Blog & IP Insights
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 Trademark Register of Nepal: How It Works
The trademark register of Nepal is the official government record of every trade mark registered with the Depa...
Trademark vs Trade Name vs Company Name in Nepal (2026)
The difference between a trademark, a trade name and a company name in Nepal — why registering a company does...
How to Choose the Right Trademark Class in Nepal (2026)
A practical guide to picking the correct NICE class for your trademark in Nepal — the goods/services split, ma...
The 4 Types of Intellectual Property in Nepal: Trademark, Patent, Design & Copyright (2026)
A plain-English guide to the four types of intellectual property in Nepal — trademark, patent, industrial desi...
Trademark Cancellation & Removal in Nepal (2026)
How a trademark can be cancelled or removed from the register in Nepal — the grounds, who can seek it, the pro...
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...
10 Trademarks That Became Everyday Words (Genericide)
Trademark genericide happens when a brand name becomes so common it loses legal protection—here are 10 famous...
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...