In a common sense, “incentives for patent filing” may be construed as: (i) privileges under the governmental-level policy adopted to encourage/stimulate or attract applicants, especially foreign applicants, to file their patent applications in Vietnam; and/or (ii) supports or advantages which the competent authority gives to the applicants for the same purposes, among other things....
Continue readingSingapore granted patents have been recognized in Laos through a Memorandum of Cooperation, providing ease of patent protection and commercialisation in the two countries. We provide below some critical remarks on the matter for your reference....
Continue readingValidation of a Chinese patent in Cambodia means the recognition, on request, of the effects of the Chinese patent in Cambodia, which shall allow the China valid patent to get quicker registered in Cambodia. We provide below some remarks on the matter for your reference....
Continue readingValidation of a European patent means the recognition, on request, of the effects of the European patent application and the European patent in Cambodia. We provide below some critical remarks on the matter for your reference....
Continue readingPer Article 102.3, Vietnam IP Law, the essential technical features of a claim are determined based on the following principles: [The scope of protection of an invention shall be expressed in the form of a combination of technical features which are necessary and sufficient to identify the scope of the rights to such invention and should be compatible with the description of invention and attached drawings]. ...
Continue readingBoth an invention and a utility solution (also called “utility model” or “utility innovation” in some countries) are a technical solution per se which proves valuable in manufacture, business and life. Under the prevailing regulations of Vietnam, a utility solution is not recognised separately as an industrial property object but a special form of an invention...
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