Appointment of the Chairman of Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan should be priority

Appointment of the Chairman of Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan should be priority

Shazia Adnan Director General IPO-Pakistan, was given comprehensive briefing on the role and mandate at national and international collaborations and legislative achievements and accession to international treaties of IPO-Pakistan.

The Federal Minister for Commerce Naveed Qamar visits IPO Pakistan on Wednesday while during discussing the enforcement of IPR mechanism of the country, the Minister expressed the need of an Enforcement Coordination Committee in Hyderabad, as it is the second business hub of Sindh after Karachi.
Later the Federal Minister assured the appointments of Policy Board and the Chairman on urgent basis.

Furthermore, the Minister also asked for the follow up meeting and to focus on complete automation of the organization for the ease of doing business and service delivery.

The Secretary Commerce Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui commended the IPO’s role in promoting and registering GIs in the country.

The Special Secretary Ahmad Mujtaba Memon also emphasized the importance of appointment of the Chairman of IPO-Pakistan and constitution of Policy Board on priority basis.