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To register or to lose, a costly lesson from a typical industrial design dispute in Vietnam

Established in 1884, Piaggio Group is an Italian vehicle manufacturer, which produces a variety of motorized two-wheeled vehicles under various brands such as Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo. Since establishing a company (“Piaggio Vietnam”) in Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam in 2007, Piaggio Group has developed a strong commercial presence in the country. After 2 years, Piaggio Vietnam officially put its first factory in operation, which manufactures and assembles two – wheeled motor vehicles on a scale of 50,000-100,000 motorcycles/year. Despite their high price, LX Vespa scooters have quickly adored by Vietnamese motorcycle enthusiasts, especially, the high-income...

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Measures To Deal With Industrial Design Infringement In Vietnam

Subject to the nature and severity of IPR infringement, when an industrial design infringement occurs, the holder may resort to administrative, civil or border control route to fight thereagainst. If the alleged infringing products are found to be imported into Vietnam via customs, priority should be given to recordal of customs supervision for the design patent in Vietnam....

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Coping with counterfeit trading on Vietnamese e-commerce websites/platforms

The e-commerce market is growing in Viet Nam, but it is also used to trade counterfeit goods with increasingly sophisticated activities online. Counterfeit trading on e-commerce websites/platforms is largely seen nowadays in Vietnam. The consumers who have changed their traditional shopping habits recently and switched to online more over the past years, especially after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in floods of fake websites and/or online counterfeiting ...

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Invalidating a bad-faith trademark registration in Vietnam

Bad-faith trademark registration has largely seen in Vietnam nowadays, especially when foreign investors are shifting production from China to Vietnam following a recent US-China trade war. Trade marks in Vietnam are generally awarded on a “first to file” basis, resulting in floods of trademark applications, many of which imitate/ mimic foreign reputed brands that have yet to expand into the Vietnamese market. Invalidating a trademark registered in bad faith in Vietnam is not always easy as Vietnam IP Law does not define or contain specific provisions on bad faith. However, Snap Inc., a US-based company, has won a significant victory...

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