Pakistan: Pakistan Signs SLA With WIPO

Pakistan signs SLA with WIPO¹

In a bid to bring about an efficient and effective system of processing and implementing Intellectual property rights of Pakistan applicants, Pakistan signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 7th March 2022.

This is a welcome move for the Country and the aspiring applicants of intellectual property rights, as it will help them have better facilities, by way of more effective and faster processing and examination of applications via the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan.

Ambassador Khalil-ur-Rehman Hashmi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva signed the SLA with Mr. Daren Tang, Director General, WIPO.

Footnote

1 https://ipo.gov.pk/node/2275

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