CURRENT ISSUE

Volume-IX

, Issue-III

(SUMMER 2024)

01 Pages : 1-7

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).01      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).01      Published : Sep 2024

Cultivating Trademark Excellence: Revolutionizing Protection in Pakistan

    Traditionally, trademarks were regarded as useful instruments for the identification of the source thus legal protection was provided to them. However, recently, trademarks have advanced as efficient instruments for both commercial and social communication in a fresh yet difficult environment. This article attempts to evaluate and analyze the present trademark regime in Pakistan and proposes changes as deemed necessary. The study highlights Trademark law gaps, comparing foreign statutes and international standards. The main objective of the legislation of Trademark Ordinance 2001, as evident from its preamble, was to provide a mechanism for registration, protection of trademarks, and prevention of fraudulent marks. Similarly, an imprudent buyer should not be deceived and no confusion should come into the mind of a layman which may mislead him to buy a product of one manufacturer for the other while considering it to be the same, that he actually wanted to purchase.

    Intellectual Property, Trademark, Protection and Counterfeiting, Piracy, Dilution
    (1) Siddiqa Naushen
    Advocate, Sindh High Court, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Former Visiting Faculty, School of Law, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Tauheed Ullah Siddiqui
    Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Pervez
    Advocate, Sindh High Court, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Former Director, Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Department, Sindh, Pakistan.

02 Pages : 8-20

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).02      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).02      Published : Sep 2024

Readiness Assessment for Online Learning among Students in Public Sector Universities

    The objective of the study was to explore Student Readiness in Online Learning Environment:  Student readiness in the online learning environment is a crucial factor in determining academic success. The research was descriptive and to attain the objectives a sample of a total of 300 students 92 male and 208 female students from the Bahauddin Zikariya University, Emerson University Multan, and The Women University Multan. The findings revealed students' overall moderate level of readiness for the online learning environment and positive attitude towards various aspects of online education.  The study findings may help institutions and teachers by providing further training to improve students' digital skills, ensuring the improvement of learning practices in new online environments, and implementing guidelines and policies.

    Online Learning, Student Readiness, Universities
    (1) Samina Gul
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Education, The Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Rabiah Mohyuddin
    Lecturer, Department of Education, The Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Marium Ansari
    Lecturer, Department of Education, The Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.