LAHORE:The Office of Research Innovation and Commercialisation of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences organised a one day workshop on “Intellectual Property Protection in.
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The commerce secretary is currently holding the acting charge of IPO chairperson. Photo courtesy IPO website
ISLAMABAD: With the battle over Geographical Indication (GI) rights for basmati rice between India and Pakistan entering a new phase, the Intellectual Property Organisation (IPO) is a rudderless ship functioning without any management at this crucial juncture.
For the last one year, the government has failed to appoint a director general (DG) of the IPO. Last month, IPO chairman Mujeeb Ahmed too retired. The Ministry of Commerce has not even initiated the advertisement process to hire a new head for the organisation. A senior official of the IPO said the average time for the appointment of the chairman is three months after the release of the advertisement.
Lacing exports with GI tags
Products with GI tag fetch much higher price than those without such identity
KARACHI:
Do you know what is common among Pakistan’s Basmati rice, Hunza/ Ziarat apples, Multan’s Chaunsa mango, Kashmiri Pashmina, Khewra pink salt, Sialkot sports and surgical goods and Sahiwal cattle?
These are goods produced in certain areas of Pakistan and are unique. They are not produced anywhere in the world. But does the world recognise their status?
That’s important to know because unless the world recognises them as such, Pakistan cannot market them in global markets, claiming they are produced only in this country.
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