Blog & IP Insights
The Paris Convention & Nepal — Priority and National Treatment
What Nepal's 2001 membership of the Paris Convention means for IP owners — national treatment abroad and the r...
WIPO & Intellectual Property in Nepal (Treaties, Services & What They Mean)
Nepal is a WIPO member and a WTO member bound by TRIPS — but not in the Madrid, PCT or Hague systems. Here is...
IP Compliance for Nepali Businesses (Ongoing Duties Checklist)
What a running Nepali business must do to stay IP-compliant — renew on time, mark correctly, assign employee I...
How to Get a Patent in the European Union
European patent registration is the process of filing a single patent application with the European Patent Off...
The Hague System for Industrial Designs, Explained
The Hague System for industrial designs is an international filing treaty that Nepal has not joined, requiring...
Guild Marks & Hallmarks: The Medieval Roots of Trademarks
The history of hallmarks begins in medieval Europe, where craft guilds first punched symbols into precious met...
Is Nepal Part of the Madrid System? International Trademark Options
Nepal is not a member of the Madrid System, so you cannot designate Nepal through WIPO and Nepali businesses c...
The First Registered Trademark: Bass & the Red Triangle (1876)
The first registered trademark in the world was the Bass Brewery red triangle, filed on 1 January 1876 under t...
The Berne Convention and Copyright in Nepal
Nepal is not a Berne Convention member, so copyright protection relies on domestic law and bilateral treaties...