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Nepal
Nepal has been a member of WIPO since 1997 and is a signatory to over 3 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Nepal are the Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office and the Department of Industries at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. The offices are located in Kathmandu.
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Intellectual property landscape: Nepal
WIPO memberships
- Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies
- Treaty notifications
- National statements at WIPO assemblies
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Nepal ranks 109th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
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