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Difference between Copyright and Industrial Design Right

Under the Law on Intellectual Property of Vietnam (the IP Law), intellectual property rights mean the rights of organizations and individuals to intellectual assets, including copyright and copyright-related the rights, industrial properly rights and rights to plant varieties. Meanwhile, industrial property rights mean the rights of organizations and individuals to inventions, industrial designs, layout-designs of semiconductor integrated circuits, trade secrets, trade marks, trade names, geographical indications and trade secrets they have created or own, and the right to repression of unfair competition....

06 August

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Industrial Design Or Copyright Protection, Which You May Be Unaware Of?

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In a recent court decision, a High People's Court affirmed the decision made by a lower-level court, in INTERLEGO AG v. Tianjin COKO Toy Co., Ltd. regarding copyright infringement of the Lego bricks. In its landmark decision, the high court confirmed industrial designs' dual protection under patent and copyright law as works of applied art....

05 August

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Validating Singapore patents in Cambodia

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in Cambodia, IP Practice, Patent

Validation or re-registration of a Singapore patent in Cambodia means the recognition, on request, of the effects of the Singapore patent in Cambodia, which enables a right holder of a Singapore patent to obtain his/her patent in Cambodia within a shorter timeframe. We provide below some remarks on the matter for your reference:...

04 August

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KENFOX attorneys meeting with colleagues from other IP firms at the AIPPI’s Congress in Boston

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KENFOX attorneys meeting with colleagues from other IP firms at the AIPPI's Congress in Boston...

29 July

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Acceleration of Granting Japanese Patent in Cambodia

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Japan Patent Office (“JPO”) has made its great efforts to support the development of intellectual property systems in countries where overseas business development is initiated by Japanese companies....

17 July

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6 điều cần lưu ý để ứng phó với cáo buộc xâm phạm sáng chế tại Việt Nam

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Bạn đã bao giờ bị cáo buộc xâm phạm sáng chế khi đang vận hành các hoạt động sản xuất, kinh doanh tại Việt Nam? Sự lo lắng, hoang mang không biết làm gì để ứng phó với các cáo buộc xâm phạm sáng chế có thể khiến bạn nghĩ nhiều đến các viễn cảnh tiêu cực sắp xảy đến cho doanh nghiệp của mình: Hàng hóa được sản xuất/kinh doanh của bạn là trái phép và có thể bị bắt giữ trên thị trường hoặc tại cửa khẩu, doanh nghiệp của bạn bị khởi kiện yêu cầu bồi thường...

06 July

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What strategies to reclaim unregistered trademark rights in Vietnam?

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in Trademark in Vietnam

Vietnam follows “first to file” principle in establishing industrial property rights, whereby industrial property rights are granted to the first filer. This principle, on one hand, encourages IPR holders to register their intangible assets at the soonest time, but on the other hand, together with a “very open” and “very free” regime on "the right to register a mark" without imposing certain conditions like many countries in the world triggers rampant "trademark squatting" in Vietnam. ...

30 June

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GUIDANCE FOR INVENTION/UTILITY SOLUTION APPLICATIONS IN VIETNAM

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Requisite Information 1. Applicant: full name, address and nationality; 2. Inventor: full name, address and nationality; 3. Priority data: filing number, date and country (if applicable); 4. International filing data: filing and publishing number (as to PCT patent applications)....

23 June

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Claiming damages in IPR lawsuits in Vietnam – Key takeaways

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in Trademark in Vietnam

Download 1. Since intellectual property rights (IPRs) constitute a civil right, civil enforcement plays a critical role in IPR enforcement. However, our analysis of statistics on IPR infringement and enforcement in reports from enforcement agencies reveals that the vast majority of IPR infringement cases in Vietnam have been resolved under administrative route over the past time. While thousands of IP infringement cases are handled administratively each year, only a few cases are tried by courts. The administrative mechanism is said to be more expeditious, compact, simple, and economical in handling IPR infringements than the lengthy trial, complicated, and costly procedures of...