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...
Copyright for YouTubers & Social-Media Creators in Nepal (2026)
How copyright works for Nepali YouTubers and social-media creators — what you own in your videos, how to avoid...
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...
Criminal vs Civil IP Infringement in Nepal (Which Track Applies)
How the civil and criminal tracks for IP infringement in Nepal differ — who initiates each, the burden of proo...
Trademark Name Availability Check: How to Do It in Nepal
A step-by-step guide to checking whether a brand name is available to trademark in Nepal — where to search, ho...
Well-Known Trademarks in Nepal & Their Extra Protection (2026)
What makes a trademark "well-known" in Nepal, and how a famous or reputed mark wins protection beyond its regi...
Notable Copyright Cases in Nepal
Notable copyright cases in Nepal are rarely found in published law reports, but that does not mean disputes ar...
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...