WTO asks Pakistan to increase fine

Lahore: World Trade Organization (WTO) has asked Pakistan and other developing countries under the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is fine and imprisonment for violators of the increase in the period. World Trade Organization signed a five-year grace period was under developed economies of South Asia including Pakistan and the IPR, which expired in 2007, but no concrete steps taken to apply to the issue.


News has learned that the organization that the WTO Agreement on Pakistan and Rs0.2 million over a period of imprisonment penalty amount to Rs0.5 million for three years for violators of IPR should be extended is asked to sign. Though the Government has not followed the instructions in the World Trade Organization. Unconsciousness, low GDP growth and lack of education about the root causes for non-IPR in the country are implementing the guidelines. , Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) of Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Advisory Majid Bashir about the need for an awareness program in the country is called. Commerce and Industry, trade bodies and chambers of academia and specialized training programs on IPR introducing a ban on Pakistan from the World Trade Organization should be to avoid, he said.

Under the World Trade Organization's trade related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) signed an agreement refers to Pakistan, along with global trends in intellectual property need to upgrade infrastructure. Accordingly, intellectual property, namely copyright, patent and trademark have been upgraded and modified the existing law is the law applied as well, he said. Awareness and non availability of intellectual property rights related advisory highlighting the poor condition Majid said that Pakistan's efforts IPOs, intellectual property rights with the Punjab University as an optional subject was introduced two years ago. Intellectual property rights for intellectual property rights on the subject as a whole was available because no professor teaching has not started yet. However, some success achieved by Pakistan's education account IPO was three months short courses as Intellectual Property Rights in Punjab Law College and started for a number of people were getting themselves enrolled in such courses . Meanwhile, one company's IPO registration, copyright, trademarks and patents and offices were opened in Karachi to Lahore and started windows service, while regional offices in Peshawar and Quetta will be opened soon, he said. He said that to provide better service integration and IP infrastructure with the objective of improving the IPO Pakistan is working, IP-based one to achieve the goal of increased public awareness and increase enforcement coordination. Majid said an academy was opened in the office where the IPO at IPR courses was initiated. This apart, the IPO related government officials, manufacturers and others as well had arranged for a number of workshops.