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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There have been recent policy/procedural changes at the Vietnamese Customs that may be causing customs issues for foreign businesses/trademark owners who engage manufacturing vendors in Vietnam for their products....
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The sale of garlic falsely marked as Lý Sơn garlic has damaged the brand name of the major crop of the Lý Sơn Island in recent years....
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Shrimp products from the south central province of Ninh Thuận Province on Wednesday received a Certificate of Trademark from the Intellectual Property Department...
Continue reading1. Amendments to several regulations on enterprise registration On August 23, 2018, the Government issued Decree No. 108/2018/ND-CP, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No.78/2015/ND-CP on enterprise registration. Accordingly, a series of regulations on enterprise registration is amended or supplemented, such as: (a) Amendment to the provisions on Authorization for carrying out enterprise registration procedures: (i) Expression indicating the subject of authorisation is changed from the "founder of the enterprise or enterprise" into "the person having the authority to sign a written request for enterprise registration”; (ii) Written authorization for individuals carrying out procedures for enterprise registration does not need...
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