Trademark Registration Cost in Nepal: The Complete Fee Breakdown

The trademark registration cost in Nepal, line by line

Official fees are denominated in NPR and charged per mark, per class. The two that define a standard registration are the application fee, paid when the Schedule 1(c) form is filed, and the registration fee, paid after acceptance and before the certificate issues.

Why everything multiplies by class

Nepal files one application per class under Section 18A — there is no multi-class route — so the fee schedule prices every event per class. A brand covering packaged food (Class 30), retail services (Class 35) and restaurant services (Class 43) is three applications, three examinations and three renewals.

Worked through: a three-class mark costs 3 × NPR 6,000 — NPR 18,000 — in government fees from filing to certificate, then 3 × NPR 3,500 every seventh year. Budgeting 'one trademark' as one filing is the most common early cost-planning error in Nepal.

The renewal bill, every seven years

The term runs 7 years from registration, renewable indefinitely under Section 23B. Renewal is due within 35 days of expiry at NPR 3,500 per class; a 6-month grace period follows at NPR 4,500 including the NPR 1,000 fine. Beyond grace there is no revival — the registration cancels automatically and the mark becomes available to anyone.

Per-class renewals mean portfolio calendars, not single dates: a five-class mark is 5 × NPR 3,500 every cycle, and ten such marks is a recurring line item worth diarising in both BS and AD.

The costs before and after the government fees

Government fees are the smallest, most predictable part of the bill. Before filing sit the search and clearance work — free through the site's structured search of 71,000+ Bulletin records, or a professional opinion for names with real exposure. Around filing sit translation, specimens and, for foreign applicants, notarised Powers of Attorney.

After registration, the cheap habits that prevent expensive problems: record changes at NPR 1,000 when names or addresses move, assignment recordals at NPR 2,000 when the business is restructured, and a watch over new Bulletin publications so conflicts are opposed inside the 90-day window instead of litigated later.

What professional fees cover — and when they are worth it

Agents and attorneys charge separately for search opinions, drafting, filing, objection responses and renewals; rates vary with complexity and are not fixed by the schedule. The value shows up in specific places: a conflicting-register opinion before you commit to a name, specification wording that survives examination, and objection responses filed inside their windows. A simple domestic filing in one class is manageable without heavy professional spend; a multi-class portfolio or a foreign filing rarely is.

Foreign applicants also carry the local-agent requirement: filings run through a Nepali authorised agent, so agent fees are structural, not optional.

The caveat that belongs on every fee table

Official fees come from Schedule 3 of the PDTA and its Rules, revised by amendment from time to time, and the figures above reflect current practice at publication. The Department confirms applicable rates at payment. Use these numbers for budgeting and comparison, confirm exact rates before transferring money, and re-verify any fee quoted from memory — including this one.