Blog & IP Insights
Notable Patent Cases in Nepal
Notable patent cases in Nepal are notable for their absence — the country has no published Supreme Court prece...
Industrial Design Protection in the EU & USA
Industrial design protection in the European Union and the United States works through two fundamentally diffe...
The Hague System for Industrial Designs, Explained
The Hague System for industrial designs is an international filing treaty that Nepal has not joined, requiring...
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and Nepal
Nepal is not a member of the PCT, so inventors must file patent applications directly with the Department of I...
Patent Publication: When Does Your Invention Become Public?
Patent publication in Nepal occurs when the Department of Industry publishes your accepted invention in the In...
Trademark vs Copyright vs Patent vs Design in Nepal (The Cheat-Sheet)
Trademark, copyright, patent or industrial design — which one protects your work in Nepal? A plain-language ch...
What Your Patent Certificate Means
A patent certificate is the official document the Department of Industry (DoI) issues after your invention pas...
Patent Licensing Agreement: Clauses That Matter
A patent licensing agreement in Nepal lets you monetise your invention under the Patent, Design and Trademark...
Apple vs Samsung: The Design Patent War Explained
The Apple vs Samsung design patent war was the most consequential intellectual-property dispute of the smartph...








