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Page 20 of 23 — practical guides for brand owners and advisers, written around how Nepal's system actually works.
Articles and guides — page 20
Valuing Intellectual Property for M&A Transactions in Nepal
What is the trademark on Nepal's register actually worth in a deal? The valuation methods, the Nepalese adjustments, and the documentation that turns IP into price.
Read articleThe Startup Discount: How Small Enterprises Can Leverage the New IP Bill
The Industrial Property Bill 2082 aligns with TRIPS flexibilities that reward smaller applicants — how reduced-fee and simplified mechanisms work internationally, and how Nepalese startups can position for them.
Read articleMusic Royalties in Nepal: How Composers and Singers Can Protect Their Tracks
From FM radio to YouTube to the music platforms — who owes Nepalese musicians royalties, under which rights, and the registration and collection steps that get paid.
Read articleThe Nice Classification System in Nepal: Class Selection Guidelines
How the 45 Nice classes work in Nepal, how the DOI applies them under Section 18A, and a practical method for choosing the class — or classes — your business actually needs.
Read articleProtecting App Names and Logos: A Guide for Nepalese Fintech and IT Startups
Fintech and IT startups face Nepal's Class 9/35/36/42 filing puzzle plus app-store realities — how to build brand protection that survives funding rounds and expansion.
Read articleThe Raid Process: Coordinating with Nepal Police for IP Enforcement Operations
From evidence file to seized goods — how IP raids actually work in Nepal, which police units handle them, and the preparation that separates successful operations from wasted ones.
Read articleMulti-Class Trademark Applications: Why Nepal Requires Single-Class Filings
Nepal files one trademark application per class under Section 18A. Why the system works that way, what it costs, and how multi-class businesses should sequence their filings.
Read articleSwastik Fragrance vs. Dharmapal Satyapal: Lessons on Preemptive Trademark Squatting
A Nepali company registered India's Rajnigandha mark and kept it — through the DOI and the courts. The case that shows why foreign brands must file in Nepal before they arrive.
Read articleTrademark Clearance & Filing Strategy
The full pre-filing playbook for Nepal: screening, class strategy, specification wording, timing against launch, budget, and the watch that protects the filing afterwards.
Read articleAI and Copyright in Nepal: Who Owns Computer-Generated Art and Content?
Nepal's Copyright Act requires a human author — so who owns AI-generated images, text and music? The doctrine gap, the workable answers, and the drafting that protects both sides.
Read articleBio-Piracy and Foreign Patents: How Nepal is Reclaiming Its Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge
Nepal's medicinal plants and community knowledge are patented abroad with no return. The documentation, consent and disclosure mechanisms now changing the balance.
Read articleCalculating Damages in Nepal IP Litigation: Fines vs. Actual Financial Compensation
What winning an IP case in Nepal actually recovers — the NPR 100,000 fine ceiling, confiscation, and the civil compensation routes that sit beside the criminal penalties.
Read articleHow to Send an Effective Cease and Desist Letter for Trademark Infringement in Nepal
The cease and desist letter in Nepalese IP practice — what it must contain, what it legally does, and how it sets up (or avoids) proceedings at the DOI and courts.
Read articleDefending Your Brand at Local Trade Fairs and Expos in Kathmandu
Trade fairs concentrate counterfeiters, copycats and opportunists next to your booth — the pre-fair, on-site and post-fair playbook for brand defence at Nepalese expos.
Read articleDigital Piracy in the Nepali Film Industry: Legal Recourse Against Unauthorized Streaming
Piracy hits Nepali films on release day — the legal recourse available under the Copyright Act, from takedowns to criminal enforcement, and the release-window strategy that limits the damage.
Read articleE-commerce Brand Protection: Removing Counterfeit Listings on Daraz and Local Platforms
Counterfeit listings on Daraz and Nepalese marketplaces — the takedown playbook, platform reporting routes, and the legal leverage that makes removals stick.
Read articleA Guide to Exporting Nepalese GI Products to the EU and International Markets
The premium for Nepal's origin products is collected abroad — how GI status, EU market rules, and foreign registration strategy convert domestic protection into export revenue.
Read articleThe "Fair Use" Doctrine in Nepal: What Educational Institutions and Media Need to Know
Nepal's Copyright Act has narrow statutory exceptions, not American-style fair use — what teachers, universities and media can actually do with protected works.
Read articleForeign Direct Investment (FDI) and IP Filing in Nepal
How FDI approval and IP protection connect in Nepal — the FITTA process, why trademarks and patents must be filed nationally, and the sequence investors should follow.
Read articleFMCG and Pharmaceutical Counterfeits: Consumer Protection and Brand Liability in Nepal
Fake cosmetics, medicines and packaged goods harm consumers — and brands carry duties too. The consumer-protection overlay on IP enforcement, and the liability map for both sides.
Read articleFranchising in Nepal: Structuring IP Licenses for Food Chains and Retail Brands
A franchise is a bundle of IP licences — how foreign and domestic franchisors should structure trademarks, know-how and fees for Nepal, including the royalty-cap problem.
Read articleIdentifying Fake vs. Real Goods: How Brands Can Educate the Nepalese Market
Consumers buy fakes because they can't tell — the brand-education programs that protect consumers, build trust, and starve the counterfeit market.
Read articleIndustrial Design Registration in Nepal: Qualifying for Protection
What Nepal's PDTA protects as an industrial design, the narrow Section 14 refusal grounds, the representations a Schedule 1(b) filing needs, and the 5+5+5 term.
Read articleJoint Ventures in Nepal: Who Retains the Intellectual Property Post-Dissolution?
JV breakups are fought over IP — the ownership defaults Nepalese law applies, the drafting that decides outcomes, and the exit mechanics for brands, tech and data.
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