We the people of subcontinent always wonder how the west became so developed. One reason is that although we have the same laws as them, the lack of awareness of those laws parted our ways. We at Aijaz & Usman took initiative to spread some awareness.

Pakistani law protects the unique name of any business. This protection is guaranteed through the laws of Trademark. Trademark is the name and logo of any buisness like Pepsi, McDonald’s, etc. It is a unique and creative name which has gained public trust through sheer hardwork. No one is allowed to use that symbol or name just to make his own business prosper.

Using the name or logo of another business is prohibited by law and the law protects every individual and his buisness, even if the business is not registered. If anyone is stealing your trademark and your hard-earned reputation, you can approach the court which will order him to stop copying your business name. If he has damaged your reputation by, let’s say, selling substandard products, you can sue him for recovery of losses to reputation. You can also sue him for making profits by using your business name. If he has your logo printed on his products, these products can be destroyed.

Trade Mark is a form of Intellectual Property. Unfortunately, awareness and respect about intellectual properties like copyrights (songs, videos, paintings, photographs), trademarks (business names, logos), and patents (unique inventions) is not common in Pakistan, and people do not hesitate to infringe (=copy) them. Yet the law is there to protect the original works of an artist or inventor or businessman, and in some cases even FIR can be lodged against the violator. If your work is being copied without your permission, you should call your lawyer to discuss the legal remedies available to you.