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Quotation Copyright in Nepal: How Much Can You Legally Quote?
Quotation copyright in Nepal: how far reviewers and educators can go quoting books, songs and films — and where quotation becomes infringement instead.
Read articleTrademark for a Consulting Firm in Nepal: Class 35 and Getting the Wording Right
Consulting firm trademark in Nepal: what Class 35 covers, when your service sits in another class, specification wording that passes, and the fees per class.
Read articleClinic Trademark in Nepal: Class 44 and the Filing Behind a Trusted Practice
Clinic trademark in Nepal: Class 44 covers medical services, the naming traps clinics hit, what a pharmacy counter adds, and the fees, windows and renewals.
Read articleEducation Trademark in Nepal: Class 41 for Schools and Institutes
Education trademark in Nepal: Class 41 covers the school's service, institute naming traps, adjacent classes for edtech, and the fees and windows of filing.
Read articleDesign Renewal in Nepal: The Cost vs the Value — Case Math Before You Pay
Design renewal cost vs value in Nepal: NPR 1,000 and NPR 2,000 annual fees weighed against what a lapsed design loses, in three worked scenarios.
Read articleDiagnostic Franchise Models in Nepal: Licensing a Lab Brand the Right Way
Diagnostic franchise models in Nepal: what the lab licence must cover, recordal at the DOI for NPR 2,000, royalty repatriation, and quality control.
Read articleEvent Management Trademark Strategy in Nepal: The Name Is the Business
Event management trademark strategy in Nepal: choosing a registrable event name, filing before the poster goes up, sponsor IP clauses, and stopping copycat events.
Read articleFacebook Content Theft in Nepal: A Practical Response Plan for Page Owners
Facebook content theft in Nepal — what Nepali law says, how to build evidence, the platform takedown route, and when escalation under the Copyright Act is worth it.
Read articleGym Franchise Models in Nepal: IP Terms for Fitness Chains and Their Partners
Gym franchise Nepal: licensing the brand, protecting training programmes as trade secrets, trainer mobility, licence recordal at NPR 2,000, and the Class 41 filing.
Read articleImport House Brand Portfolio Strategy in Nepal: Own Names, Not Just Agencies
Import house brand portfolio strategy in Nepal: which names to register, distributorship IP clauses, squatter risk, and the renewal cost of a multi-name house.
Read articlePatent Restoration in Nepal: Can a Lapsed Patent Come Back?
Patent restoration in Nepal, honestly: the 35-day window, the 6-month grace with a NPR 1,000 fine, and why a patent past grace cannot come back.
Read articlePatent Portfolio Costs in Nepal: Budgeting From Filing to Year 21
Patent portfolio costs in Nepal itemised: NPR 1,000 filing, NPR 7,000 registration, annual maintenance of NPR 5,000 and 7,500, and the 21-year ceiling.
Read articleImprovement Patents in Nepal: Protecting Upgrades to Existing Machines
Improvement patent in Nepal: when a better version of an existing machine qualifies under the PDTA, how disclosure and examination work, and the fees and term.
Read articlePharmacy Chain Trademark Strategy in Nepal: Branding a Business That Sells Trust
Pharmacy chain trademark strategy in Nepal: Classes 5, 35 and 44, the naming traps unique to pharmacy, counterfeit risk, and the filings behind a multi-outlet brand.
Read articleShoe Brand Protection in Nepal: From the Goldstar Case to a Working Stack
Shoe brand protection in Nepal: the Class 25 mark, design rights on the shoe itself, factory-floor trade secrets, and the enforcement lessons of the Goldstar case.
Read articleSalon Trademark in Nepal: Classes 3 and 44 for Beauty Businesses
Salon trademark Nepal: Class 44 covers the beauty services, Class 3 the product line — how a Nepali salon files both, what it costs, and the naming traps to avoid.
Read articleYouTube Copyright in Nepal: How Strikes Work for Nepali Creators
YouTube copyright in Nepal: why Nepali creators get struck, how to use music and clips legally, what to do about a wrongful strike, and the Nepali law behind it all.
Read articleApparel Labels and Trademark Compliance in Nepal: What Your Garment Label Must Get Right
Apparel label trademark compliance in Nepal: consistent use, the ® symbol, Class 25 filing basics, and label practices that protect your registration.
Read articleCopyright Takedown Requests in Nepal: Getting Copies Removed From Platforms
Copyright takedown requests in Nepal: what to send Daraz, Facebook, YouTube and Nepali platforms, what proof they need, and what to do when the platform is silent.
Read articleEdTech IP in Nepal: Protecting an Education App Beyond Its Name
EdTech IP in Nepal: the protection stack for education apps — trademark classes 9, 41 and 42, copyright on content and code, and the ownership traps growth creates.
Read articleTrade Agreements and IP in Nepal: What Future FTAs Would Demand
Trade agreements and IP in Nepal: the current treaty position, what any future FTA's IP chapter would demand, and how the proposed Industrial Property Bill prepares.
Read articlePassing Off in Nepal: What an Unregistered Brand Can Actually Do
Passing off in Nepal: the protection available to unregistered brands — goodwill, misrepresentation and damage — the limits, and when registration wins instead.
Read articlePatent Renewal Mistakes in Nepal: The Five Errors That Kill Live Patents
Patent renewal mistakes in Nepal: the annual-fee confusion, the missed 35-day window, the wrong date base and the errors that turn a live patent into a dead one.
Read articleTransit Goods and Trademark Rights in Nepal: Protecting Brands on the Corridor
Transit goods trademark questions in Nepal: what territorial rights cover, where corridor cargo creates risk, and how customs cooperation protects brand owners.
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