Blog & IP Insights
Industrial Design Stages Explained From Start to Finish
Learn the five industrial design stages in Nepal under the Patent, Design and Trademark Act 1965, from DoI fil...
Patentable Inventions: What Makes an Invention Worth Protecting?
Patentable inventions in Nepal must be new, useful and inventive under the PDTA 1965; learn what qualifies for...
Patent Novelty Requirement: What Does New Really Mean?
The patent novelty requirement in Nepal demands your invention be completely new before filing, as public disc...
Metal in Industrial Design: Strength, Finish and Function
Metal industrial design in Nepal requires registering the product's unique shape and finish with the Departmen...
TRIPS and Nepal's IP Obligations
Nepal’s TRIPS obligations require WTO-compliant IP standards under the Patent, Design and Trademark Act 1965,...
Do You Really Own Your Logo? Common Myths
Many Nepali business owners assume they automatically own their logo—but without trademark registration, you h...
AI and Intellectual Property in Nepal
Artificial intelligence has no dedicated legal framework in Nepal, so AI-created works and inventions fall und...
Coca-Cola's Secret Formula and Trade-Secret Law
Coca-Cola's secret formula is protected in Nepal not by a standalone trade-secret act, but through contract la...