On 10 July 2017, IP Australia launched its IP Mediation Referral Service. The intent of the service is to encourage intellectual property disputes to be resolved more cost effectively through mediation instead of litigation or other adversarial procedures. What is the IP Mediation Referral Service...
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On 26 January 2018, National Office of Intellectual Property has issued Decision no. 298/QD-SHTT on granting Geographical Indication (GI) registration certificate no.00063 for the trademark famous “ B ế n Tre ” Xi ê m Xanh coconut....
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On 04 February 2018, within the framework of Minister Chu Ngoc Anh’s visit to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)...
Continue reading1. Maximum percentage for credit institutions’ short-term lending in 2018 On 31 July 2018, the Government of State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular No. 16/2018/TT-NHNN, amending Circular No. 36/2014/TT-NHNN, regulating prudential limits and ratios for operations of credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches (“Circular 16”). According to the new Circular, credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches must abide by the maximum percentage for short-term funding source used for providing mid-term and long-term loans in accordance with the following schedule: (a) From 1 January 2018 to the end of 31 December 2018: (i) Banks and foreign banks’ branches: 45%; (ii) Non-bank credit institutions: 90%. (b)...
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The country has moved up in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 Report to take the 45th position this year, up from the 47th spot last year, according to the GII report announced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on July 10. ...
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On the 36 anniversary of the establishment of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (“NOIP”), on 24 July 2018, the NOIP in cooperation with the Vietnam Intellectual Property Association (“VIPA”) held the seminar "IP agents with legislative changes on IP in Vietnam"....
Continue readingIntellectual property law New provisions of Decree 22/2018/ND-CP guiding the Law on Intellectual Property Copyright and related rights are an intellectual property protected in Vietnam under the Bern Convention to which Vietnam is a member; Law on Intellectual Property of 2005, amended and supplemented in 2009 (the "IP Law"); and subsidiary legislation guiding the IP Law. Previously, regulations on protection of copyright and related rights were detailed in Decree No. 100/2006/ND-CP dated 21 September 2006 ("Decree 100") and Decree No. 85/2011/ND-CP dated 20 September 2011 ("Decree 85"). However, after more than 10 years of implementation, some provisions of the IP Law need...
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The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on March 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building a national strategy on intellectual property for Vietnam....
Continue reading1.Weapon trading for military enterprises since 1 July 2018 This is a remarkable point in Decree No. 79/2018/ND-CP dated 16 May 2018, detailing a number of articles and implementation measures of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Support Tools (“Decree 79”). Accordingly, organizations and enterprises of the Ministry of National Defence or the Ministry of Public Security are entitled to trade weapons if the following conditions are fully met: (a) The plans or missions of weapon trading assigned by the Minister of National Defence or the Minister of Public Security; (b) The conditions on security, social order, fire prevention...
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Sydney The New South Wales Government nominates prospective migrants for a variety of visas if you are interested in living and working in the state....
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