Trade Mark ™

(Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan)

What is Trademark?

• A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design

that identifies and distinguishes the source of the

goods of one party from those of others.

• A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and / or

design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a

service rather than goods.

Who register Trademark?

Trade Marks Registry (TMR) is premier body of Intellectual

Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) working

for the registration of trade and services marks under the

Trademarks Ordinance, 2001

• Federal Body

• Lies within Geographical boundary of Pakistan.

• Located in Karachi and also regional office in Lahore.

Registration Process (online)
Registration is mandatory for the use of the online filing

system of trademarks.

There are two types of users:

1. SELF (Who intend to apply for trademark applications on their own)

2. REPRESENTATIVE

a) Attorney

b) RTMA ( Registered Trademark Agent)

SELF Applying Process
(Complete steps with pics)
 SELF Registration Process

1. Go to the website www.ipo.gov.pk

2. Click online filing under the Online Services .

 SELF Registration Process

3. Click on new Registration.

SELF Registration Process
4. New User Registration page will load. Registration data

is collected in two steps:

Step-I : Mobile No. & Email Address Verification

Step-II : Authorized Representative Details

 SELF Registration Process

In Step-I, applicant would be required to enter his / her Computerized National Identity

Card (CNIC) No., Mobile No. and Email Address. Make sure to give your own Mobile No.

and Email Address as this information would be locked upon verification and cannot be

changed once registered.

 SELF Registration Process

5. Enter your CNIC No., Confirm CNIC No. and select your Service

Provider. e.g. If you have ported your Warid Number to Telenor

Network, your Service Provider will be Telenor:

 SELF Registration Process

6. Enter your Mobile No. and click the button Get Code via SMS. The system

will send a code via SMS to your provided Mobile No. and the message “The

Code has been sent to your provided Mobile No.!” would be displayed:
 SELF Registration Process

7. Enter your Email Address and click the button Get Code via Email. The

system will send a code in an email to your provided Email Address and the

message “The Code has been sent to your provided Email Address!” would be

displayed:
 SELF Registration Process

8. Enter the code received in the SMS in Mobile No. Verification Code field and

click anywhere outside the field, the message “Mobile No. verified

successfully!” would be displayed:

 SELF Registration Process

9. Enter the code received in the email in Email Verification Code field and click

anywhere outside the field, the message “Email Address verified successfully!”

would be displayed. The VERIFY & CONTINUE button will change its color

from Grey to Green. Click on VERIFY & CONTINUE button to go to Step-II

(Authorized Representative Detail):

 SELF Registration Process

In Step-II: Authorized Representative Detail such as Name, Landline Phone,

Fax, Correspondence Address etc. will be collected. Your CNIC, Mobile No.

and Email Address would be fetched from the information provided in Step-I

and will NOT be editable in Step-II. Under the option Register as, select the

radio button SELF:

SELF Registration Process
Description of fields:

• Title (Select appropriate title. Do NOT select Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof if

your name starts with MALIK, HAFIZ, CHAUDHRY, SYED,

QAZI, RANA, MIAN, SHEIKH, MIRZA etc. Instead select the

last option in Title drop down list)

• Full Name (Name of the applicant applying for registration)

• Gender (Gender of the applicant applying for registration)

• Landline Phone No. (optional)

• Fax No. (optional)

SELF Registration Process
Description of fields:

• Correspondence Address (Mailing address of the applicant.

Do NOT mention city name, country name and mobile /

phone number etc. in this field. These are to be mentioned in

their respective fields ONLY.)

• Province (Name of province of correspondence address)

• City (Name of city of correspondence address. The list of

cities will load based on your selection in Province field

 SELF Registration Process

10. After having filled in the required

information keeping in view the above

description, click on the check box

besides the statement “I agree to the

Terms & Conditions of IPO-Pakistan

policy” and Enter characters shown in

image in the fields below. Click the

SAVE & CONTINUE button

 SELF Registration Process

11. “Registration Successful” message will appear on your screen.

 SELF Registration Process

12. “You will receive a registration confirmation email from [email protected] on your

email address mentioned at the time of registration. In the email you will find your

Username (CNIC is your user name), Default Password (system generated) and PIN

CODE (4-digit code). Username / Password will be used to log on to IPO online filing

portal (apply.ipo.gov.pk) and PIN CODE will be required to submit applications to IPO.
REPRESENTATIVE
Registration Process
(Complete steps with pics)
 Representative Registration
Process

1. Go to the website www.ipo.gov.pk

2. Click online filing under the Online Services .

 Representative Registration
Process

3. Click on new Registration.

Representative Registration
Process
3. New User Registration page will load. Registration data is

collected in two steps:

Step-I : Mobile No. & Email Address Verification

Step-II : Authorized Representative Details

 Representative Registration
Process
In Step-I, attorney would be required to enter his / her Computerized National

Identity Card (CNIC) No., Mobile No. and Email Address. Make sure to give

your own Mobile No. and Email Address as this information would be locked

upon verification and cannot be changed once registered.

 Representative Registration
Process
4. Enter your CNIC No., Confirm CNIC No. and select your Service Provider.

e.g. If you have ported your Warid Number to Telenor Network, your Service

Provider will be Telenor:

 Representative Registration
Process
5. Enter your Mobile No. and click the button Get Code via SMS. The system

will send a code via SMS to your provided Mobile No. and the message “The

Code has been sent to your provided Mobile No.!” would be displayed:
 Representative Registration
Process
6. Enter your Email Address and click the button Get Code via Email. The

system will send a code in an email to your provided Email Address and the

message “The Code has been sent to your provided Email Address” would be

displayed:
 Representative Registration
Process
7. Enter the code received in the SMS in Mobile No. Verification Code field and

click anywhere outside the field, the message “Mobile No. verified

successfully!” would be displayed:

 Representative Registration
Process
8. Enter the code received in the email in Email Verification Code field and click

anywhere outside the field, the message “Email Address verified successfully!”

would be displayed. The VERIFY & CONTINUE button will change its color

from Grey to Green. Click on VERIFY & CONTINUE button to go to Step-II

(Authorized Representative Detail):

 Representative Registration
Process
9. In Step-II: Authorized Representative Detail such as Name, Name of Law firm, Bar

License No., Landline Phone, Fax, Correspondence Address etc. will be collected. Color

scan of front and back side of Bar Council’s Card / Certificate will also be uploaded. Your

CNIC, Mobile No. and Email Address would be fetched from the information provided in

Step-I and will NOT be editable in Step-II. Under the option Register as, select the radio

button REPRESENTATIVE:
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Process
10. Upon selecting REPRESENTATIVE option, two more options namely ATTORNEY and

RTMA will be displayed. Select ATTORNEY if you are a registered lawyer with any of the

Provincial Bar Councils, Islamabad Bar Council or Pakistan Bar Council; or select RTMA if

you are a Registered Trademark Agent (RTMA) with the Trademark Registry, IPO-

Pakistan:
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Process
11. Upon selecting ATTORNEY option, a new field Business

Type would appear with three options namely:

• SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

• ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS (FIRM)

• PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

Representative Registration
Process
This is the legal nature of your law firm whether it is owned by an

individual (Sole Proprietor), or a group of associates (Partnership

/ AOP) or it is a private limited law company. In the case of

Association of Persons (Firm), the system would also ask you to

give the name(s) and CNIC(s) of other partners in the firm.

Select the appropriate Business Type and fill-in the required

information:
SELF Registration Process
Description of fields:

• Title (Select appropriate title. Do NOT select Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof if

your name starts with MALIK, HAFIZ, CHAUDHRY, SYED,

QAZI, RANA, MIAN, SHEIKH, MIRZA etc. Instead select the

last option in Title drop down list)

• Full Name (Name of the attorney applying for registration)

• Gender (Gender of the attorney applying for registration)

• Landline Phone No. (optional)

• Fax No. (optional)

SELF Registration Process
Description of fields:

• License No. (Bar Council License No. / HCR No. / SCR No.

of the attorney applying for registration)

• Name of Law Practice (Name of Law Firm)

• Upload License Scanned File (Single file allowed. Color

scan of front and back side of Bar Council’s Card / Certificate

scanned into one file of less than 1MB. Supported file formats

are .jpg, .png and .pdf)

SELF Registration Process
Description of fields:

• Correspondence Address ((Mailing address of the law firm.

Do NOT mention law firm name, city name, country name

and mobile / phone number etc. in this field. These are to be

mentioned in their respective fields ONLY.)

• Province (Name of province where this law firm’s office is

located)

• City (Name of city where this law firm’s office is located. The

list of cities will load based on your selection in Province field)

Representative Registration
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 Representative Registration
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12. As shown above, click on Choose File button in Upload License Scanned File field to

browse and select the scanned file of Bar License (both sided). Click on the name of

scanned file in the File Choose dialog box and click the Open button:
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13. The name of selected scanned file will be shown in front of Choose File button. Click

on the check box besides the statement “I agree to the Terms & Conditions of IPO-

Pakistan policy” and Enter characters shown in image in the fields below. Click the SAVE &

CONTINUE button:
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14. “Registration Successful” message will appear on your screen. A confirmation email of

receiving your registration request will also be sent to your email by the office. IPO office

will communicate observations and anomalies in your registration request (if any) through

email.
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15. After processing of your request and removal of anomalies (if any), you will receive a

registration confirmation email from [email protected] on your email address mentioned

at the time of registration. In the email you will find your Username (CNIC is your user

name) and Default Password (system generated) along with the details about the address

verification letter that you will receive via courier / registered post on the correspondence

address mentioned at the time of registration. After receipt of Username / Password email

you will be able to log on to IPO online filing portal but CANNOT submit an application.
Representative Registration
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 Representative Registration
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16. You will receive a letter through courier / registered post for verification of

your correspondence address. Carefully read and follow the instructions

mentioned in the address verification letter to fill in the following information and

scan the letter in .jpg, .png or .pdf file of size less than 1MB:
Representative Registration
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 Representative Registration
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17. Log on to IPO online filing portal (apply.ipo.gov.pk) to upload the scanned letter into

your online filing portal. After login, move the mouse pointer to the top right corner of the

page over to the two buildings icon, a menu will pop. Select My Profile option on the menu:
 Representative Registration
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18. My Profile page will be loaded. Click on the icon under Action column:
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19. Your profile information page will be opened. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to

see Attorney Letter Detail section. Fill in the Courier Consignment No., Receiving Date

fields and click on Choose File button to browse and upload the scanned letter of address

verification:
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20. Select the scanned letter file and click on the Open button:
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21. The name of selected scanned file will be shown in front of Choose File button. Click

on the SAVE button.

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22. The letter will be uploaded and you can see Courier Consignment No. added in your

profile:
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23. After verification of your uploaded letter and matching the Courier Consignment No. in

the office record, the office will generate a 4-digit PIN Code and share with you via SMS

and Email registered with IPO-Pakistan. After receiving PIN Code, your registration

process will be completed and you will be able to submit the online files to IPO-Pakistan.
Thank you!