Legal and Islamic Approach Towards Intellectual Property Rights in Pakistan

Abstract

The aim of the research is to conduct a comparative study of intellectual property in Islamic point of view in primary sources of Islamic law the word intellectual property is not specifically mentioned but the principal extracted from the primary sources tend toward the intellectual property right prgotection.it does not mean that Islam dose not recognized the intellectual property right but there are some objectionable aspects also which does not support the current IP system. The concept of copyright is ancient concept but those work of author worthy of punishment or offensive words are not protected under copyright work along with that some of the trade are prohibited in Islam and for which any kind of trademark used is not protected under Islamic law Islam recognized all kind of scientific research and inventions but some of the invention goes against the established order of Allah like any modification or change in any gene in the human body such kind of inventions are not protected under Islamic laws and not patentable. The study attempts to answer that either Islam recognized the intellectual property or not? The objective of the research is achieved through qualitative mean of research by analyzing different article and textbooks. The comparative analysis of the current international IP system through Islamic perspective indicated that the current IP system fail to fulfill the need and aspiration of Islamic countries.