Questions on Copyright Enforcement in Vietnam

Copyright infringement in Vietnam, besides being settled under civil route, is handled under administrative route or criminal route. Per Article 200, Vietnam IP Law, Vietnamese enforcement bodies include: + Copyright enforcement bodies under administrative route: (i) Inspectorates of Ministry/Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (ii) Market Management Offices; (iii) Customs Offices; (iv) Police Agencies ...

29 May

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Guidance on Franchise Registration in Vietnam

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Conditions applicable to franchisors A business entity may grant a franchise when the business entity satisfies all of conditions as stipulated by Vietnamese laws, particularly: (i) business system to be franchised has been operating for at least 01 year[1], (ii) business entity has registered the franchising activity with the competent body in accrdance with Vietnamese laws, and (iii) goods and services are eligible for franchising. It is further noted that, an enterprise may only conduct business in goods and services on the list of goods and services in which business is restricted or subject to conditions after such business entity has been...

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Taxes

Posted by KENFOX IP

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Licensee agrees that it shall pay In addition to the license fee or royalties provided in Article (…), any and all transfer taxes, in particular value-added taxes, which may become payable in a country other than the country of Licensor, and such transfer taxes shall not be deducted from the license fee or royalties due to Licensor. Any taxes required to be withheld from the license fee or royalties due to Licensor, shall be paid by Licensee to the appropriate governmental agency, and the license fee or royalties remitted by Licensee to Licensor shall be the net amount after such...