Basic requirements and procedure of Patent in Nepal
Filing Requirements
- Full Name and Address of the Applicant.
- Full Name and Address of the inventors.
- Original Signed and Stamped Power of Attorney with the indication of the name and positions of the signatory. Legalization and notarization are required.
- Inventors’ specification including claims, description, abstract and drawings.
- Certified copy of priority documents is required if convention priority is claimed. (can be filed within 12 months for the application filing date).
- Certified copy of Grant Patent Registration Certificate along with English Translation. (Legalization and notarization are required).
Registration Procedure
After Competition filing procedure, the patent goes to formalities and substantive examination, the Registrar examines the patent application and the application is published. On condition of payment of the grant fee by the applicant and a patent is issued.
