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Intellectual property
Trademark and patent registration, licensing, and enforcement against infringement.
Trademarks, patents and designs are registered with the Department of Industry under the Patent, Design and Trademark Act 2022, which remains the governing statute. Nepal operates a first-to-file trademark system, so an unregistered mark used in the market can be vulnerable to a third-party application.
We advise on clearance and registration, the licensing and assignment of rights, and enforcement where a mark or design is being infringed.
Services
- Trademark clearance searches and registration
- Trademark renewal and portfolio management
- Patent and industrial design registration
- Copyright registration and advice
- Licensing, assignment and franchise agreements
- Opposition and cancellation proceedings
- Infringement actions and customs recordal
- Domain name and trade name disputes
Statutes
- Patent, Design and Trademark Act 2022 (1965)
- Copyright Act 2059 (2002)
- Copyright Rules 2061 (2004)
- Competition Promotion and Market Protection Act 2063 (2007)
Regulators
- Department of IndustryTrademark, patent and design registry
- Nepal Copyright Registrar’s Office
- Department of CustomsBorder enforcement