Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Ordinance, 2009

From: 2009-09-01 - To: 0000-00-00 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION OF PAKISTAN ORDINANCE, 2009. ORDINANCE NO. XXXI OF 2009 AN ORDINANCE WHEREAS it is expedient to establish the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan to provide for the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Pakistan and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; AND WHEREAS the National Assembly is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) or Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:___ 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Ordinance may be called the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Ordinance, 2009. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect from the 26th September, 2007. 2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "Board" means the Policy Board constituted under section 4; (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board and Head of the Organization; (c) "Director General" means the Director-General appointed under section 10; (d) "Federal Government" means the Cabinet Division or any other Division so notified in the official Gazette; (e) "Intellectual Property" includes a patent, industrial design, layout-design (topographies) of integrated circuits, copyright and related rights, service mark, trade-mark, trade name, undisclosed information or trade secrets, traditional knowledge, geographical indications, plant breeders rights, technical know-how and ideas for new products and markets, including the commercial information about customer or any combination thereof; (f) "Member" means a Member of the Board; (g) "Organization" means the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan established under section 3; 2 (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules; (i) "rules" means the rules made under this Ordinance; (j) "regulations" means the regulations made under this…