A Slovenian company in the automotive industry exhibiting at the Automotive Trade Fair in Vietnam is aware that a Chinese company which has been reported infringing its design in the past is also exhibiting at the same fair...
Continue reading The European company applied for trade mark registrations accordingly and simultaneously began negotiations with the local partner including an NDA for the duration of the negotiations in relation to technical information in relation to patents to grant non-disclosure and protect the novelty of the invention. ...
Continue reading EU SMEs shall be aware that they have to use their registered trade marks in Vietnam otherwise their mark could be challenged for cancellation and they can lose their rights....
Continue reading Background A Dutch company, Company A, specialising in the production and distribution of professional sealants for commercial and home use, had registered ownership of its trade mark and packaging design for its growing sales of sealants in Myanmar. After several years of sales in Myanmar, they were alerted by their local distributor to the existence of competing products bearing similar packaging design, but with a different logo, on sale in Yangon and Mandalay by resellers of hardware products. Action Taken Local attorneys worked closely with the local distributor of Company A to issue, cease and desist letters to resellers of the competing products....
Continue reading A Spanish company, Company A, successfully registered its “AAA” trade mark in Singapore, starting from 2 April 1986 (“1986 Mark”). The “AAA” mark was registered in Class 3...
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the Prime Minister has issued Decision 34/2018 / QD-TTg regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the General Department of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade....
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The Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Monday held a minute’s silence in memory of Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang who passed away on Friday in Hà Nội....
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The National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam on Saturday granted a trademark protection certificate for Sơn Tra, or H’mông, apple (scientific name docynia indica) in northern mountainous Sơn La province’s Bắc Yên District....
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pecifically, there are cases which are approved by the General Department of Vietnam Customs for inspection and supervision of import and export goods requesting protection of intellectual property rights...
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It will be difficult to fully resolve the issue of piracy of television broadcasts without the co-operation of users and the active support of the authorities, said experts at a workshop in Hà Nội on Wednesday...
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