Trade mark application in Pakistan can be filed under following categories:

  • Ordinary Trademark Application refers to the trade mark application filed for single class of goods or services; or
  • Priority Trademark Application refers to application claiming priority from Convention country. A priority trademark application should be filed in Pakistan within six months after the date on which the trademark application was made in the convention country. For claiming priority in Pakistan from a convention application, a certified copy of the priority documents needs to be filed with the IPO, Pakistan.
  • Multi Class trademark applications that cover more than 1 class of goods and services cannot be filed.