RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/NPL/14
5 May 2003
(03-2373)
Working Party on the
Accession of NepalOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL
Action Plan on the Implementation of the Agreement
on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The following Action Plan on the Implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights has been received from the Ministry of Commerce of the
Kingdom of Nepal, with the request that it be circulated to Working Party members.
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Page 2Agreement on Trade Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
RightsLaws and draft regulations addressing the subject matterTimeframe for
completionRemarks
General Provisions:  Participation in
Intellectual Property ConventionsParticipation in:
World Intellectual Property OrganizationParis ConventionBern convention
Rome Convention and the Treaty on Intellectual Property in
Respect of Integrated CircuitsSince 1997
Since 2001December 2005
December 2005
Part II, Section 1:  Copyrights and
related rightsCopy Rights Act 2002
Training of personnel involved in copyrights protection,
customs officials and police
Training of judges and lawyers
Establishment of Copyrights Information Centre
Instrument for Ratification of Bern ConventionIn force
July 2004
September 2004
December 2004
December 2005Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Part II, Section 2:  Trademarks Patent, Trademark and Industrial Design Act 1965
Training of personnel involved in trademarks protection,
customs officials and police
Training of judges and lawyersEstablishment of Trademark Information CentreApproval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActIn force
September 2004
December 2004
April 2005December 2005Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.Technical assistance requested
for the preparation of draftlegislation.WT/ACC/NPL/14
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Aspects of Intellectual Property
RightsLaws and draft regulations addressing the subject matterTimeframe for
completionRemarks
Part II, Section 3:  Geographical
indicationsAbove–mentioned law December 2005
Part II, Section 4:  Industrial design Patent, Trademark and Industrial Design Act 1965
Training of personnel involved in protection of industrial
design, customs officials and police
Training of judges and lawyersEstablishment of Industrial Design Information CentreApproval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActIn force
September 2004
December 2004
April 2005December 2005Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.Technical assistance requested.
Part II, Section 5:  Patents Patent, Trademark and Industrial Design Act 1965
Training of personnel involved in protection of patents,
customs officials and police
Training of judges and lawyers
Establishment of Industrial Patent Information Centre
Computarization and networ king of Patent Office
Approval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActIn force
September 2004
December 2004
April 2005
December 2006December 2005Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.WT/ACC/NPL/14
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Aspects of Intellectual Property
RightsLaws and draft regulations addressing the subject matterTimeframe for
completionRemarks
Part II, Section 6:  Layout-designs
(Topographies) of integrated circuitTraining of personnel involved in protection of patents,
customs officials and police
Establishment of Layout-designs Information Centre
Ratification of Instrument of Rome Convention and the
Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated
Circuits
Approval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActSeptember 2004
July 2005
December 2005
December 2005Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Part II, Section 7:  Undisclosed
informationTraining of personnel involved in protection of undisclosed
information
Approval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActDecember 2004
December 2005Technical assistance requested.
Part II, Section 8:  Control of Anti-
competitive Practices in contractual
LicenseApproval of Competition Law
Approval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActJuly 2004
December 2005
Part III, Section 2:  Civil and
administrative procedures and
remediesJudicial Administrative Act 1991
Appellate Court Rules 1972Brief Procedural Act 1972
Copyrights Act 2002
Patent Trademark and Industrial Design Act 1965In force
In forceIn force
In force
In force
Part III, Section 4:  Special
requirements related to border
measuresCopyrights Act 2002
Approval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActIn force
December 2005WT/ACC/NPL/14
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Aspects of Intellectual Property
RightsLaws and draft regulations addressing the subject matterTimeframe for
completionRemarks
Part III, Section 5:  Criminal
proceduresCopyrights Act 2002
Patent Trademark and Industrial Design Act 1965Approval of Industrial Property (Protection) ActIn force
In forceDecember 2005
Others Reorganization and establishment of Intellectual Property
Offices
Computarization of Intellectual Property OfficeDeveloping rules, regulations and work manuals
Enhancing public awareness on the protection of
intellectual property rights of2003-2006Technical assistance requested
Technical assistance requested
Technical assistance requested
Technical assistance requested
Interpretative notes:
Full implementation of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights would be achieved latest by December 2 006 as per the
implementation plan mentioned above.
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