Blog & IP Insights
DoI Notices and Circulars: Why They Matter
DoI notices and circulars are the official announcements published by Nepal's Department of Industry (DoI) tha...
The Industrial Property Bulletin: How to Read It
The Industrial Property Bulletin
IP Law in India vs Nepal: Key Differences
The Department of Industry (DoI) registers IP rights in Nepal under the Patent, Design and Trade Mark Act 1965...
How a Nepali Business Can Protect Its Brand Abroad
Trademark rights are territorial — a brand registered at Nepal's Department of Industry (DoI) is protected onl...
IP Law in the USA vs Nepal: Key Differences
IP law in the USA and Nepal operates on fundamentally different principles.
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...
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...
A Short History of Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual property rights in Nepal moved from unwritten artisan guild customs to a codified statute with th...