JANAK BHANDARI & ASSOCIATES is one of the most distinguished and recognized Intellectual Property Law Firm in Nepal Previously known as Global Trademark Protection Services (GTPS). We offer comprehensive legal services for filing, prosecution, enforcement and litigation of all aspects of Intellectual Property rights in Nepal.
- IP Rights Licenses
- IP Agreements Negotiation and Counselling
- Recording IP Assignment during restructuring, commercial and corporate agreements
- IP Portfolios Audits
- Technology Transfer
Anti-counterfeiting and anti-infringement actions
Anti-counterfeiting pertains to action against sale/use of fakes or unauthorized replicas of the real product.
Enforcement
- Cease and Desist Notices
- investigations
IP Litigation
We represent clients before legal bodies like Supreme Court, High Courts, Department of Industries ( IP OFFICE), Customs and other judicial and administrative bodies protecting their intellectual property rights in the following areas:
- Trademark, Copyright, Design and Patent infringement
- Filing oppositions, cancellation petitions & counter statements
- Misuse of trade secrets
- Unfair Competition
Designs
- Design Enforcement
- Protection of priority and Novelty
- Filing and Prosecution of Applications
Copyright & Broadcasting
Copyright registration is not mandatory but recommended action in order to protect your Intellectual Property rights. The services we provide include:
- Hiring Issues and Agreements
- Copyright filing and prosecution
- Copyright cancellation and rectification matters
Trademark
- Trade Mark searches & availability opinions
- Trade Mark filing, prosecution and Registration
- Trademark Renewals
- Recordal of Change of Name
- Recordal of Change of Address
- Recordal of Trademark Assignments
- Recordal of Merge Agreements
- Recordal of Trademark Licensing
- Obtaining Certified Copy of Certificate (if lost)
- Filing Opposition /counter opposition
- Filing Trademark Cancellation Application
- Sending Cease and Desist Letters
- Publication of Cautionary Notices
- Trademark Litigation
- Trade Mark licensing and franchising
- Trade Mark audit
- Journal Watch Services
- Trademark Portfolios Maintenance
- Opposition and Cancellations
Patents
Any person, willing to have rights on any patent, has to register such patent under the Patent Design and Trademark Act.
- Patent search
- Analysis and opinion
- Patent Filing, Registration, Maintenance and Renewal