A brand can be construed to comprise a set of identifying and distinguishing signs, which is the image, perception, feeling, and conception that consumers and the general public have of a particular product and its owner (as well as other individuals, organizations, and locations) ...
Continue readingFees associated with filing a patent application in Vietnam depend on various factors (such as: number of independent claims; number of patent specification pages including drawings; number of English words to be translated into Vietnamese; number of priority applications to be claimed...
Continue readingDownload Since its promulgation in 2005, the Intellectual Property Law (the “IP Law”) has played an important role in regulating legal relations with respect to intellectual property. However, as compared to 2005, the current development context has changed a lot. Vietnam is no longer merely a country that uses intellectual property but is strongly shifting to being a country that creates this type of asset to serve its intensive growth model. Meanwhile, the amendments to the IP Law in 2009 and 2019 are mainly to meet its commitments when Vietnam joined the WTO and to implement the commitments that Vietnam must...
Continue readingSáng chế là một đối tượng thuộc quyền sở hữu công nghiệp. Để được bảo hộ tại Việt Nam, sáng chế phải được được đăng ký và cấp Bằng độc quyền sáng chế bởi Cục Sở hữu trí tuệ Việt Nam (“Cục SHTT”). Do đó, quyền sáng chế có tính chất lãnh thổ, có nghĩa là, một sáng chế được bảo hộ ở Mỹ, Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc… không mặc nhiên phát sinh quyền tại Việt Nam. ...
Continue reading“The involved parties seeking to prove that their claims are grounded and lawful bears the burden of presenting evidence before the Court” summarizes not only the general principle, but also the core of the burden of proof. Only in few cases does the court verify and collect evidence. Essentially, the burden of proof in an intellectual property infringement litigation rests on the rights holder/plaintiff. ...
Continue readingNew regulations on administrative liability for exports that violate IPRs In July 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology published for public consultation a draft decree (“Draft Decree”) amending certain provisions in Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP (“Decree 99”) on the sanctioning of administrative violations in industrial property, under which it was proposed to sanction the export of industrial property infringement or counterfeit goods....
Continue readingNew regulations on administrative liability for exports that violate IPRs In July 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology published for public consultation a draft decree (“Draft Decree”) amending certain provisions in Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP (“Decree 99”) on the sanctioning of administrative violations in industrial property, under which it was proposed to sanction the export of industrial property infringement or counterfeit goods....
Continue readingQuy định mới về hành vi “sản xuất để xuất khẩu” bị xử phạt vi phạm hành chính Tháng 7/2021, Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ đã ban hành dự thảo sửa đổi Nghị định 99/2013/NĐ-CP, theo đó, đề xuất bổ sung quy định xử phạt đối với hành vi xuất khẩu hàng hóa xâm phạm quyền đối với nhãn hiệu, chỉ dẫn địa lý, tên thương mại, kiểu dáng công nghiệp; hàng hóa giả mạo nhãn hiệu, chỉ dẫn địa lý; tem, nhãn, vật phẩm mang nhãn hiệu, chỉ dẫn địa lý giả mạo và hàng hóa, dịch vụ có...
Continue readingOn 27 November 2019, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), the Ministry of Science and Technology of Laos. The MOC has allowed Singapore patents to be re-registered in Laos in an expeditious way....
Continue readingHave you ever wondered if using the mark in a manner other than that for which it was registered entails any risks? What are those risks? Is it mandatory to use the mark exactly as registered? What can be done to mitigate the risks associated with using the mark in a form different from the one registered? This article provides some useful information on the above topic....
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