ISLAMABAD: The Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) Pakistan remains headless for past seven months as Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is yet to finalize recruitment of a new chairman of the organization. Effective protection of IPR consisting of Copyrights, Patents and Trademark is critical for attracting and retaining Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country. The OICCI IPR Survey 2021 conducted in late 2021 reflects the assessment of the foreign investors on the state of intellectual property protection in Pakistan. However, there is a great desire for all the IP owners to work in partnership with the government authorities for a better IPR regime in Pakistan. He emphasized that IPR protection is a collective responsibility and called upon all the key stakeholders especially the media and government authorities for support in this regard.

Source: Pakistan Today January 18, 2022 21:47 UTC