G M LAW
ASSOCIATES ®

LAWYERS, LEGAL CONSULTANTS & IP ATTORNEYS
Registered as trade mark under the Pakistan Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001.

Ghulam Mohiuddin Khan

Lawyer, Legal Consultant & IP Attorney

Mr. Ghulam Mohiuddin Khan, Advocate High Court, the senior partner is in the field and doing practice since 1978 under the name and style of “G M LAW ASSOCIATES” which got registered as trade mark in class 45 in respect of legal services. Mr. Khan is one of the senior IP Attorneys in Pakistan. Mr. Muhammad Ahmad Khan his son, an energetic young lawyer has recently joined Mr. Khan as his Assistant Attorney. Besides the IP registration and infringement, passing off matters (Trade Mark, Copyright, Design and Patent) G M LAW also deals with the cases of Civil and Criminal nature.

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IP
Services

We have a unique
blend of talent that allows
us to offer such a diverse
range of services.

Trade Mark

Trade mark is a mark by which merchants..

Trade Mark

Trade mark is a mark by which merchants and manufacturers brand their goods for the purpose of distinctiveness. Registered by a Government officer, Registrar of Trade Marks having office Trade Marks Registry at Karachi. In case infringement of registered trade mark or in the matter of passing off, the trial court is court of the District Judge. First appeal against Registrar’s order or District Judge’s order goes to be filed in the High Court. Initial registration is for ten years and its renewal is also for a further period of 10 years. The right given by registration is the right to exclusive use of the registered mark. Primarily the law deals with the Trade Marks matters is: Pakitan Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001 and Trade Marks Rules, 2004.

Copyright

Copyright means the exclusive right to do..

Patent

Patent: A Government authority to an individual..

Patent

Patent: A Government authority to an individual or organisation conferring a right or title, esp. the sole right to make or use or sell some invention. In legal sense patent means a patent granted under the provisions of the Patents Ordinance, 2000. The term of a patent under said Ordinance is twenty years from the filing date. Patent Office, Karachi headed by Controller of Patents grants patent. The Controller of Patents is not technically a court or a tribunal exercising judicial functions but the Controller has the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Civil Procedure Code in respect of certain matters under Section 50 of the said Ordinance. Suit for infringement of a patent is instituted in a District Court having jurisdiction. An appeal against any decision, order or direction of the Controller lies to the High Court.

Design

Design means features of shape, configuration..

Design

Design means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by any industrial process or means, appeal to and are judged solely by the eye, but does not include a method or principle of construction of features of shape or configuration which are dictated solely by technical and functional considerations. It also means such finished article, which appeals to the eye to be new and original. Registrar of Designs, registered the designs under the Registered Designs Ordinance, 2000 for a initial period of 10 years. The registration may extend for a second period of 10 years and also for a third period of 10 years. Appeal against Registrar’s order goes to High Court.

Registration

The object / intention of the Legislature while ..

Registration

The object / intention of the Legislature while enacting IP laws regarding registration is to eliminate the chances of confusion and deception. For the growth of healthy competition in trade, commerce, industry and those who have invested their money, labour and skill all for earning a remarkable reputation should not be allowed to be exploited by the rivals.

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Informations desired by the concerned persons regarding ..

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Informations desired by the concerned persons regarding proccess of registration or taking action of Infringement of trademarks, copyrights, patent and design are available with GM LAW Associates free of cost.

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Our
Areas Of Practice


Intellectual Property,
Litigation,
Corporate Law,

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Intellectual
Property Rights

Their Protectioin & Benefits

FAQs

Why Intellectual Property requires to be registered
Sole purpose of registraton of immoavble property in the name of someone to confirm and certify by the competent authority that said perosn is the exclusive owner to use the same as he likes. No other person is allowed to interfere in the affairs of said property. Intellectual Property is defined to be a property under the law and Sharah like other immoveable properties so its registration is an imperative as the other properties. People have to protect their Intellectual property by registering the same with proper forum.
Benefits of IP registration
a) Possession of an immoveable property by a person does not mean that possessed property lawfully owned by him untill and unless registration is made in his favour by the Competent Authority. If a person uses a trade mark since long time would only be beneficial when the said trade mark registered in his favour otherwise no penal action is provided to be taken against the immitator.
b) Besides Criminal action against the immitators / violators, Civil remedies are also available under the law in favour of proprietors of registered trademarks and copyrights etc.
Overall
Registration of an Intellectual Property Right blesses the registered proprietor with the staisfaction that he is the genuine, actual and lawful owner of the same and he possess all those rights provided under the law.

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Trademarks   Journals


Every Trademark is accepted provisionally for registration by the Rgistrar of Trade Marks subject to publications in the trademark journal for want of objection. if no oposition lodged against the advertised mark from the entire world by any intrested person then the mark further proceeds for final registration. In view of this process of publications in the journal of the trademark has great importance so that a trade mark could not be registered without giving notice to the public, reasoning thereby every buisnessman has to take notice of the journl published every month regularly. For convenience of the public GM LAW is providing list of the journals since 1996.

Trademarks Journal For 2018

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Contact Us


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ALi Plaza, 13-Fane Road,
Lahore-54000, Pakistan.
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Phone: (92) 42 37352911

Email: gmkhan@gmlaw.pk

Skype: gmkhan@gmlaw.pk

Mon-Sat: 9:00am → 6:00pm
Sunday: Closed

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