30 November

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Notice on the application of regulations concerning persons with legal status to sign documents on behalf of the applicant in the registration procedure for establishment of industrial property rights and the related procedures

The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) issued Notice No. 13822/TB-SHTT dated 23 November 2020 on the application of regulations concerning persons with legal status to sign documents on behalf of the applicant in the registration procedure for establishment of industrial property rights and the related procedures. The Notice No. 13822/TB-SHTT has the following noteworthy points:...

20 April

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Similar trademarks, but whether a likelihood of confusion may exist, it is a question

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A civil case brought by Ngan Anh Enterprise at the Hau Giang Provincial Court against the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (“IP Vietnam”) is an interesting challenge to the government's approach to the determination of trademark similarity....

17 April

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Border control measures against IPR infringement in Vietnam, what’s new under Circular No.13/2020/TT-BTC (2020)?

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Customs have a very significant role to play in enforcing intellectual property rights at the border. Once the goods are sold abroad, they must go through the customs to leave one country for another. Thus, border controal measures serve as a useful tool in tackling the trade of counterfeit or infringing products in the world, including Vietnam....

09 April

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Copyright Office of Vietnam temporarily closed due to COVID-19

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The COV is no longer directly receiving applications for registration of copyright and related rights as planned to 15 April 2020....

09 April

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Tighter rules sought on e-commerce trade piracy

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Lack of regulation on requiring goods invoices is causing the likes of Facebook and Shopee to become indirect culprits of suffusion of goods with unidentified origin, raising concerns on the piracy of genuine products....

03 April

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Notification on the implementation of legislative provisions concerning time limits for applicants affected by Covid-19 and transactions between applicants and the Viet Nam Intellectual Property Office

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IP Viet Nam released Notification No. 5277/TB-SHTT of 31 March 2020 concerning the implementation of legal requirements concerning the time limits for applicants affected by Covid-19 and transactions between applicants and the Viet Nam Intellectual Property Office....

31 March

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Vietnam IP Office Issues Alert on COVID-19

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On 25 March 2020, Vietnam's IP Office (formerly the NOIP) released Announcement No. 5060/TB-SHTT (Notification 5060) on strengthening measures to prevent and combat COVID-19....

31 December

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Prevention of label tampering proving complex for customs

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The loose rules on exports and imports as well as the easy-going penalties for violations make for a hotbed for blatant origin fraud, with fake household electronics labelled Toshiba, Goldsun, and Sunhouse flooding the market. Kim Hara reports. With the Lunar New Year coming, goods are being imported to Vietnam in increasing volumes – and while original goods are also seeing a spike, the market is growing chock-full of fake versions of larger brands like Toshiba, Sunhouse, Goldsun, and others. Most recently, Binh Duong Customs seized a batch of 3,472 Toshiba-branded electric rice cookers at a total value of VND2.1 billion ($91,000)...

23 October

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New Competition Law of Vietnam – What should foreign businesses know?

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Vietnam’s new Competition Law 2018 was passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 12/6/2018 and came into force on 01 July 2019, replacing its Competition Law 2004...

26 September

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IP UPDATE – Vietnam revises its IP Law in 2019

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In the year 2018-2019, Vietnam entered two international important trade deals, which require, inter alia, higher standard for IP protection in Vietnam. The first one is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”), which was signed in March 2018, and then approved by the National Assembly of Vietnam in November 2018. The CPTPP officially came into force as from 14 January 2019. The second one is the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (“EVFTA”), which was signed in June 2019. ...