Blog & IP Insights
Naming Your Startup: Pick a Brand You Can Register
A naming strategy for Nepali startups — use the distinctiveness spectrum to choose a brand name that is both m...
The Nepal Industrial Property Bill: What's Changing
The Nepal Industrial Property Bill proposes replacing the 1965 Act to modernise trademark, patent and design l...
Nepal's IP Office (Department of Industry): A Guide
What the Department of Industry (DoI) is, why it acts as Nepal's industrial property registry for trademarks,...
Collective and Certification Marks in Nepal
A collective or certification mark in Nepal lets a group of producers, traders, or an authorised body protect...
How to Legally Name a Fashion or Clothing Brand
Learn how to legally name a fashion brand in Nepal by registering under Class 25 with the Department of Indust...
Geographical Indications in Nepal: A Complete Guide
A geographical indication (GI) in Nepal is a legal label that ties a product's unique quality or reputation di...
Design Rights in Nepal Explained (2026 Guide)
What an industrial design right protects in Nepal — the visual appearance of a product, the novelty test, regi...
NDAs & Confidentiality Agreements for Nepali Startups (A Practical Guide)
An NDA protects the ideas, code and data that trademarks and patents can't. Here's how confidentiality agreeme...
Geographical Indications in Nepal: Protecting Ilam Tea & Pashmina
How Nepal protects origin-based products like Ilam tea and pashmina today — through collective and certificati...








