ICCI calls for strict enforcement

ISLAMABAD:

Traders and businessmen called on the government to ensure strict enforcement of intellectual property rights to promote innovations, brands and attract more investment to the country. ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari said that “due to lukewarm enforcement and IPR violations, the government is losing significant revenue besides endangering the life of the public exposed to counterfeit products”. US Intellectual Property Counsellor for South Asia John Cabeca gave a detailed presentation on IP Rights including utility patents, design patents, copyright, trade secrets and trademarks. “IPRs encourage and protect innovations and inventions, promote commercialisation and application of IP, incentivise investment and foster economic growth,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 20^th, 2022.

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