In the Name of Allah the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful

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In the Name of Allah the Most Beneficent and the
Most Merciful
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Government of PakistanIPO Pakistan-Cabinet
Division
Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan
Role Of Intellectual Property Rights in R D
and Business IP Expert
The Patent Office 2nd Floor Kandawala
Building, M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi.
22 May, 2007
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IPO Pakistan

• Presented by
• Mrs. Yasmeen Abbasi
• Controller of Patents Registrar of Designs
• Patent Office Karachi.
• Intellectual Property Organization
• Pakistan.

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The Patent Office's brief history

• The Patent office was established in March, 1948
  under the provision of section 55 of the Patents
  Designs Act 1911. Now it has been functioning
  under the Intellectual Property Organization
  (IPO) Pakistan Since April, 2005. the major
  objective of the IPOs policy is to facilitate
  the general public and patent/design applicants
  to achieve the goal of patent registration and
  registration of industrial designs.
• In view of the recent developments, activities
  of WTO, and the TRIPS agreement, national laws
  have been amended. Patents Ordinance 2000 (as
  amended in 2002) and Designs Ordinance 2000, are
  being followed for the grant of patents and
  registration of Industrial Designs.

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Term Of Protection

• Term of Patent has been extended up to 20 years
  subject to renewal provision for extension of
  the term has been with drawn.
• Term of Design has been extended up to 30 years
  subject to renewal provision for extension of
  the term has been with drawn.
• Term of Integrated Design Circuit Layout has been
  extended up to 30 years subject to renewal
  provision for extension of the term has been with
  drawn.

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The Patent Office's brief history

• Being a member of WTO, Pakistan is obliged to
  ensure minimum required protection of
  intellectual property rights under the TRIPS
  agreement. The creation of autonomous body IPO
  (Intellectual Property Organization) with
  autonomous status and financial independence will
  provide the solution of all the problems.
• Its head is the Controller of Patents Designs
  (BPS-19) assisted by two Assistant Controller of
  Patents Designs (BPS-18) and Examiners of
  Patents who carry out Technical and Legal
  Examination of Patents. All the officers
  including Controller of Patents Registrar of
  Designs are available to general public in order
  to help them solve their problems if any. The
  technical staff (Examiners) are given training
  from time to time to make updated on Patent
  matters to achieve the best results with
  assistance of WIPO.

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Processing of Patent Applications
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Scope of Patent Office

• Patents
• Industrial Design Registration
• Integrated Circuit and layout Designs

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Main Objectives of the Patent Office

• To encourage research and inventions.
• To disclose new technological discoveries.
• To disseminate technical information know-how.
• To make transfer of technology possible.
• To create an atmosphere for foreign investment.

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Functions of the Patent Office

1. Statutory
2. Legal and Judicial
3. Technical
4. Advisory

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Characteristics of Patentable Inventions

1. It should relate to a manner of manufacture or
   product.
2. The manner of manufacture / product should be new
   novel.
3. According to Patent Ordinance 2000 novelty
   requirement is mad absolute international.
   Where as in old law it was only local novelty
   i.e. new novel in Pakistan only.
4. It should be the outcome of inventive ingenuity.
5. It should have utility (practical, industrial
   economic).
6. It should not be contrary to law or morality.

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unpatentable inventions in Pakistan In view of
Sec 7 (2) 7 (4) of Patent Ordinance 2000
amended in 2002)

1. Discoveries of Laws of nature.
2. Perpetual motion machines.
3. Purely scientific mathematical formulas
   principles.
4. Doctors Prescriptions.
5. Treatment of human beings, animals, flowers
   plants.
6. Surgical operations.
7. Mere charts, diagrams, plans.
8. Articles harmful to public heath their
   prosperity.
9. Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
10. Substances that exist in nature or if isolated
    there from.
11. For a new or subsequent use of a known product or
    process
12. Mere change in physical appearance of a chemical
    product.

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Automation of the Patent Office

• In order to automate The Patent Office a project
  has been started by the Electronic Government
  Directorate (EGD) titled Automation of The
  Patent Office, Karachi
• The Project includes the development of
  customized applications for automating the
  internal business processes of Patent Office,
  Karachi Under Cabinet Division. In addition to
  this, the Patent Office Web Site will be
  redesigned for online services for customers and
  stakeholders.
• The project was fully financed by the World
  Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva.
• The software namely Industrial Property
  Automation System (IPAS) which is a flexible and
  rapid solution towards the automation of the
  patent office assisted by the WIPO.

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Patent Office Performance 2005-2006
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Milestone achieved

• Patent Record
• Industrial Design Record
• Revenue structure two years Comparative
  statement
• Summary of revocation opposition decided
• Mail Box
• International Patent Search Internet Facility
• Publishing of Expired Patent during year 2006 and
  Jan, Feb of 2007 at website
• Publishing of Patent Granted during year 2006
• Publishing of Official Gazette weekly at website
• Check list of substantive upgraded
• Acknowledgment of application is upgraded
• Automation Project (EGD)
• Networking
• Data Capturing
• Training of New staff
• Helpline desk
• Electronic Reports

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Patent Record
Patent Applications filed in Patent Office (from
01/01/2001 up to 31/12/2006)
Year Applications filed Applications filed Applications filed Patent Granted Patent Granted Patent Granted
Year Local Applications 4.64 Average Foreign Applications 95.36 average Total Applications Local Applications 3 average Foreign Applications 97 average Total Applications
2001 58 1168 1226 12 338 350
2002 55 1057 1112 14 408 422
2003 57 1070 1127 13 350 363
2004 73 1010 1083 12 404 416
2005 143 1141 1284 21 372 390
2006 91 1647 1738 22 225 247
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Patent is the Direct Measure of R D of the
country
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Mail Box
Total number of Applications received till 31st December, 2004 Applications withdrawn Report issued Reply received Applications at which Patent granted by Foreign countries Priority Based Applications Non priority applications Applications (Foreign) National Applications (Local)
4214 1362 2852 1147 1000 2537 315 4179 35
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International Patent Search (Internet Facility)

• International Novelty search is started for the
  Patent application that never practiced ever.
  Patent Examiners are supplied an internet
  facility for it and also basic Training for it
  from
• IP - Australia Officials at IPO-Islamabad.
• USPTO Officials at Marriot Karachi.
• GIPA - USPTO at Washington.
• JPO - at Tokyo
• IPOS - at Singapore

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Publishing of Official Gazette (weekly at website)

• The new application filed, accepted cases are
  published in Official Gazette Part V . Patent
  office started to publish the Official Gazette
  Part V at website since start of 2006.

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Publishing of List of Expired Patent (at website)

• It was first time that Patent Office published
  the list of Patent expiring during the year 2006
  , January 2007 and February 2007at its official
  website.

www.ipo.gov.pk www.patent.gov.pk
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Term of Patent of the following Patents will be
expired during year 2006
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Publishing of Patent Granted during the year 2006
at website )
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Computer Networking

• With the supply of computers from WIPO, NETSOL
  (EGD) and IPO Pakistan, a Computer Network of 42
  nodes is set up. Computer is supplied from disk
  to disk of each Patent Examiner and in each
  section.
• Internet facility is also provided to the Patent
  Examiners for International patent search.

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IPO Automation Project (EGD)

• A project of data capturing of Historical record
  of 59 year under the
• IPO Automation Project financed by Ministry of IT
  ( MoIT ) and
• deployed by Electronic Government (EGD) is
  started from June 2006.
• Under that project following steps are involved
• Online Application System Deployment
• Historical Data capturing
• Network of 40 computers
• Patent office Website
• Humane Resources Training

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Data Capturing

• in first phase 15000 complete records are to be
  entered.
• Patent cases (about 25 years) 10,000
• Industrial Design (about 25 years ) 5,000
• Total record Entered 15,000
• -- 100 Verification of all the record captured
  is done by Jr. Patent Examiners.
• -- 5 Cross verification is done by Sr. Examiners
  and Assistant controller

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Professional Training of New staff

• New recruited Jr. Patent Examiners have been
  trained
• WIPO-Australian training ( IPO Head Office)
• Patent Attorneys (Patent Office Karachi)
• Training by Sr. Patent Examiners Assistant
  Controller (Patent Office Karachi)
• Patent Ordinance 2000 and rules
• IPC Classification
• Examination Report writing (Formal substantive)

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Basic Computer Training of Staff

• To make the optimal utilization of provided
  automation technology facilities, a basic IT
  training for the Patent Office Staff is organized
  with the collaboration of Electronic Government

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WIPO Automation Mission (Dec, 2006)

• IPAS Deployment Phase -1
• Automation of Patent and Industrial Deign
  Application Reception Section
• Data Capturing of New Applications
• Formality Section Work i.e. Formal Examination ,
  Office Documents Entries

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Helpline desk
Applicant / any interested person can get
information regarding Filing Drafting Patent Or
Design Applications. It consist of
1. Karachi  
MISS SHAMS-UN-NISA, Patent Examiner,The Patent Office,2nd Floor Khandawala Building,M.A.Jinnah Road,Karachi-74400, Pakistan. Tele 92-21-9215488Fax [phone]Email shams.nisa_at_ipo.gov.pk MISS SHAMS-UN-NISA, Patent Examiner,The Patent Office,2nd Floor Khandawala Building,M.A.Jinnah Road,Karachi-74400, Pakistan. Tele 92-21-9215488Fax [phone]Email shams.nisa_at_ipo.gov.pk
2. Islamabad
MISS ERAM ZAIDI,Intellectual Property Rights Officer,Technology Incubation Center-NUST112-B, Street 37, F-10/1,Islamabad, Pakistan. Tele 92-51-9267241-44/210Fax [phone]Email eram.zaidi_at_tic.org.pk
3. Lahore
MISS HINA ANWARManagement Associate, SMEDA,6th Floor, LDA Plaza, Egerton Road,Lahore. Pakistan. Tele 92-42-111-111-456, 042-6375110Fax [phone]Cell 92-332-413-9611Email hinadvocate_at_hotmail.com, hina_at_smeda.org.pk
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Electronic Reports

• A number of Electronic reports have been
  generated from last two years. To issue these
  reports the bibliographic data of 11000 patent
  applications has been captured by the Jr. Patent
  Examiners.
• Mail Box under process 2852
• Mail box with drawn 1362
• Six years Patent filling from (2001-2006) 7060
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• Total record captured by the Patent Office 11274
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List of Electronic Reports

• Design Application File and Registered
• Patent Application File and Grant
• Patent Filing and Grant Year wise
• Patent cases Opposition Revocation
• Challenged in high court
• Sector wise
• Law firm wise
• Company wise
• Examiner Performance
• Mail Box Statistics
• Mail Box withdrawn
• Mail Box under Process
• Year wise
• Company wise
• Sector wise
• Origin Country wise

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• Thanks

Mrs. Yasmeen Abbasi Controller of Patents
Registrar of Designs Tel 92 21
9215488 E-mail info_at_patent.gov.pk URL www.paten
t.gov.pk