Blog & IP Insights
The Paris Convention of 1883 & Why It Still Shapes IP (and Nepal)
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed on 20 March 1883, is the oldest and mos...
A Short History of Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual property rights in Nepal moved from unwritten artisan guild customs to a codified statute with th...
The First Patent in History & How Patents Began
The first patent in history was awarded in 1421 in Florence to architect Filippo Brunelleschi for a cargo ship...
The History of the NICE Classification & the 45 Trademark Classes
The NICE Classification is the international system that sorts every possible good and service into 45 numbere...
The History of Trademarks: From Potters' Marks to Modern Brands
The history of trademarks stretches back more than three millennia
The Story Behind the World's Most Valuable Trademarks
Apple, Amazon, Google — the most valuable trademarks on earth are worth more than the GDP of many nations.
The History of the ® and ™ Symbols
The ® and ™ symbols carry a legal history stretching from 19th-century British common law to modern statutes l...
Geographical Indications Through History: Champagne, Scotch & Darjeeling
Geographical indication history stretches back centuries, long before modern trademark law existed.
What Is WIPO? History, Role & Nepal's Membership
The World Intellectual Property Organization — WIPO — is the United Nations agency that administers the global...