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Registration of copy rights   

 

APL IP attorneys provide advice, assistance, prepare and file applications for the registration on the following area of Intellectual property:-

What Is Copyrights?

Copyrights is a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

 Works copyrightable in Pakistan
Copyrightable works include the following categories:

Ø        Literary works

Ø        Musical works, including any accompanying words

Ø        Dramatic works, including any accompanying music

Ø        Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works

Ø        Motion pictures and other audiovisual works

Ø        Sound recordings

Ø        Architectural works

 

Copyrights Registration

In general, copyrights registration is a legal formality. However, registration is not a condition of copyrights protection, but it establishes prima facie evidence in court of the validity of the copyrights and of the facts stated in the certificate.

 

Copy rights statutes of Pakistan

Ø        Copyrights Ordinance 1962

Ø        Copyrights Rules

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