09 April
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Copyright Office of Vietnam temporarily closed due to COVID-19
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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09 April
Tighter rules sought on e-commerce trade piracy
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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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
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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Vietnam IP Office Issues Alert on COVID-19
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....
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The process of manufacturing test strips for the rapid detection of rotavirus
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Test strips based on this solution operate on the principle of immunochromatography containing two antibodies against the rotavirus produced in two different animals....
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IP Vietnam announces the adoption of the Vietnamese version of the International patent classification 2020.01
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From 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...
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Vietnamese enterprises must better branding to compete in int’l market
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Vietnam is among the world's largest exporters of farm produce and seafood, but few foreign consumers know they're using products from Vietnam...
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A Landmark Case! China Supreme Court decides OEM may Constitute Trademark Infringement
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In 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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Prevention of label tampering proving complex for customs
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)...
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New Competition Law of Vietnam – What should foreign businesses know?
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...
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