Intellectual Property

Copyright Registration

Register source code, written work, designs, and creative assets with the Copyright Office.

The situation

Sound familiar?

A former developer is claiming your codebase. A competitor copied your course content. You need a dated, government-issued record of authorship to enforce your rights.

What's covered

Included in this service

  • Software source code copyright
  • Literary and course material
  • Artistic and design works
  • Musical and audiovisual works
  • Assignment and licensing agreements

Process

How it works, step by step

  1. 1

    Work classification

    Day 1–3

    We identify the correct copyright category and prepare deposit copies.

  2. 2

    Application filing

    Week 1

    Filed with the Copyright Office along with the statement of particulars.

  3. 3

    Certificate

    6–12 months

    Registration certificate typically issued in 6–12 months.

Documents

What we'll need from you

  • Two Copies of work
  • Demand Draft / Pay order of fee as applicable per work
  • CNIC of the Copyrights Holder / partners
  • NOC from publisher if work has been published and publisher is different from applicant
  • Search certificate from trademark Office if the work is capable of being used on goods
  • Residential address of holder or Letterhead of the Business
  • Power of attorney
  • Other Information or Documents as required

Pricing

Fixed fee

Rs. 60,000

Government / regulator fees, where applicable, are quoted separately at cost.

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