Challenges In the Implementation of Intellectual Property Governance in Pakistan: A Comparative Study with The United States

Abstract

The research is a comparative analysis of the United States intellectual property governance system compared to Pakistan in an attempt to diagnose the burning issues tackling the intellectual property system in Pakistan. Large institutional gaps in capacity are indicated by the study, and it showed that Pakistan has an IP administration level around 1 percent of the U.S. on a per-capita basis. By means of doctrinal legal review and institutional evaluation, this study determines the fundamental weak areas in digital infrastructure, their enforcement tools, and engagement of stakeholders that proportionately weaken the effectiveness of IP regime in Pakistan. As shown in the analysis, although Pakistan has made reasonable provisions in the relationships in laws covering most categories of intellectual property rights, the important gaps remain in process execution, technological integration, and inter-organizational coordination. The study puts forward two-step digital transformation plan based on institutional capacity building; comprehensive electronic filing; AI-impediment assisted examination, and improved coordination mechanisms in other ways of enforcement. The results indicate that the process of transforming Pakistan into a knowledge-based economy cannot be achieved without a committed political effort, resource planning, and large-scale partnerships to build competitive avenues conducive to gaining access to the knowledge economy and sources of valuable foreign investment.