AmCham Nepal, US Embassy Hold Business Roundtable on Intellectual Property

The American Chamber of Commerce in Nepal (AmCham Nepal) and the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu held a business roundtable with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on October 6 to discuss intellectual property protection and business confidence in Nepal.

More than 30 legal representatives and business leaders from AmCham member companies attended the event. Discussions covered trademark imitation, brand protection, source-code theft, intellectual property in creative industries, taxation of intangible products and challenges in IP enforcement.

USPTO representatives Shailendra Bhumralkar, Intellectual Property Attaché for South Asia, and Shilpi Jha, Senior Commercial Specialist and IP Policy Advisor for South Asia, shared their experience and briefed participants on available IP resources, including the Accelerator Grant Program.

The roundtable also discussed the need for greater predictability, timely action and consistent enforcement of intellectual property laws to support innovation, investment and business growth in Nepal.