The Trademark Application Form in Nepal: Filling Schedule 1(c) Without the Rejections
The trademark application form in Nepal is Schedule 1(c) — one per class. A field-by-field filling guide with the document set for each applicant type.
Nepal's trademark application is not a portal wizard — it is a prescribed form, Schedule 1(c) of the PDTA Rules, filed in Nepali, one per class, with physical specimens of the mark attached. Most rejections trace not to the law but to the filling.
This guide walks the form field by field, with the document set for each applicant type and the mistakes examiners see weekly.
In short
The trademark application form in Nepal is Schedule 1(c), filed at the Department of Industry in Nepali, one application per class, with the NPR 1,000 per-class fee. The form carries the applicant's details (matching their registration documents exactly), the mark, the Nice class and the goods/services specification. Four printed specimens of the mark — in practice, labels of about 8×8 cm — accompany the filing, along with the document set: company or industry registration, PAN and tax clearance for Nepali applicants, or a notarised Power of Attorney for foreign applicants filing through a local agent. Generic specification wording, wrong classes and name mismatches are the filling errors that cost months.
One form per class, one chance at a clean file
Section 18A ties each application to a single Nice class, so a brand spanning goods and services files separately for each — every form examined on its own, every fee charged per application (NPR 1,000 at filing). There is no multi-class consolidation to hide behind.
The form is short; the decisions behind it are not. Class selection and specification wording are made before the form is filled — the form only records them. That is why a bad filling usually means a bad decision upstream.
Filling the trademark application form for Nepal (Schedule 1(c))
Applicant details — exactly as registered
Name, address and entity type must match the company or industry registration documents character for character. A mismatch here becomes a record-correction exercise later — or an examination objection now.
The mark — and its specimens
State the mark (word, device, label or combination) and attach four printed specimens — in practice, labels of roughly 8×8 cm. What is filed is what is examined and eventually registered.
The class
One class per form, chosen from what the business actually sells. The class heading is a gateway; the specification inside it is what examiners weigh.
The specification — goods or services wording
Name the commercial items precisely ('packaged tea', 'restaurant services'), not marketing abstractions ('quality goods'). Generic wording invites the descriptive objection; over-broad wording invites refusal.
Language and authority
The application is filed in Nepali; foreign-language documents need certified translation. Where an agent files — mandatory for foreign applicants — the notarised Power of Attorney travels with the form.
The document set by applicant type
The Power of Attorney is the document foreign filers most often get wrong — it must be notarised, and for documents coming from abroad the consular legalisation chain (Nepal is outside the Apostille Convention) needs weeks of lead time. It belongs in hand before the filing date, not chased afterwards.
| Document | Nepali applicant | Foreign applicant |
|---|---|---|
| Application (Schedule 1(c)) | Yes | Yes |
| Company / industry registration | Yes | — |
| PAN and tax clearance | Yes | — |
| Notarised Power of Attorney | If filed through an agent | Mandatory — filing runs through a local agent |
| Home registration / priority documents | — | Where relied on; 6-month Paris priority window |
| Four specimens of the mark | Yes | Yes |
The filling mistakes examiners see weekly
Every item on that list is checkable before submission — which is the point of a filling guide: the cheapest examination is the one you do yourself.
- Generic specification wording — the descriptive objection, and a round of amendments that costs months
- Wrong or aspirational classes — protection that misses the actual business, or fees paid for classes the goods list cannot support
- Specimen mismatch — the filed label differing from the mark described in the form
- Applicant name mismatches — the form not matching the registration documents
- Missing or un-notarised POA — the file stops at formality check
After submission
The Department records the filing — the darta date — and the formality check gives way to substantive examination under Section 18. Objection letters, if any, are answered in writing within the stated period; an accepted application then publishes in the Industrial Property Bulletin with its roughly 90-day opposition window, and registration (NPR 5,000 per class) follows a clean passage.
Corrections after filing are possible but not free of consequences — the clean form remains the cheapest form.
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This article is general information, not legal advice.