Everything about IP in Nepal, explained.
Page 2 of 23 — practical guides for brand owners and advisers, written around how Nepal's system actually works.
Articles and guides — page 2
Traditional Art and Copyright in Nepal: What Protects a Thangka — and What Doesn't
Traditional art copyright in Nepal: why age-old motifs sit outside copyright, when a living artist's work is protected, and the origin-protection routes.
Read articleAI Training Data and Copyright in Nepal: The Questions Every Builder Is Asking
What the Copyright Act 2059 does and does not say about AI training data copyright in Nepal, and the practical answers Nepali AI teams and creators use today.
Read articleInvention Documentation in Nepal: The Lab Notebook That Protects Your Patent Claim
Invention documentation in Nepal: why dated notebooks still matter in a first-to-file system, what to record, and how the file supports a patent at the DOI.
Read articleGame Studio IP in Nepal: The Fundamentals Every Dev Team Should Lock Down
Game studio IP in Nepal explained — who owns the code, art, music and name, which rights apply, and the contracts that keep a Nepali dev team's assets its own.
Read articleNFT Copyright in Nepal: What a Token Sale Actually Transfers — and What It Doesn't
NFT copyright in Nepal explained — the token is a receipt, the artwork keeps its copyright, and the Copyright Act 2059 decides who may mint, sell and credit what.
Read articleNGO Name Protection in Nepal: Trademarks for Organisations That Do Not Sell
NGO name protection Nepal: why an NGO's name is an asset, what the DOI will register, INGO filing through local agents, and stopping copycat organisations.
Read articleStudent Patent Filing in Nepal: How Innovators in College Can File — and Keep the Rights
How a student patent in Nepal works: who owns a college invention, what Schedule 1(a) filing costs, how the DOI examines it, and the disclosure traps students hit.
Read articlePatent Myths Nepali Startups Still Believe — Corrected Against the PDTA
Five patent myths that cost Nepali startups money — 20-year terms, foreign coverage, instant rights — checked against the PDTA and Department of Industry practice.
Read articleTrade Secret vs Patent in Nepal: The Decision, Made Properly
Trade secret vs patent in Nepal: what each protects and costs, the decision rule for Nepali inventions, the hybrid strategy, and the statutory change to watch.
Read articleAgricultural Trademark in Nepal: Class 31, Fresh Produce and the Farm Brand
Agricultural trademark in Nepal: Class 31 for fresh produce, the farm-to-shelf class map, geographic naming limits, GI overlap, and the collective-mark route.
Read articleConstruction Company Trademark in Nepal: Class 37 and the Classes Around It
A construction company trademark in Nepal: why Class 37 is the core filing, which adjacent classes matter, what it costs, and how the DOI examines builder brands.
Read articleHotel Trademark Registration in Nepal: Class 43 and the Hospitality Filing Plan
Hotel trademark registration in Nepal: Class 43 for lodging and food services, mountain-name limits, restaurant and spa sub-brands, and the fees and renewals.
Read articleTravel Agency Trademark in Nepal: Class 39 First, Then the Rest of the Journey
Which classes a travel agency trademark in Nepal needs, what filing at the DOI costs, which documents to prepare, and the traps tour and trekking operators hit.
Read articleAnimation Studio IP in Nepal: Owning the Pipeline, the Renders and the Characters
Animation studio IP in Nepal — who owns the renders and character designs, the contractor clauses studios need, and how design and trademark rights wrap the brand.
Read articleAdvertising Agency IP in Nepal: Who Owns the Campaign?
Advertising agency IP in Nepal: who owns campaign creative, music and stock clearances, client marks in the work, and the clauses that prevent disputes.
Read articleDiagnostic Lab Trademark Strategy in Nepal: Branding a Business Built on Certainty
Diagnostic lab trademark in Nepal: Class 44 for the lab service, naming that avoids confusion, report and software IP, branch expansion, and enforcement basics.
Read articleForeign Patent Validity in Nepal: Does a US or Indian Patent Work Here?
Foreign patent validity in Nepal explained: why no patent granted abroad is enforceable here, and the national-filing and PCT routes that fix the gap.
Read articleHospital Trademark Strategy in Nepal: Protecting the Name Patients Trust
Hospital trademark in Nepal: why the name is the referral, which classes cover the brand, doctor mobility, lookalike clinics, and the recordals growth requires.
Read articleThe Idea-Expression Dichotomy in Nepal: Where Copyright Actually Stops
The idea expression dichotomy in Nepal: copyright protects the fixed work, never the idea behind it — what that means for pitches, recipes and app concepts.
Read articleNews Scraping and Copyright in Nepal: What Aggregators May Take
News scraping copyright in Nepal: facts are free but articles are protected — what aggregators may copy, when quotation is lawful, and the licensing path.
Read articlePhotography Studio Trademark and Copyright in Nepal: Two Rights, One Business
Photography studio trademark in Nepal: the studio name in Class 41, copyright in every image, who owns staff and freelance shoots, and the contracts that fix it.
Read articlePlagiarism vs Copyright Infringement in Nepal: Two Different Wrongs
Plagiarism vs copyright in Nepal: why credited copying can still infringe, uncredited use of free content usually is not, and where each wrong gets enforced.
Read articlePrinting Press Copyright Liability in Nepal: When the Customer's Artwork Is Not Theirs
Printing press copyright liability in Nepal: what a press risks when printing customer artwork, the contract clauses that shift the risk, and how claims land.
Read articleHow to Protect an Invention Without a Patent in Nepal
How to protect an invention without a patent in Nepal: trade secrets and NDAs, copyright and design layers, speed to market, and the secrecy-vs-filing rule.
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