07 March

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Key takeaways from the recent trademark assessment conclusion issued by the Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute

Download Background: HOA SEN Vietnam Co., Ltd is a company engaged in design, art design, advertising, and communication. In 2013, HOA SEN Company registered a mark including the verbal element "HOA SEN" in combination with a number of other elements (HOA SEN, device) at the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (“IP Vietnam”) for 04 classes of services including: Trademark: HOA SEN, device Class 35: Advertising services, presentation/display of goods on communication media for sales. Class 40: Printing services. Class 41: Television program production activities; photography; organizing cultural, artistic and sports events Class 42: Print product design service In 2017, the distributor and sales agent...

03 January

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How to file a complaint about intellectual property rights infringement on Shopee and Lazada in Vietnam?

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Download After the slowdown of the Covid-19 pandemic, digital sales and purchase activities still continues to experience robust growth. Now, consumers are accustomed to purchasing their favorite things without visiting shopping centers or storefronts. E-commerce websites or platforms serve as a bridge between buyers and sellers, connecting them and addressing all of their needs. When the anti-IPR infringement mechanism on e-commerce platforms/websites is still weak, the explosion of transactions on e-commerce platforms/websites is also posing challenges for intellectual property rights holders. Meanwhile, the fact that so many online sales accounts and adverts have been formed makes it impossible for consumers...

12 December

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12 điều khoản quan trọng về sáng chế trong Luật Sở hữu trí tuệ sửa đổi năm 2022

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25 November

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Pre-filing trademark search in Vietnam – A small but significant step!

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Download Numerous business owners believe that the brand or logo they created is original and unique, hence it is unquestionably possible to register/protect. Applying to register a trademark application in a hurry is a common mistake made by many Vietnamese businesses. Occasionally, the price they pay for their hurry is not inexpensive. If you risk using your trademark without determining if it is comparable to or in conflict with the marks of other companies or individuals, you run the danger of becoming embroiled in a dispute or being forced to become engaged in one. 1. Why is it important to conduct an...

03 November

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How did “DING TEA” milk tea win the brand battle in Cambodia?

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Download 1. Cambodia is an emerging market that attracts substantial foreign investment in Southeast Asia. Every year, tens of thousands of trademark applications are filed directly in Cambodia or through the Madrid system, and millions of registered trademarks have been published in the national register. Therefore, securing a trademark registration in Cambodia is not a simple course of action, because it is very easy for a mark to be deemed confusingly similar to an earlier mark, not to mention the fact that many trademark applications may be rigidly refused by the examiner. Then, without the support of IP attorneys with extensive...

02 November

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Building up your brand in 20 years in Vietnam, but losing it in a few days. WHY?

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in IP Practice, News, Notable Videos, Trademark in Vietnam, Viet Nam

Download In June 2022, Hoa Sen Co., Ltd., (HOA SEN) the owner of the "ZACOPE" trademark for pure drinking water products, complained to KENFOX IP & Law Office, "I don't understand why the company's sales in the first half of the year have dropped so drastically." HOA SEN did investigation and found that rivals utilized similar labels bearing the trademark "ZACOP." A check of the protection title, however, revealed that the registration of the trademark had expired. This occurs because the previous employee resigns and transfers the trademark to the new employee, who is unaware of the requirement to renew the...

18 October

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KENFOX IP & Law Office – Your Strategic IP Partner

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Vietnamese Download [Counsel – this is an excellent summary of the circumstances and incredibly helpful. We are so appreciative of your excellent and prompt and comprehensive help] Client quote, Ms. Julia Anne Matheson [We will do as KENFOX suggests.], [As long as our company exists, only KENFOX is working as a partner] Client quote, KIPC “We have worked with 3 IP service providers in Vietnam, but we choose KENFOX as our strategic partner because we feel the professionalism, dedication in each case you do for our customers” Client quote, Mr. Yim Dong Sook We cannot thank you enough for your kind feedback. It is not...

17 October

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KENFOX IP & Law Office – Đối tác SHTT chiến lược của bạn

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Tải về (Thưa luật sư - đây là một bản tư vấn tóm tắt bối cảnh xuất sắc và vô cùng hữu ích. Chúng tôi đánh giá rất cao sự giúp đỡ hiệu quả, nhanh chóng và toàn diện của Quý Công ty). (Chúng tôi sẽ làm như KENFOX đề xuất], [Một khi công ty của chúng tôi còn tồn tại, sẽ chỉ có KENFOX là đối tác của chúng tôi). (Chúng tôi đã làm việc với 3 công ty cung cấp dịch vụ Sở hữu trí tuệ tại Việt Nam, nhưng chúng tôi chỉ chọn KENFOX làm đối tác chiến lược vì...

04 October

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Three options to accelerate patent examination in Vietnam

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in IP Practice, News, Patent, Viet Nam

The examination of a patent application's patentability in Vietnam is time-consuming. A typical examination would necessitate access to databases of prior art for novelty and inventiveness comparisons against what has already been disclosed or practiced. Despite recent advancements in conducting substantive examination for patent applications, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (VNIPO) tends to grant patents based on the grant of the corresponding patent from countries with more developed IP systems or examination results of the corresponding patent application from more established Patent Offices such as those of the United States, Japan, South Korea, and the European Patent Office....