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

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

2. 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

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

4. 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 IPO’s 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Processing of Patent Applications

8. Scope of Patent Office • Patents • Industrial Design Registration • Integrated Circuit and layout Designs

9. 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.

10. Functions of the Patent Office • Statutory • Legal and Judicial • Technical • Advisory

11. Characteristics of Patentable Inventions • It should relate to a manner of manufacture or product. • The manner of manufacture / product should be new & novel. • 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. • It should be the outcome of inventive ingenuity. • It should have utility (practical, industrial & economic). • It should not be contrary to law or morality.

12. unpatentable inventions in PakistanIn view of Sec 7 (2) & 7 (4) of Patent Ordinance 2000 amended in 2002) • Discoveries of Laws of nature. • Perpetual motion machines. • Purely scientific & mathematical formulas & principles. • Doctor’s Prescriptions. • Treatment of human beings, animals, flowers & plants. • Surgical operations. • Mere charts, diagrams, & plans. • Articles harmful to public heath & their prosperity. • Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. • Substances that exist in nature or if isolated there from. • For a new or subsequent use of a known product or process • Mere change in physical appearance of a chemical product.

13. 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.

14. Patent Office Performance 2005-2006

15. 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

16. Patent Record Patent Applications filed in Patent Office (from 01/01/2001 up to 31/12/2006)

17. Patent is the Direct Measure of R & D of the country

18. Mail Box

19. 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

20. 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.

21. 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

22. Term of Patent of the following Patents will be expired during year – 2006

23. Publishing of Patent Granted during the year 2006 at website )

24. 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.

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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)

28. 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

29. 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

30. Helpline desk Applicant / any interested person can get information regarding Filing & Drafting Patent Or Design Applications. It consist of;

31. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total record captured by the Patent Office: 11274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

32. 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 • Priority Country wise • Patent Granted in Priority Countries • Reply Received Record • Last 16 years of Patent Record • Last 16 years of Design Record • Historical Record Counting of 59 years • Hardware and software Inventory report

33. Thanks Mrs. Yasmeen Abbasi Controller of Patents & Registrar of Designs Tel: +92 21 9215488 E-mail: info@patent.gov.pk URL: www.patent.gov.pk