Patent and Trademark Law and Practice in Nepal

Priority is available from a convention Application or for that matter any foreign Application. Multiple Class Applications cannot be filed in Nepal. Nepal allows Service Marks. The documents required for filing a new Trademark Application in Nepal are:

• A Power of Attorney signed by the Applicant sealed and attested by two, witnesses.
• An Application form executed as above.
• A certified copy of the home or foreign registration certificate along with its authenticated translation in English by a Notary Public.
• A certified copy of the home or foreign registration certificate along with its authenticated translation in English by a Notary Public.
• Minimum 10 prints of the mark. (Not needed for word mark).
• The list of goods and the class is pertaining thereh.

Remark: (Separate application and Power of Attorney have to be filed for per mark per class). Registration of a Trademark in Nepal is based upon corresponding registration in Home Country or any other country in the World. A duly certified copy of the Home Registration Certificate is required to obtain registration in Nepal. In case the Home Registration Certificate is not in English language we require a duly verified and notarized English translation of the Home Registration Certificate for obtaining registration in Nepal.

Know more about Nepal :

• http://www.nepaltourism.net/
• http://welcomenepal.com/promotional/
• http://www.tourismnepal.org/
• http://www.immi.gov.np/
• http://www.nepaltourism.info/index.php
• http://www.greatholidaysnepal.com/

For obtaining copies of the required documents for filing new Patent, Trademark and Design Applications in above identified country please send us an email at knk@kankrishme.com.