Intellectual Property Rights protection in Software Industry of Pakistan

Abstract

Software Industry is the largest growing industry globally and locally almost in every developed country. This Industry in Pakistan is also growing with high pace. According to a survey this industry has earned 0.618 .bn USD in 2014 and from July 2020 to January 2021 its net worth is 1.19 .bn USD. But this growth is could be more enhanced if Intellectual property rights issue related to this industry are solved through legislation, a legal framework development and funded by government of Pakistan. In this paper, intellectual property rights, its forms (Copyright, Patent and trademark) are discussed and its applicability and relation, pre-condition and challenges regarding Pakistan’s Software industry are discussed. Also, laws related to copyright, trademark and patent that are introduced and enforced by Intellectual property right Organization (IPO) of Pakistan, are enlisted in details. An attempt is made to let relate mutual aspects of software industry of Pakistan and Intellectual property right protection in Pakistan.