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Page 19 of 23 — practical guides for brand owners and advisers, written around how Nepal's system actually works.
Articles and guides — page 19
Why Madrid Protocol Registrations Do Not Cover Nepal
Nepal is not a Madrid System member — what that means for international trademark registrations, the national-route alternative, and how brands adapt their filing strategy.
Read articleProtecting Slogans and Taglines Under Nepalese Law
When a slogan can be registered as a trademark in Nepal, why most fail as descriptive, and the strategies that give taglines real protection.
Read articleProtecting GIs Without a GI Law: Nepal's Supreme Court in the Scotch Whisky Case
Mohini Hygiene Products v. The Scotch Whisky Association (2025) — Nepal's Supreme Court held that international geographical indications are enforceable in Nepal through treaties, GI statute or none.
Read articleTrademark Registration in Nepal: Legal Framework and Filing Process
How trademark registration (darta) works in Nepal — the PDTA framework, Section 18 refusal grounds, Schedule 1(c) filing, fees, timelines and renewal discipline.
Read articleTraditional Knowledge Protection: New Consent Rules for Herbal & Medicinal Patents
Nepal's medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge have been patented abroad with no benefit returning home. The Industrial Property Bill 2082 adds documentation, consent and benefit-sharing rules.
Read articleTRIPS Compliance by 2034: How the New Bill Prepares Nepal for WTO Standards
Nepal's LDC graduation triggers full TRIPS obligations — pharmaceutical patents, 20-year terms, enforcement standards. How the Industrial Property Bill 2082 builds the runway.
Read articleThe Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office: Voluntary Registration and Why It Matters
Copyright exists from creation — so why register? What the Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office process involves, what the certificate proves, and when it earns its fee.
Read articleThe Digital Shift: E-Filing and the Future of the DOI's Trademark Portal
Paper files, physical submissions and BS-date notices still run Nepal's trademark system. The Industrial Property Bill 2082 would digitise it — what changes, and what the transition demands.
Read articleWho Owns the IP? Drafting Employee Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements in Nepal
Nepal has no automatic work-for-hire doctrine — your employees own what they create until a written assignment says otherwise. How to draft the agreements that fix it.
Read articleEnglish vs. Devanagari Trademarks: Script and Transliteration Rules
How Nepalese trademark practice treats marks in English, Devanagari and both — what counts as the same mark, where transliteration creates risk, and how to file a bilingual brand.
Read articleNepal Industrial Property Bill 2082: What It Means for Existing Trademark Owners
Nepal's Industrial Property Bill 2082 will replace the 1965 Act — what the transition means for registrations now on the register, renewal terms in flight, and the records that survive it.
Read articleIP Watch in Nepal: Monitoring Trademarks and Enforcing Rights
What a trademark watch covers in Nepal, how Bulletin monitoring works in practice, and the honest division between watching, opposing and enforcing.
Read articleThe Kansai Nerolac Precedent: Battling Bad-Faith Trademark Registrations in Nepal
How a Japanese paint brand spent six years fighting a squatted mark in Nepal — and the Supreme Court rules on deceptive similarity and bad faith that the fight produced.
Read articlePower of Attorney Legalization in Nepal: Why Apostilles Are Not Accepted
Nepal is outside the Apostille Convention — what that means for POAs and corporate documents, how consular legalisation works step by step, and the lead times to plan for.
Read articleRepatriation of IP Royalties from Nepal: Navigating Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Approvals
Earning royalties in Nepal is one thing; moving them out is another — the FITTA guarantees, the FITTR caps, the DOI approval chain and the NRB banking process for royalty repatriation.
Read articleSecuring Source Code: Does Nepal's Copyright Act Protect SaaS Platforms?
What Nepalese copyright law actually covers for software — code, UI, databases, documentation — what it doesn't, and the protection stack a SaaS platform needs.
Read articleAssessing Trademark Phonetic Similarity Under Nepalese Practice
How sound-alike trademark conflicts are assessed in Nepal — the phonetic families that generate Section 18(1) refusals, and a working method for testing similarity before you file.
Read articleFrom 7 Years to 10 Years: Understanding the Proposed Trademark Term Extension
Nepal's 7-year trademark cycle is a global outlier — the Industrial Property Bill 2082 would move to 10-year terms. What changes for renewals, budgets and strategy.
Read article'Well-Known Mark' Status in Nepal: How the Supreme Court Evaluates Global Brands
Nerolac, VISA, Google, Facebook, Virgin — how Nepalese courts decide which foreign brands get cross-class protection without Nepalese registration.
Read articleWorking with Nepal Customs: How to Stop Counterfeit Goods at the Border
The cheapest place to stop counterfeits is the border — how Nepal's customs regime intercepts infringing goods, what rights-holders must do, and the alert system that works.
Read articleCollective Marks vs. Certification Marks vs. GIs: Which is Right for Nepalese Exporters?
Three instruments that all say 'this is authentic' — how Nepal's collective marks, certification marks and (pending) GIs differ, and how exporters choose.
Read articleThe Economic Impact of Geographical Indications on Nepalese Handicrafts (Dhaka, Pashmina)
Palpali Dhaka and Nepali pashmina earn premiums when genuine and lose them to fakes when not — what GI registration actually changes for Nepal's handicraft economy.
Read articleForeign Direct Investment (FDI) and Technology Transfer Agreements (TTA) under FITTA
FITTA 2019 governs both foreign investment and technology transfer in Nepal — the definitions, the approval process, the guarantees, and how IP fits the framework.
Read articleThe Goldstar Counterfeit Crisis: How the Supreme Court Addressed Shoe Piracy
Nepal's homegrown footwear icon was drowned in lookalikes — 'Good Star', 'Gold Super', 'Eleven Star'. The Goldstar case built the distinctiveness doctrine that fights them.
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