Copyright – a powerful and effective tool to repress trademark and industrial design infringements in Vietnam
The Intellectual property of reputable and well-known businesses is perpetually the target of imitation, copying and counterfeiting. Practice indicates that enforcing trademark and industrial design rights in Vietnam presents numerous challenges, exacerbated by the length of time required to examine trademark industrial design applications in Vietnam. The actual examination time for a trademark application can range between 16-18 months, or even several years, if the trademark is opposed by a third party or is refused by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam. The prolonged time for trademark industrial design examination in Vietnam contributes significantly to the aforementioned situation, and at the...
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