Online registration service for intellectual properties opened

Staff Correspondent: The Department of Patent, Design and Trademarks (DPDT) under the Industries Ministry on Thursday unveiled the online service for registration of patents, designs and trademarks side by side other services, including intellectual properties.

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu inaugurated the online service of the DPDT as chief guest at a function at the BIAM Foundation auditorium in the capital.

Industries Secretary Mohammad Abdullha addressed the function as special guest with DPDT Registrar Md Sanowar Hossain in the chair.

Representative of Prime Minister's Office A2I Project Md Luthfur Rahman and DPDT Deputy Registrar Mohiuddin Al Faruq, among others, also spoke in the function.

While speaking at the function, the industries minister said knowledge-based economy and industrialization are must to build a developed Bangladesh.

He said, in the National Industry Policy-2016, particular importance has been given to protect new innovation and intellectual property.

The function was informed that the DPDT had received applications for 10,258 patents, 25,151 designs and 2,39,264 trademarks from 1972 to December 2017.

Among those applications, the DPDT gave registrations for 5,642 patents, 15,397 designs and 53,525 trademarks.


risingbd/Dhaka/Jan 18, 2018/Hasan/AI