Registration & Compliance
Intellectual Property Services in Islamabad
The short answer
SARN Consulting registers and protects intellectual property in Pakistan: trademark searches and applications with the IPO, copyright registration, and enforcement against infringement — handling examination objections through to registration certificate.
Your brand name and logo are business assets, and in Pakistan they only protect you once registered. We conduct availability searches, file trademark applications with the Intellectual Property Organisation, and handle examination objections through registration.
Registering early blocks copycats, supports enforcement, and increases what your business is worth when investors or buyers look at it.
What's included
- Trademark availability search and risk assessment
- Application drafting and filing in the relevant classes
- Responding to examination reports and objections
- Renewals, assignments and licensing recordals
- Copyright and related IP registrations
How it works
Availability search
Before you invest in a brand, we search the trademark register for conflicts — identical and similar marks in your class — and report the risk honestly.
Application filing
We file the trademark application in the correct class(es) with a specification that actually protects how you trade, not just how you describe yourself.
Examination and objection handling
IPO examiners frequently raise objections — distinctiveness, class conflicts, amendments. We draft responses and attend hearings until the mark is accepted.
Registration and renewal
Once registered we diarise renewal deadlines, and where infringement appears we issue notices and pursue enforcement with you.
Why SARN Consulting
A trademark is only as good as its specification and its class strategy. SARN files marks built from how the business actually trades — service descriptions that survive examination, logos correctly claimed, multi-class filings where the budget makes sense. And because our corporate team also runs company registrations, your brand and your legal entity are protected as one coherent structure.
Local knowledge, Pakistan-wide coverage
Pakistan's trademark registry sits in Karachi, but its applicants are everywhere — and Islamabad's economy of consultancies, IT products, federal contractors and franchise networks generates constant branding work: company names that need protection before a competitor files, software products needing both copyright and trademark cover, and government vendors discovering their tender brand must match their registered mark. We manage the whole route from G-11 Markaz.
Frequently asked questions
How long does trademark registration take in Pakistan?
A straightforward application moves from filing through examination, publication and opposition to registration in roughly 12 to 24 months. Protection is dated from filing, so you gain priority immediately even though the certificate comes later.
Can I file a trademark before I start using the name?
Yes. Pakistan accepts applications on an intent-to-use basis, and protection runs from the filing date. Filing before launch is the smart order — it stops someone else registering your brand while you prepare.
What is the difference between a trademark and copyright?
A trademark protects names, logos and identifiers used in trade; copyright protects original creative works such as software, text and designs. Many businesses need both. We assess your assets and register each under the correct regime.
How long does trademark registration take in Pakistan?
Filing is quick; the register itself is slow. Expect the full journey — application, examination, publication in the trademarks journal, opposition window, and registration — to take several months to a year or more depending on objections. Protection dates from filing, so early filing matters more than speed.
Can I register a trademark without registering a company?
Yes — individuals and partnerships can own trademarks. But many clients register the company first so the mark is owned by the entity that will trade under it. We advise on the sequencing in your case at the free initial review.
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Get a fixed quote
Send us your documents — we review them free, then quote a fixed fee in writing before any work starts.