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....
Continue readingCustoms 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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
Continue readingTest strips based on this solution operate on the principle of immunochromatography containing two antibodies against the rotavirus produced in two different animals....
Continue readingFrom January 1, 2020, the Vietnamese version of the International 2020.01 (IPC 2020.01), translated by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Viet Nam) from the English version published by WIPO...
Continue readingVietnam is among the world's largest exporters of farm produce and seafood, but few foreign consumers know they're using products from Vietnam...
Continue readingIn a recent landmark decision, the China Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) overturned its previous views of the last decade and held that branded products produced through OEM may constitute trademark infringement if a third party owns the registered trademark in China....
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