Blog & IP Insights
What Can Be Patented in Nepal? Novelty, Step & Utility (2026)
What can and cannot be patented in Nepal — the three patentability tests of novelty, inventive step and indust...
What Cannot Be Patented in Nepal (2026 Exclusions Explained)
The inventions Nepal will not patent — discoveries, abstract ideas, mere schemes, obvious or non-novel inventi...
How Patent Protection Works in Nepal (2026)
How patent protection works in Nepal — the exclusive rights a patent grants, what's protectable, the DoI grant...
Patent vs Utility Model in Nepal — What Founders Should Know
Nepal has no separate utility model (petty patent) law — here is what a utility model is internationally, how...
Industrial Design vs Patent in Nepal: Which to File? (2026)
An industrial design protects how a product looks and a patent protects how it works — this guide shows which...
Patent Infringement in Nepal: Enforcement & Remedies
What counts as patent infringement in Nepal, how a patent owner enforces rights through the Department of Indu...
10 Everyday Products That Began as Patents
Ten ordinary items you touched today — aspirin, ballpoint pens, even the zipper on your jacket — exist because...
The Statute of Monopolies 1624: The First Patent Law
The Statute of Monopolies, enacted by the English Parliament in 1624, is the first true patent law in history.
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...