How to Build a Brand That Is Easy to Protect

Building a protectable brand strategy in Nepal means picking a distinctive name and logo that the Department o...

DoI Notices and Circulars: Why They Matter

DoI notices and circulars are the official announcements published by Nepal's Department of Industry (DoI) tha...

If someone copies your unregistered logo in Nepal, you cannot sue for trademark infringement

To protect lokta paper and Nepali handmade paper products, you register a trademark with the Department of Ind...

Many foreign brands wrongly assume their home-country trademark automatically protects them in Nepal.

Brand squatting across South Asia has turned into a silent epidemic.

The oldest registered trademarks in history trace back to ancient merchant marks, but formal registration bega...

The first patent in history was awarded in 1421 in Florence to architect Filippo Brunelleschi for a cargo ship...

The future of intellectual property law in Nepal centres on long-awaited legislative reform to replace the Pat...