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Articles and guides — page 6
Building an IP Strategy in Nepal: A 90-Day Plan for a Growing Business
An IP strategy for Nepal in 90 days: audit and search in month one, file the core rights in month two, contract and monitor in month three — the working plan.
Read articleCafe Chain Trademark Growth in Nepal: From First Outlet to Franchise
Cafe chain trademark growth in Nepal runs through classes, filings and franchises. The IP moves each stage of expansion needs — from one outlet to a licence model.
Read articleCan You File a Trademark Application in Nepal Yourself? What DIY Really Takes
You can file a trademark application in Nepal yourself as a Nepali applicant. What the DIY route involves step by step, the fees, and where applicants get stuck.
Read articleTrademark Cancellation in Nepal: The Grounds That Remove a Registration
Trademark cancellation in Nepal attacks registrations the 90-day window missed: non-use, prior rights, bad faith. The grounds, the evidence and the forum.
Read articleCardamom GI in Nepal: The Spice Origin Names and How They Could Be Protected
Cardamom GI in Nepal: why East Nepal cardamom (and ginger) are strong origin candidates, the interim collective-mark route, and the proposed GI framework.
Read articleCeramics Design Registration in Nepal: Protecting Pottery Shapes and Patterns
Ceramics design registration in Nepal: what qualifies for a pottery design, the representations that protect shape and pattern, fees, and the 15-year term.
Read articleTrademark Certificate Lost in Nepal? Collection, Certified Copies and Replacement
A trademark certificate lost in Nepal is replaceable — how certificates issue at the DOI, what a certified copy costs, and the paperwork each one unlocks.
Read articleCertification Mark Registration in Nepal: How an Association Certifies Quality
Certification marks let an association certify origin or quality in Nepal. How certification mark registration works under the PDTA, with fees and procedure.
Read articleTrademark Address Change at the DOI: Keeping the Register Pointing at You
Moved office or changed the registered address? How a trademark address change works at Nepal's DOI — NPR 1,000 per mark, the documents, the deadlines it protects.
Read articleChanging a Trademark Owner's Name in Nepal: The DOI Record Change Process
Company renamed or proprietor changed? How to change the trademark owner name in Nepal at the DOI — NPR 1,000 per mark, the documents, and the traps.
Read articleThe Cheap Protection Stack for Product Startups in Nepal: Design, Trademark, Copyright
A layered, low-cost IP protection stack for product startups in Nepal: design registration, trademark filings and automatic copyright, with fees and terms compared.
Read articleChina Trademarks for Nepali Exporters: First-to-File Risk and the Direct Route
A China trademark is the first gap in many Nepali exporters' brand plans. Why first-to-file punishes waiting, and how to file from Nepal without Madrid.
Read articleWhich IP Protection Fits Your Business in Nepal? A Decision Guide
Which IP protection Nepal businesses need: a decision framework across trademarks, patents, designs, copyright and trade secrets — with fees, terms and examples.
Read articleChoosing an IP Firm in Nepal: A Practical Checklist for Business Owners
Choosing an IP firm in Nepal: the checks that separate portfolio managers from form-shops — fees, BS/AD deadlines, monitoring and clear engagement terms.
Read articleInternational Trademark Strategy on a Nepali Budget: Choosing Where to File
International trademark strategy on a Nepali budget: which countries deserve filings, how to sequence them against revenue, and what the direct-filing costs are.
Read articleDerivative Works in Nepal: Staging, Remixing and Building on Someone Else's Art
Derivative works in Nepal — staging a dance, remixing a track, adapting a story — need the underlying owner's consent. Who owns what, and how to paper it.
Read articleChyangra Pashmina vs. Kashmir Cashmere: Naming, Certification and the Origin Story
Chyangra Pashmina versus Kashmir cashmere: the certification identity Nepal's pashmina sector built, why naming matters in exports, and the legal routes.
Read articleA Civil Trademark Infringement Suit in Nepal: The Steps from Filing to Remedy
When DOI remedies are not enough: how a civil trademark infringement suit works in Nepal, from filing through injunctions to damages, step by step.
Read articleTrademark Class Conflict in Nepal: How Conflicts Work Across the 45 Classes
When is a mark a trademark class conflict in Nepal — same class, similar goods, or different class? How the DOI reads the 45 classes in practice.
Read articleRebrand Trademark Search in Nepal: The Clearance Checklist Before You Relaunch
A rebrand trademark search checklist for Nepal: screening the new name in both scripts, sequencing filings, and cleaning up the old marks before launch day.
Read articleTrademark Clearance Search vs. Registration Search in Nepal: Two Different Jobs
Trademark clearance search vs. registration search in Nepal: what each one is for, how the methods differ, and which one your decision actually needs.
Read articleCloud Kitchen Trademarks in Nepal: One Kitchen, Many Brands, One Register
One kitchen, five delivery brands: how cloud kitchens in Nepal handle trademark filings for multiple listings, platform names and the risks of copycat handles.
Read articleCoaching Business Trademark and IP: Building a Protectable Practice in Nepal
Coaching business trademark work in Nepal: Class 41 and 35 filings, personal-name brands, copyright in programme content, and licence structure.
Read articleTrademark Coexistence in Nepal: When Two Similar Marks Can Share the Market
Trademark coexistence agreements in Nepal: when the DOI accepts them, what they must say, and the conflicts they settle better than an opposition ever could.
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