Last reviewed: 18 October 2026
IP Sewa publishes practical information about trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copyright in Nepal. This policy explains how our articles and tool guidance are drafted, checked, updated and corrected. It applies to public editorial content on this website. It does not turn general information into advice for a particular case.
Who writes our content
Content is written by the IP Sewa editorial team, with AI-assisted drafting. We say this plainly because readers should know how the work is produced. AI helps organise research, prepare drafts and test whether a page answers common questions. It can also make mistakes. A draft must therefore be checked against the sources used for the claim rather than treated as correct because it sounds confident.
Our writing is intended for business owners, founders and rights holders, not only lawyers. We use plain English, define legal terms and keep the Nepal procedure at the centre of the page.
How we check legal and procedural claims
Primary sources come first. For industrial property, we check the Patent, Design and Trade Mark Act, 2022 BS, Department of Industry notices and the Industrial Property Bulletin. For copyright, we check the Copyright Act, 2059. We also use official forms, government notices and WIPO material where they help explain a classification, treaty or source text.
Official sources take priority over law-firm articles, search summaries and other secondary explanations. A secondary source may help identify an issue, but it does not override the statute or the Department's current notice. When sources do not settle a point, we qualify the wording, state the limit, or leave out the claim instead of presenting an assumption as law.
How advocate input is used
Specific legal or practice questions are put to a practising advocate. The answers are recorded and applied across the website where the same issue appears. This is targeted legal checking; it does not mean that every article is individually reviewed by a lawyer. We do not name an advocate on a page unless a separate attribution has been agreed and is accurate.
What our register figures mean
Trademark counts and register statistics are computed from marks published in the Department of Industry's Industrial Property Bulletins. “Published” does not mean “registered”. A published application may still face an opposition, be abandoned or fail to complete registration. We label these records as published trademarks and do not present them as a count of final registrations.
The searchable register IP Sewa holds is built from published bulletins. It can therefore lag newly filed applications that have not yet appeared in a bulletin. Search results are useful for screening, but they are not a live Department file or a guarantee that no earlier right exists.
How we handle fees
Articles do not state prices. Government fee information appears only in the Trademark Fee Calculator, which shows its source, limits and review date. Readers should confirm the amount due before making a payment because an official schedule or Department practice can change.
Dates, updates and corrections
A visible update or review date changes only when the content has actually been checked. Editing a layout, fixing punctuation or moving a page is not presented as a fresh legal review. When a review finds a material change, we update the affected explanation and its date.
If a confirmed error appears on more than one page, we correct every page, FAQ or tool explanation that repeats it. We also update the shared research note or rule used by future drafts where appropriate. This helps prevent a corrected mistake from returning in later content.
To report an error, send the page link and the statement you believe is wrong through our contact page. A primary source or Department notice is helpful but not required. We will check the report against the relevant source before changing the page.
General information, not legal advice
Our public content explains general rules and common procedure. It is not legal advice for a particular person, application, dispute or deadline. Facts can differ, official practice can change, and a short public explanation cannot assess every document or earlier right.
We do not guarantee registration, grant, renewal or the outcome of an objection or dispute. When a client engages IP Sewa, we prepare, file and follow up within the agreed scope; the relevant authority — the Department of Industry, or the Copyright Registrar's Office for copyright — examines the matter and makes the decision. Readers facing a live deadline, refusal, opposition or ownership dispute should obtain advice based on their own documents.