The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) recently held a high-level engagement with the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade. The meeting focused on the OICCI IPR Survey 2023, while also providing a platform for OICCI to share its insights on intellectual property rights (IPR) priorities for Pakistan.

Key topics discussed included the challenges related to intellectual property, the potential economic impact of IPR violations, existing IPR regulations and laws in Pakistan, and overall business sentiment in the country.

The Department for Business and Trade was represented by Benjamin Quinney, Consul Trade & Investment; Charles Johnston, Economic Adviser; Batool Zehra, Market Access & Trade Policy Lead; and Laimonas Gedgaudas.

Representing OICCI were Secretary General M Abdul Aleem, Executive Director Kashif Shafi, and Research Officer Javaria Shaikh Ismail. Also present were OICCI Managing Committee member Hafsa Shamsie from Roche Pakistan, along with IPR Subcommittee members Aman Ghanchi from Unilever Pakistan and Usman Altaf from Martin Dow Limited.