Analyzing the Trademark Protection Index of China and Pakistan: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The protection of trademarks has been considered a significant issue and a big challenge both for underdeveloped and developed nations. This study aims to shed light on important issues regarding trademark protection in two major countries, i.e. China and Pakistan. In the previous studies, emphasis was given on innovation and patents, but less focus was paid on trademarks. Like other components of intellectual property assets, the role of trademarks is much more important in all types of firms across the whole economy. A ten years’ comparative analysis of the trademark protection index of China and Pakistan have been conducted in this study using secondary data from the website. In this study, secondary data was collected from the International Property Rights Index (IPRI) portal. Furthermore, this study elaborates on some salient loopholes affecting the lack of compliance of intellectual property rights in China and Pakistan, considering the current era of this century. The findings of this study suggest that the legal systems of China and Pakistan needs reforms and need to be adopted similar type of practices implemented in Western economies and developed nations. Finally, some recommendations related to trademarks reforms have been discussed at the end of this paper.