IPO facilitation desk set up at GCCI

Business Recorder reported that the Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan has opened a support desk at the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry, alongside a public-awareness session arranged with the All Pakistan Aluminum Utensils Manufacturers Association. The new service is intended to help local firms understand how to register and safeguard trademarks, patents and industrial designs. It was launched during a visit by the organisation’s Director General, Nauman Aslam Sheikh, with officials from its Lahore regional office also present.

The desk will offer practical direction to entrepreneurs, manufacturers and other businesses seeking intellectual property services, bringing support closer to Gujranwala’s industrial community. At the accompanying meeting, Sheikh said stronger protection of intellectual property can secure business interests, foster innovation and add commercial value to products made in Pakistan. The initiative focuses on access to registration and protection services, rather than announcing a change to intellectual property rules or a financial measure.