Objectives of IP Law Enforcement (IPE) include discouraging access to fake and pirated products that could harm consumers, safeguarding the interests of IP rights owners, and emphasizing IP protection and enforcement as essential for national economic growth. With a network throughout Pakistan, Sardar Khan & CO delivers IP law enforcement services effectively and efficiently, making it one of the top IP law firms in Pakistan. In today’s competitive environment, it is essential to protect companies from reputational damage to their brand names, especially with regard to counterfeiting. One of the main challenges companies across Pakistan face is the theft of their brand names and products, as well as counterfeiting.

Pakistan is a big consumer market with the 6th largest population in the world, yet it has a significant history of infringement and imitation of the rights concerning trademarks, patents, designs, and copyrights. This creates serious issues for companies’ goodwill and reputation, as consumers may confuse counterfeit products with the original.

IP Law Enforcement in Pakistan

One of the top IP law companies in the country, Sardar Khan & CO offers a full-service IP practice and has a network spanning Pakistan, providing Anti-Counterfeiting, Enforcement,t and Brand Protection services in both four-wall and digital counterfeiting industries to its local and foreign clients.

Working closely and methodically with our clients, we develop and implement effective anti-counterfeiting programs to combat misappropriation and brand piracy arising from the influx of “clones” and “knock-offs” in the marketplace and online.

We support businesses/brands in creating plans to fight gray marketing production and sales; additionally, we work holistically on proactive anti-counterfeiting solutions since the risk paradigm has changed from predictable to high-tech online enterprises as well.

With deep knowledge of the industry, we have developed and successfully implemented strategies to prevent and combat counterfeiting across B2B and B2C websites with the support of a coordinated law enforcement system. We have accomplished it and done it well.

In Pakistan, trademark and copyright counterfeiting

Through the management of infringement/counterfeit, we offer our clients these services.

Criminal Remedies

We locate and identify counterfeiters and infringers.

We issue legal or warning notices to infringers or counterfeiters and publish them in the media.

With the assistance of the relevant law enforcement authorities, raids, searches, and site visits are conducted to locate knock-offs and counterfeits. This provides clients and authorities with a complete picture of the counterfeiters’ ongoing operations.

In the event of intellectual property rights infringement, we take legal action with the relevant law enforcement authorities, including Customs authorities and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

In the event of infringement of intellectual property rights, seek legal action against the relevant law enforcement authorities, namely the Customs authorities and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

We file F.I.Rs against infringers or counterfeiters with the relevant authorities.

Confiscation of fake goods and seizures of property as appropriate.

Post-raid processes include contesting bail and attending court proceedings until final determination.

Civil Remedies

• Filing of Civil suits, getting injunctive or stay order against the infringers/counterfeiters, and recovery of damages, etc., prior to Intellectual Property Tribunal (IPO Tribunal) and or before Higher Courts.
• Complaints before the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) for fraudulent marketing and trade malpractices.

• Appeals against the decision made by the IPO Tribunal and CCP should be filed before the relevant appellate forums, that is, the Higher or Superior Courts.