Nepal: Updated deadlines for pending and published trade mark applications (December 2025 notice)

Written By Tim Noel

Following from our latest article on Nepal, the Department of Industry issued a further notice on 1 December 2025.   A copy of this notice is here.  This affects all pending and published trade mark applications, and the required actions are summarised below:

 

Pending or incomplete applications

Action required by 1 March 2026

Applicants with pending or incomplete trade mark applications where supporting documents are outstanding are required to resubmit their applications together with all necessary documents within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice, making 1 March 2026 the final submission deadline. Any application that has been pending for more than 7 years and is not resubmitted by the deadline will be cancelled.

 

Published applications

Action required by 31 May 2026

Applicants whose trade marks have been published prior to 1 December 2025, and where no opposition has been filed, must apply for issuance of the registration certificate within 6 months of the notice, making 31 May 2026 the final submission deadline.  If such an application is not submitted, then the application will be cancelled.

 

Next Steps

 ✅ Review your trade mark portfolio for Nepal;

✅ Identify any pending or incomplete applications and submit any pending documents;

✅ Identify any published applications and apply for issuance of the registration certificate;

✅ Reach out to us for assistance or clarification.

 

We will continue to monitor for future developments and share further updates. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any support.

 

Tim Noel

Tim is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney with over 17 years of experience supporting clients in all aspects of IP services.  He oversees and manages the department on a day-to-day basis.

Tim holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bristol University and joined Lysaght in 2014 with eight years of experience in the IP industry.

Tim is responsible for prosecution work, in addition to registration and renewals in more complex jurisdictions. Tim also works on a number of contentious matters and opposition cases.  As well as his client portfolio and managerial responsibilities, Tim is a member of CITMA and volunteers for the free advice clinics to members of the public as well as sitting on the INTA Legislation and Regulation Committee.

In 2016 Tim was awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property (with Merit) from Bournemouth University and became a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in 2018.

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