Portfolio monitoring
Watch multiple marks under one account — with class-aware matching for each.
Brand protection
Protect your brand before someone else does.
Trademark protection in Nepal starts before a conflict becomes a crisis. IP Watch gives you early visibility over new applications — covering Nepal's publications, transliterations and class overlaps.
Overview
How Brand protection works in Nepal
Brand protection in Nepal is mostly a question of timing. Rights are asserted while a conflicting application is still published and open to objection — an unopposed publication routinely proceeds to registration, after which enforcement becomes a heavier, costlier path.
Monitor the whole portfolio
Trademark watch across every mark you own, all classes, both scripts — with opposition deadlines computed and surfaced while the window is still open.
Act inside the window
When a conflicting mark is published, evaluate and act while it is still an application: opposition support, negotiated coexistence, or a conscious, documented decision to pass.
Cover the administrative half
A mark that is not renewed on time is cancelled automatically and free for anyone to claim, so renewal tracking belongs in the same loop as conflict monitoring.
Keep the register accurate
A change of ownership or a licence that is never recorded at the Department weakens the paper trail you would need in a dispute. Recordals close that gap.
Beyond trademarks
The same loop extends to design registration and renewal, patent filing and renewal, and copyright registration — the full IP watch for a brand in Nepal.
Legal references
Key facts at a glance
| Core loop | Monitor publications, flag conflicts, support action |
|---|---|
| Response window | About 90 days from publication |
| Portfolio scope | Multiple marks, all classes, both scripts |
| Alert content | The mark, applicant, class, dates and the exact reason it was flagged |
| Filing support | Opposition and filing guidance when you decide to act |
| Independence | Not affiliated with the Department of Industry or WIPO |
Fee figures and terms follow the schedules of the Patent, Design and Trade Mark Act, 2022 (1965) as amended; confirm current rates and formats with the Department of Industry at filing time.
Core
Monitor, alert, support
Window
About 90 days per publication
Scope
All classes, both scripts
Outcome
Explained alerts in time
Brand protection
What's inside the solution
Trademark protection in Nepal starts before a conflict becomes a crisis. IP Watch gives you early visibility over new applications — covering Nepal's publications, transliterations and class overlaps.
Opposition deadline alerts
Know exactly when a published mark closes its opposition window, so you never miss it.
Covers both scripts
Monitors transliterated Nepali and English forms of your brand — catching conflicts exact matches miss.
Clear activity summaries
See what's happening in your relevant classes — new applications, registrations and status changes.
Filing support when needed
When action is required, IP Watch guides you through filing, evidence preparation and follow-up.
Built for Nepal's registry
Designed specifically around how Nepal publishes trademark information — not a generic global tool.
Need support with Brand protection?
Tell us where your brand or application stands and we'll point you to the right support — from monitoring and screening to filing, opposition and renewals.