Trademark and logo misuse
No copying, editing, recolouring, cropping, watermarking, selling, sublicensing, printing, or publishing of the logo, mark, seal, emblem, or trademark without written authorization.
Official Legal Notice
Trademark, Identity & Authorized Use Notice
International Human Rights Movement is identified with its registered trademark, Trademark No. 614993. The organization’s name, logo, trademark, documents, cards, certificates, office titles, digital assets, and public identity may be used only with prior written authorization issued by the competent authority.
Registered Trademark No. 614993
Written authorization required
Pakistan law applies
Public notice, effective from publication.
This page replaces short-form legal text with a complete, structured notice covering authorized use, prohibited conduct, enforcement options, and consequences of non-compliance.
Legal basis and scope of this notice
International Human Rights Movement reserves all rights in its name, logo, trademark, visual identity, documents, cards, certificates, designations, public goodwill, website content, and digital assets. The registered trademark must not be copied, adapted, used, published, displayed, transferred, licensed, monetized, represented, or associated with any person, chapter, page, event, document, payment request, public statement, or campaign without written authorization.
Important legal position:
This notice is based on the Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001, Trade Marks Rules, 2004, the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Act, 2012, and other applicable civil, criminal, cyber, customs, passing off, contract, defamation, and evidentiary laws of Pakistan. It is not a waiver of any rights available under any other law.
Relevant statutory framework
- Registered trademark rights: registration creates proprietary rights and allows the proprietor to restrain unauthorized use, confusion, deceptive similarity, misuse as a trade name, misuse as a domain name, and infringing material.
- Infringement and passing off: unauthorized use may be actionable through injunction, damages, accounts, delivery up, erasure, destruction, or other remedies available for infringement or passing off.
- IPO Pakistan and IP Tribunals: intellectual property disputes, civil proceedings, and offences may fall before competent IP Tribunals or other legally competent authorities according to applicable law.
- False or misleading representation: false claims about registration, authority, office, connection with the organization, or connection with a public authority may attract civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal consequences, depending on the facts.
- Digital and domain-name protection: misuse through websites, domains, pages, online groups, email accounts, payment portals, search listings, image metadata, or social media may be treated as public-facing misuse of the protected identity.
No government, IPO, UN, court, police, or regulatory affiliation is claimed.
This notice identifies the organization’s own registered trademark and institutional identity only. It does not state that International Human Rights Movement is a government office, IPO Pakistan office, United Nations body, court, law enforcement authority, or public regulator.
Protected Assets
What cannot be used without written authorization
The protection applies across physical, digital, print, social, membership, public communication, and event-related use.
Name and abbreviation
International Human Rights Movement, IHRM, or any confusingly similar name, acronym, spelling, translation, stylization, or representation.
Logo, emblem and visual identity
The official logo, mark, colour treatment, seals, icons, badges, certificates, cards, banners, website graphics, and digital artwork.
Trademark and goodwill
Registered Trademark No. 614993, institutional reputation, public goodwill, identifiers, and protected brand elements.
Documents and stationery
Letterheads, stamps, notices, authorisation letters, membership certificates, cards, forms, circulars, receipts, and official templates.
Titles and designations
Chairperson, Vice Chairman, General Secretary, coordinator, president, office bearer, representative, ambassador, volunteer, or any similar title.
Digital presence
Domain names, subdomains, email addresses, social pages, WhatsApp groups, payment links, SEO metadata, schema, image alt text, file names, ads, apps, and listings.
Written authorization requirements
No person may rely on verbal permission, informal messages, old cards, past membership, temporary association, event participation, social media posts, expired letters, edited images, or self-created documents as authority to use the organization’s name, logo, trademark, seal, letterhead, title, card, certificate, or identity.
A valid written authorization should clearly state:
- the full name and identification of the authorized person or entity;
- the specific purpose, activity, event, office, territory, time period, and permitted form of use;
- whether the authorization is limited, revocable, non-transferable, and subject to compliance;
- whether any document, card, certificate, seal, logo file, domain, page, group, banner, or material may be used;
- whether any funds, membership fees, sponsorship, donations, payments, reimbursements, or public collection are permitted;
- the signature or authentication method of the competent authority.
Prohibited Conduct
Strictly prohibited use and representation
The following restrictions apply to members, former members, office bearers, coordinators, vendors, volunteers, social media publishers, event organizers, and third parties.
False titles or authority
No person may claim to be chairperson, president, coordinator, representative, officer, legal adviser, chapter head, ambassador, or authorized spokesperson unless officially appointed in writing.
Unauthorized fundraising
No person may collect donations, funds, fees, sponsorship, support, payment, aid, membership charges, or benefits in the organization’s name without specific written approval.
Digital impersonation
No unauthorized website, domain, social page, group, email, WhatsApp channel, SEO entry, schema, app, advertisement, or payment portal may suggest official connection.
Cards and certificates
No person may issue, print, sell, modify, renew, verify, distribute, or display cards, certificates, letters, seals, forms, or letterheads unless authorized in writing.
Misleading public statements
No person may issue media statements, legal notices, complaints, social posts, public commitments, endorsements, or official communications in the organization’s name without approval.
Non-Compliance
Consequences of unauthorized use
Consequences depend on evidence, intent, damage, applicable law, and decision of the competent authority, tribunal, or court. Remedies are cumulative and may be pursued together where legally available.
Organizational action
- warning, show-cause notice, or written demand to cease misuse;
- suspension, termination, or cancellation of membership;
- withdrawal of office title, role, card, certificate, letter, or authorization;
- public clarification, correction notice, or internal circular;
- demand for return, destruction, or correction of unauthorized materials.
Civil and trademark remedies
- injunction to stop unauthorized use;
- damages, account of profits, costs, or other relief;
- delivery up, erasure, removal, obliteration, destruction, forfeiture, or disposal of infringing goods, materials, documents, or digital assets;
- passing off, misrepresentation, unfair competition, or goodwill protection claims.
Digital and administrative enforcement
- domain registrar, hosting, search engine, social platform, app store, payment gateway, and email-provider takedown requests;
- complaints before IPO Pakistan, Registrar, IP Tribunal, cyber authorities, or other competent authorities where applicable;
- metadata, schema, image, file-name, banner, page, and account correction demands.
Criminal or statutory consequences
- criminal complaint or prosecution where the facts disclose an offence;
- company, firm, association, director, manager, secretary, officer, or partner liability where applicable;
- compensation from fine where directed by a competent court;
- action for abetment, fraud, forgery, impersonation, cyber misuse, or related offences where applicable.
| Area | Possible statutory consequence | Practical relevance |
|---|---|---|
| False trade description | Imprisonment from three months up to two years, minimum fine of Rs. 50,000, or both, subject to proof and court determination. | May apply where false descriptions, documents, labels, services, origin, or identity are used deceptively. |
| Repeat offence | For second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment from six months up to three years, minimum fine of Rs. 100,000, or both. | Relevant to repeated misuse after notice, prior action, or conviction. |
| Falsification of register entries | Imprisonment from three months up to two years, minimum fine of Rs. 50,000, or both. | Relevant to false registry documents, false extracts, fabricated entries, or forged proof of registration. |
| False representation as registered | Imprisonment from one month up to six months, minimum fine of Rs. 20,000, or both. | Relevant where a person falsely claims registration, wider registration, or exclusive rights beyond lawful limits. |
| False connection with Trade Marks Registry | Imprisonment up to two years, fine, or both. | Relevant where a place of business, document, page, or statement suggests official connection with the Trade Marks Registry. |
Digital, online, media, and document misuse
Unauthorized use in digital environments may cause public confusion quickly. This notice therefore applies to public websites, microsites, subdomains, SEO titles, meta descriptions, structured data, uploaded media, file names, image alt text, banners, event posters, social media pages, messaging groups, videos, reels, ads, payment links, forms, PDFs, and any other public-facing digital asset.
Digital misuse includes:
- creating a page, group, website, email, or domain that appears official;
- using the trademark in a username, page title, meta title, schema, or file name;
- publishing certificates, cards, appointment letters, legal notices, or identity documents without approval;
- using the logo in political, commercial, defamatory, violent, discriminatory, fundraising, or unlawful content;
- collecting data, money, complaints, membership applications, or documents by falsely presenting official authority.
Report Misuse
How to report unauthorized use
Reports should be factual, evidence-based, and supported by screenshots or documents. Please do not send speculative, abusive, political, or defamatory material.
Collect evidence
Save screenshots, URLs, page names, profile links, phone numbers, documents, payment demands, dates, times, and names involved.
Send a short incident note
Explain what was used, who used it, where it appeared, whether funds or documents were requested, and why it appears unauthorized.
Use official channels only
Send reports through the official email or Contact page. Do not submit sensitive personal data unless necessary for review.
Preserve originals
Do not edit or manipulate screenshots or documents. Keep original files available in case verification is required.
General legal terms
No waiver
Failure, delay, or partial action by the organization in respect of any misuse shall not be treated as consent, acquiescence, waiver, license, or abandonment of rights.
Non-exclusive remedies
The organization may pursue any one or more remedies available under contract, membership rules, trademark law, passing off, civil law, criminal law, cyber law, defamation law, customs law, platform rules, or any other applicable law. Remedies are cumulative and not mutually exclusive.
Cease and desist obligation
Any person receiving notice of misuse must immediately stop the misuse, remove public-facing material, preserve evidence, disclose the source of materials, return or destroy unauthorized documents, and confirm compliance in writing. Continued use after notice may be treated as wilful non-compliance.
Return of unauthorized benefit
Any money, donation, fee, contribution, sponsorship, data, document, benefit, or asset collected through unauthorized use of the organization’s identity may be subject to accounting, return, recovery, complaint, or legal action according to applicable law.
Governing law and forum
This notice is governed by the laws applicable in Pakistan. Proceedings may be brought before the competent IP Tribunal, civil court, criminal court, regulatory authority, cyber authority, registrar, platform, or any other competent forum according to the nature of the dispute and applicable law.
Updates
The organization may amend, replace, expand, or update this notice at any time. The latest published version shall apply to public-facing use from the date of publication unless otherwise stated.
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AEO-Friendly FAQ
Trademark and legal notice questions
Direct answers for members, volunteers, public users, website visitors, digital publishers, and third parties.
What does this legal notice protect?
It protects the International Human Rights Movement name, abbreviation, logo, registered trademark, cards, certificates, designations, official documents, digital assets, domain names, social media identity, public representations, and related institutional goodwill.
What is the trademark number?
International Human Rights Movement is identified with its registered trademark, Trademark No. 614993.
Can a member use the logo or title after joining?
No. Membership alone does not authorize any person to use the organization’s logo, trademark, letterhead, card, certificate, office title, designation, public statement, or digital identity without specific written authorization.
Can anyone collect funds in the name of the organization?
No. No person may collect donations, funds, contributions, fees, support, sponsorship, payments, or benefits in the organization’s name unless written authorization is issued by the competent authority for a defined purpose.
What may happen if someone misuses the trademark or identity?
Depending on the facts, consequences may include warning, suspension, cancellation of membership, withdrawal of authorization, public clarification, takedown requests, civil proceedings, damages, injunctions, delivery up or destruction of infringing material, complaints before competent authorities, and criminal proceedings where applicable.
Does this page claim government or IPO affiliation?
No. The page identifies the organization’s own registered trademark. It does not claim that International Human Rights Movement is a government body, IPO Pakistan office, United Nations body, law enforcement authority, court, or public regulator.
How should misuse be reported?
Misuse may be reported by sending screenshots, URLs, names, contact details, documents, dates, payment demands, and a short incident description to the official email or through the Contact page.
Compliance First
Need written authorization or clarification?
For logo use, membership verification, public representation, event material, page ownership, document validation, or official communication, contact the organization through official channels before publishing or acting.