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Patent:

A patent is an exclusive right granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited

period of time in exchange of a detailed public disclosure of an invention that is a solution to a

specific technological problem and is a product or process. A patent is essentially a limited

monopoly whereby the patent holder is granted the exclusive right to make, use and sell thepatent holder is innovation for a limited time. Granting exclusive right to the inventor is intended

to encourage the investment of time and resources into the development of new and useful

discoveries.

The issue of importance here is the utility patent. Many countries including The US Patent and

Trademark Office (USPTO) issues several different kinds of patent documents offering different

kinds of protection and covering different types of subject matter. Approximately 90% of the

patent documents issued by the USPTO in recent years have been utility patents, also referred to

as patents for innovation. Utility patent is issued for the invention of a new and useful process,

machine, manufacture or composition of a matter or a new and useful improvement thereof, it

generally permits its owner from making, using or selling the invention for a period of time,generally up to twenty years from the date of issuance of patent application.

Title of Invention:

As per the group project work assigned to patent any product or process belonging to Nepal and

having some usefulness and/or utility, our group has chosen Karuwa, a copper made water

vessel with carvings outside. Along with beautiful natural resources, Nepal has diverse culture,

ethnicity, traditions and practices that has continues to attract the attention of tourists from past

to present. The diverse culture, systems and tradition has given rise to many unique tools and

accessories that has a huge cultural and historical importance. One of them is the Karuwa that is

generally used in Newari clans used to drink water. Though, Karuwa is made up of copper, brass,other alloys, silver and sometimes gold as well, our concern here is to patent the Karuwa made

from copper.

Inventors:

The inventors of the Karuwa mentioned above are Rajani Acharya, Rejina Singh, Rabindra

Rajbhandari, Roshan Budhathoki, Rajan Ghimire, Sujan Marahatta and Krishna Prasad

Chapagain.

Abstract:

Being an important utensil, Karuwa has a huge cultural as well as health importance. The motivehere is to manufacture pure copper made Karuwa with carvings on the surface that provides

many health benefits as well as tries to pressure and protect the culture and tradition of Nepal.

For the above purpose, the Karuwa is going to be patented so that no other country could

produce or manufacture the same product and design.

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Nepal has been the place of origin of the copper made water vessel Karuwa. People have been

making it from ages in a traditional way and there is no known official facility or producer of

Karuwa. Karuwa has been mainly limited to cottage industry in Nepal and that has no guarantee

of purity on it. Our product will have a full fledged producing facility with guarantee of pure

copper and important carvings on the surface that would also help to spread Nepal and Neapli

products in the international market.

Field of Invention:

Advanced copper utensils and antiques

Background of Invention:

The need and idea of producing pure copper made Karuwa arose as it has high cultural and

health importance. For ages, Karuwa and many other dishes despite of having their own benefits

have either left out, neglected or have been patented by other countries. This manufacturing and

patenting must be a point of start to show that Nepal has also its own unique products with

countless benefits.

Summary of the Invention:

The Nepal made copper made Karuwa has many scientifically proved benefits as people have

used this metal from ages due to its advantages. This Karuwa is not only just a product but also

an identity of Nepal. People must enjoy the benefits of this product and at the same time thank

Nepal for producing such products.

Detailed Description of the invention process:

The plan is to establish a high tech, full facilities and

advanced factory that can purify copper andmanufacturing Karuwa. Our focuses here is to patent the

process and designs of the Karuwa.

Despite of having many metal mines in our country, it

is ironic to say that we dont have been able to extract

any of them. So, in the beginning stage, we plan to

import raw copper form India to which we depend on

about 66% of our imports. The copper will be their

brought to the factory where purifying of copper will

take place with advanced technology

The pure copper will be then molded and given appropriate shapes and sizes and carvings will be

given on the surface in the factory. The bottom part will have an inscription of Made inNepal.

The product will be then sent to market with reasonable prices. We hope the vessel produces will

not only give benefits to the people but it will be made so attractive that people can buy it for

antique pieces as well and will also help to spread the name and fame of the country.

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In the second stage, when the business runs successfully, we plan to extract copper ores from our

country sustainably with permission from the government so that our country will have

something that we dont have to depend on others for raw materials.

There are many benefits of copper made water vessels. When most of the developing countries

are generally plagues by many diseases that occur and transfer from impure water, Ayurvedarecommends the most effective way of keeping water clean is by storing in a copper vessel. We

have been believing that the water stored in copper vessel remains cold for long time in Nepal.

Copper holds potential to provide microbial safe drinking water as it kills the bacteria present in

the water and is proven by researches. Furthermore, water stored in copper vessels stimulates

brain, promotes bone strength, aids in digestion, regulates body fat, acts as anti carcinogenic,

regulates functioning of thyroid gland, prevents joint pain, aids in hemoglobin synthesis,

maintains acid alkaline balance in body, helps in improving fertility and conception, prevents

white patches on skin, helps in healing of internal wounds. The most important thing is it carries

the identity of Nepal with it.

The copper made Karuwa will be processed with a unique, never used high tech and advancedprocedures both to purify copper and manufacture it. The carvings will be those never used

before and having national and cultural importance.

Brief diagram:

Pure Copper Properly Shaped Carved Market