Blog & IP Insights
Patent Registration Online: What Can Actually Be Done Digitally?
Patent registration online in Nepal means preparing and filing digitally through a local agent, but the Depart...
Patent Filing Date: Why One Date Can Matter So Much
The patent filing date in Nepal determines priority under the first-to-file system, making it the single most...
Who Owns Patents From Government-Funded Research in Nepal?
Nepal's 2083 ordinance leaves IP from government-funded research with the research team, but fully funded work...
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...
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...
How Patent Protection Works in Nepal (2026)
How patent protection works in Nepal — the exclusive rights a patent grants, what's protectable, the DoI grant...
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...
Patent vs Utility Model in Nepal — What Founders Should Know
Nepal has no separate utility model (petty patent) law — here is what a utility model is internationally, how...
How to Get a Patent in the European Union
European patent registration is the process of filing a single patent application with the European Patent Off...