Federal
Minister for Commerce, Mr. Muhammad Pervaiz Malik has lauded the role of
Intellectual Property Organization (IPO-Pakistan) in protecting the intellectual
property rights and adopting pro-active approach for putting Pakistan on the
intellectual property map of the world as a compliant and responsible country.
He expressed these views during his
maiden visit to the IPO-Pakistan headquarters on Monday.
The Minister was welcomed by Chairman IPO-Pakistan, Mr. Shahid Rashid and
Director General, Mr. Muhammad Irfan Tarar.
While addressing the officers, the
Minister expressed pleasure over the performance of the organization and
ensured his support for future endeavors.
Commenting on the upcoming ECO meeting
in Pakistan, the Minister agreed to extend every kind of support to
IPO-Pakistan for making it a success.
Mr. Pervaiz Malik asked to enhance
activities to create more awareness among people about IPRs.
Earlier, Chairman IPO-Pakistan, Mr.
Shahid Rashid apprised the Minister about the working of the organization. He
highlighted the achievements of the organization and said that Pakistan has
been removed from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
priority watch list. He assured to open new offices of IPO in Peshawar and
Quetta in the near future.
