Blog & IP Insights
What Is Intellectual Property Law? A Plain-English Guide for Nepal (2026)
A plain-English guide to intellectual property law in Nepal — the four IP types, the acts and bodies that gove...
Biopiracy & Traditional Knowledge: The Neem, Turmeric & Basmati Cases
Biopiracy is the unauthorised commercial exploitation of traditional knowledge and genetic resources
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...
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...
How to Check If a Brand Name Is Already Taken in Nepal
To check if a brand name is already taken in Nepal, you search the Department of Industry (DoI) trademark data...
Cease & Desist Letters for IP in Nepal (When and How to Send One)
What a cease-and-desist letter is and how to use it as the first, low-cost step to stop trademark, design or c...
TRIPS and Nepal's IP Obligations
Nepal’s TRIPS obligations require WTO-compliant IP standards under the Patent, Design and Trademark Act 1965,...
The IP Acts of Nepal: PDTA 1965 & IP Act 2073
The laws behind IP in Nepal explained — the Patent, Design and Trademark Act 1965 that still governs day-to-da...
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,...