Asaan FilerEk class mein trademark register karwane ka government fee kaafi kam hai, lekin poora kharcha sirf government fee nahi hota. Agar aap khud IPO-Pakistan ki website se apply karein to fee zyada tar Rs 5,000 se Rs 10,000 ke darmiyan rehta hai — depend karta hai class aur filing method par. Agent ya consultant se karwayein to us ki service fee alag se lagti hai, jo aam tor par Rs 15,000 se Rs 40,000 tak hoti hai, brand ki complexity aur agent ke rate par depend karte hue.
Yani total mila ke chhota business Rs 20,000 se Rs 50,000 ke darmiyan expect kar sakta hai — agar koi objection na aaye.
Process kaisa chalta hai
Sab se pehle trademark search hota hai — yeh check karna ke koi aur pehle se wohi ya milta naam use kar raha hai. Yeh step skip mat karo. Bohat log seedha apply kar dete hain aur baad mein pata chalta hai ke naam kisi aur ke pass already register hai.
Search ke baad application file hoti hai IPO-Pakistan (Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan) ke pass. Application mein aap ka logo ya word mark, class (yani aap ka business kis category mein aata hai — clothing, food, IT services waghaira), aur applicant ki details deni hoti hain.
Iske baad IPO ka examiner application check karta hai. Agar sab theek ho to yeh Trademark Journal mein publish hoti hai. Publication ke 2 mahine tak koi bhi objection uthwa sakta hai — agar koi na uthwaye to registration ka certificate mil jata hai.
Waqt kitna lagta hai?
Yahan honesty se baat karni zaroori hai: agar koi objection na aaye, poora process 12 se 18 mahine le leta hai. Kabhi 8-9 mahine mein bhi ho jata hai, magar yeh IPO ke workload par depend karta hai.
Objection aa jaye — chahe examiner ki taraf se ya kisi third party ki taraf se publication ke waqt — to yeh time badh kar 2 saal ya us se zyada bhi ho sakta hai. Isliye jo log jaldi trademark chahte hain unhein yeh samajh lena chahiye ke yeh overnight kaam nahi hai.
Misaal se samjho
Sara Lahore mein ek skincare brand chala rahi hai, naam "Noor Glow". Us ne apna trademark register karwaya. Search aur consultant fee mila kar us ka kharcha yeh raha:
| Item | Rakam |
|---|---|
| Trademark search | Rs 3,000 |
| Government filing fee (1 class) | Rs 8,000 |
| Consultant/agent fee | Rs 25,000 |
| Total | Rs 36,000 |
Sara ka registration bina objection ke 11 mahine mein complete ho gaya. Agar us ne khud apply kiya hota, kharcha kam hota — magar galti ki risk zyada hoti, aur galti ki soorat mein application reject ya delay ho jati hai jo waqt aur paisa dono zaya karta hai.
Ek se zyada class register karwani ho to?
Har class ka fee alag lagta hai. Agar Sara apna brand clothing aur cosmetics dono mein register karwati (do classes), to government fee bhi double hota aur agent fee bhi thora zyada lagta — kyunke kaam bhi zyada hai.
Meri raay yeh hai ke shuru mein sirf woh class register karwao jis mein aap abhi actual business kar rahe ho. Baad mein expand karo to naya class add karwaya ja sakta hai. Sab classes shuru mein le lena zyada tar chhote business ke liye zaroorat se zyada kharcha hai.
Log yeh galti karte hain
Sab se aam ghalti yeh hai ke log apna logo ya business card design karwa lete hain, print karwa lete hain, aur trademark filing sab se aakhir mein sochte hain. Is beech koi aur wohi naam le sakta hai — aur phir aap ko apna hi banaya hua brand chhorna par sakta hai. Trademark ka kaam business shuru karte waqt hi shuru kar dena chahiye, launch ke baad nahi.
Ek aur galti: sirf logo register karwana aur word mark chhor dena, ya sirf word register karwana aur logo chhor dena. Dono alag protection dete hain. Agar budget allow kare to dono register karwao.
Asaan Filer trademark registration ka poora process handle karta hai — search se le kar filing tak, taake aap ko IPO ki website khud khangalni na pare aur galti ki gunjaish kam ho.