Average Process Time for Services of Trade Marks Registry

TradeMark Registration Office Pakistan – IPO-Pakistan varies depending on the type of service.

Here’s a general breakdown:

Trade Mark Application (Examination to Acceptance)
Average Time: 6 to 8 months

This includes formal examination, substantive examination, and issuance of the acceptance letter if no objections are found.

Publication in Trade Marks Journal
Time After Acceptance: 1 to 2 months

After acceptance, the mark is published in the official journal for opposition.

Opposition Period
Duration: 2 months (extendable by 1 month)

If no opposition is filed, the application proceeds to registration.

Issuance of Registration Certificate
After Completion of Opposition Period: 2 to 3 months

If uncontested, a certificate is issued, marking the trademark as registered.

Overall Timeframe for Trademark Registration (Unopposed)
Total Estimated Time: 8 to 12 months

SN	Type / nature of office action	Average time for disposal (working days)
1	Issuance of Acknowledgement Receipt on filing application. This includes following steps: Reception of documents in the Systems Reception of Fee instruments and verification Data Entry	Fifteen days
2	Issuance of 1^st Examination Report on application. This includes following steps: Classification Allocation to the section/ officer Formal examination Similarity search Reporting	Four months
3	Action on reply received from the applicant	Three months
4	Acceptance and subsequent publication on compliance of all legal/codal requirements. This includes following steps: Processing of reply / amendment Data entry Publication in TM e-Journal	Two months
5	Process time to decide an Opposition proceedings	It depends on case to case basis
6	Registration of Trade mark – where no opposition received. It includes following steps: Acceptance, publication, opposition time (02 months) and issuance of demand notice.	Six months
7	Issuance of Registration Certificate of trademark after publication from reception of Fee for Demand Notice	Three months
8	Trademark Search Report from request on form TM-55	Fifteen days
9	Miscellaneous requests where hearing is NOT required e.g.; Request for issuance of certified copy Request for change of name, address, etc. Request for duplicate certificate Request for assignment / licence etc.	one months
10	Process time to decide invalidation / cancellation Proceedings	It depends on case to case basis

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