# Nepal — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `NP` |
| WIPO member since | 1997 |
| WIPO treaty count | 3 |
| GII ranking | Nepal ranks 109th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | 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. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/np  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:40+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/NP |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=NP |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=NP |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/np.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/gii-ranking/2024/np.pdf |
| PCT eGuide | _(not present)_ |
| ePCT office profile | _(not present)_ |
| Madrid System member profile | _(not present)_ |
| National statements at WIPO assemblies | https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=NP |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=np |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

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.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Nepal
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Nepal ranks 109th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## WIPO news and events: Nepal
### News
## IP in action: Nepal
### Photos at WIPO-related activities
### IP stories

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=np)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=NP)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=NP)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=NP)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/NP)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/np.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=NP)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=NP)
- [WIPO Director General Meets Nepal's Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies (photo on Flickr) October 23, 2018](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/director-general/w/francis-gurry/news/2018/news_0055)
- [WIPO Director General Welcomes Nepal's Foreign Secretary (photo on Flickr) March 2, 2018](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/director-general/w/francis-gurry/news/2018/news_0017)
