18 months of the patent lapsing.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>If Not Restored<\/td>\r\n                <td>The patent lapses permanently, and the invention enters the public domain.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efdf3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6efdf3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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We contact you before each renewal deadline so your patent never inadvertently lapses. If you have an existing patent registered elsewhere and need renewal management, we can take that on as well.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d4ec7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72d4ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081697a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"081697a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672a911 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"672a911\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d87ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51d87ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30e9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c30e9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IP COMPARISON<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c814cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c814cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patent vs Copyright vs Trademark<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d116d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d116d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99b534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d99b534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');\r\n\r\n.filer-table-wrap {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    overflow-x: auto;\r\n    font-family: \"Montserrat\", sans-serif;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    min-width: 900px;\r\n    border-collapse: collapse;\r\n    table-layout: fixed;\r\n    color: #082147;\r\n    font-size: 15px;\r\n    line-height: 1.15;\r\n    font-family: \"Montserrat\", sans-serif;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table th,\r\n.filer-comparison-table td {\r\n    border: 1px solid #cbd5e3;\r\n    padding: 7px 10px;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table thead th {\r\n    background: #08234d;\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    padding: 7px 10px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table thead th:first-child {\r\n    width: 20%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table thead th:last-child {\r\n    width: 80%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) td {\r\n    background: #f7f3ed;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) td {\r\n    background: #e8eef7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table tbody td:first-child {\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n    text-align: left;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.filer-comparison-table tbody td:last-child {\r\n    text-align: left;\r\n    color: #082147;\r\n    font-weight: 500;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\r\n    .filer-comparison-table {\r\n        font-size: 11px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .filer-comparison-table thead th {\r\n        font-size: 12px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .filer-comparison-table th,\r\n    .filer-comparison-table td {\r\n        padding: 7px 8px;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"filer-table-wrap\">\r\n    <table class=\"filer-comparison-table\">\r\n        <thead>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <th>Protection Type<\/th>\r\n                <th>Details<\/th>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n\r\n        <tbody>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Patent<\/td>\r\n                <td>Protects inventions, including new products, processes, and methods. Registration is required. Protection lasts for 20 years, provided the invention is novel, involves an inventive step, and has industrial application.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Copyright<\/td>\r\n                <td>Protects original creative works such as books, artwork, software, music, and other literary or artistic creations. Protection arises automatically upon creation and generally lasts for the author's lifetime plus 50 years. Registration is optional but strongly recommended.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Trademark<\/td>\r\n                <td>Protects a brand's identity, including names, logos, slogans, and distinctive signs. Registration with IPO Pakistan is required. Protection lasts for 10 years and can be renewed indefinitely.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td>Design Registration<\/td>\r\n                <td>Protects the visual appearance of a product, including its shape, pattern, configuration, or ornamentation. Protection lasts for 15 years and is separate from patent protection.<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a912f92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a912f92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afcbb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4afcbb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2fd85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f2fd85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca1512 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ca1512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b843f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b843f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f342e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f342e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69ef92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c69ef92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbf71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"3cbf71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-3cbf71b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-573d0696aa35263a7992\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-573d0696aa35263a7992\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-573d0696aa35263a7992\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How long does patent registration take in Pakistan?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-573d0696aa35263a7992\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-3cbf71b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>From filing to grant, typically <strong>12 to 36 months<\/strong> depending on the complexity of the invention, IPO's examination workload, and whether any objections or oppositions arise. Simple utility model applications move faster. Full invention patents with complex technical specifications take longer. Crucially, <strong>your protection starts on the filing date<\/strong> \u2014 not when the grant arrives. You can mark your product 'Patent Pending' from the day of filing.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-3cbf71b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-34ef5546aa35263a7992\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-34ef5546aa35263a7992\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-34ef5546aa35263a7992\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">My invention is a new software feature. Can I patent it in Pakistan?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-34ef5546aa35263a7992\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-3cbf71b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong>Pure software is not patentable<\/strong> under the Patents Ordinance, 2000. However, a <strong>software-implemented invention<\/strong> that produces a specific technical effect \u2014 a new technical process, a technical solution to a technical problem \u2014 may qualify if it meets the three patentability criteria. The distinction is between abstract software (not patentable) and software that implements a concrete technical invention (potentially patentable). This is a nuanced area \u2014 consult us before concluding either way.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-3cbf71b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-d67529f6aa35263a7992\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-d67529f6aa35263a7992\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-d67529f6aa35263a7992\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">I disclosed my invention at a conference before filing. Have I lost the right to patent it?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-d67529f6aa35263a7992\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-3cbf71b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Possibly \u2014 <strong>prior disclosure by the inventor can destroy novelty<\/strong> under Pakistan's patent law, which may make the invention unpatentable. However, the Patents Ordinance provides a <strong>12-month grace period<\/strong> if the invention was disclosed at an officially recognised exhibition. For other disclosures, the position is more complex. If you have already publicly disclosed your invention, <strong>contact us immediately<\/strong> \u2014 we will assess whether you still have a viable filing window.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-3cbf71b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-b9c13af6aa35263a7992\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-b9c13af6aa35263a7992\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-b9c13af6aa35263a7992\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Is Pakistan part of the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-b9c13af6aa35263a7992\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-3cbf71b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong>Not currently.<\/strong> Pakistan is not yet a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which means you cannot use a single PCT application to extend your Pakistan patent internationally. To protect your invention in other countries, you must file national patent applications in each country separately. The <strong>Patent Amendment Bill 2024<\/strong> proposes PCT accession \u2014 which would significantly simplify international filing for Pakistani inventors. We advise on international filing strategies for clients seeking protection abroad.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-3cbf71b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-e4a63736aa35263a7992\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-e4a63736aa35263a7992\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-e4a63736aa35263a7992\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Can I claim priority from a foreign patent application in Pakistan?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-e4a63736aa35263a7992\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-3cbf71b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong>Yes \u2014 within 12 months.<\/strong> If you have already filed a patent application in another country (e.g., UAE, UK, USA), you can file a corresponding application in Pakistan within <strong>12 months of that first filing date<\/strong> and claim the earlier filing date as your priority date. This is important for inventors who want international protection \u2014 file in one country first, then use the 12-month window to extend to Pakistan and other jurisdictions.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-5-3cbf71b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-a9ed25f6aa35263a7992\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-a9ed25f6aa35263a7992\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-a9ed25f6aa35263a7992\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What happens if someone infringes my patent?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-a9ed25f6aa35263a7992\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-5-3cbf71b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aa35263a7992\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Under the Patents Ordinance, the patentee can initiate <strong>infringement proceedings before a District Court<\/strong>. Remedies include: a court injunction to stop the infringement immediately, damages or an account of profits, and in serious cases criminal prosecution under Chapter XIX of the Patents Ordinance. A registered patent certificate is your primary evidence in any infringement action. 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