26 May

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Strategies for effective IP management and commercialization in Vietnam

For the effective development, management, and exploitation of intellectual property, it is crucial that organizations doing business in Vietnam should comprehend their current awareness of intellectual property as an asset and their desired awareness in order to maximize value for their stakeholders. Intellectual property can provide stakeholders with value at the following levels: (i) Defensive; (ii) Cost Control; (iii) Profit Center; (iv) Integrated; and (v) Visionary....

11 May

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Patent in Vietnam – Late national phase entry or revive the PCT application?

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Download 1. Is it possible to submit patent applications first and then submit the Vietnamese translation of the patent specification later? The involved fees for late submission? Legal grounds: Article 100, 102 and 108 of Vietnamese Intellectual Property Law in 2005, revised in 2009 and 2019. Point 7.1(a) of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN revised and supplemented by Circular No. 16/2016/TT-BKHCN. Point 9.4 and 9.5 of Circular No. 16/2016/TT-BKHCN. Rule 3.1.1 of Vietnam Examination Regulations For Patent Applications. Under Vietnam patent regulations, the Vietnamese translation of the patent specification is one of the minimum documents which is required at the time of filing the...

25 April

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Industrial design protection for products under the Hague System – Key to business success in Vietnam

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in Industrial Design, IP Practice

Copying and mimicking the presentation and packaging design of other people's products has become a pretty typical occurrence in many fields. Meanwhile, protection of intellectual property rights (“IP”) for product designs is critical for all businesses since it helps to increase the perceived value of their brand distinctiveness among consumers. This has become even more critical in recent years, as counterfeiting has increased. Establishing intellectual property rights over industrial designs is not straightforward; therefore, before filing an application for protection of an industrial design ("ID"), manufacturers and businesses should consult with IP experts to grasp and comprehend the provisions of...

21 March

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Bảo hộ kiểu dáng công nghiệp cho sản phẩm theo Hệ thống La Hay – chìa khóa thành công cho doanh nghiệp tại Việt Nam

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Sao chép, bắt chước hình thức trình bày, kiểu dáng bao bì sản phẩm của người khác trở thành hiện tượng khá phổ biến trong nhiều lĩnh vực. Bảo vệ quyền sở hữu trí tuệ (“SHTT”) cho kiểu dáng sản phẩm là vô cùng cần thiết đối với mọi doanh nghiệp và góp phần gia tăng trị số phân biệt thương hiệu của mình trong tâm trí người tiêu dùng. Điều này càng trở nên quan trọng hơn khi hàng giả ngày càng gia tăng trong bối cảnh hiện nay. Việc xác lập quyền SHTT đối với Kiểu dáng công...

18 March

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Approaches to overcome a refusal of a trademark application that is identical or similar to an expired mark in Vietnam

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in IP Practice, Trademark in Vietnam

Reversing a trademark refusal decision in Vietnam is not always simple. In Vietnam, trademark examinations must adhere to a stringent, multi-step process: In Vietnam, the statutory timeline for determining trademark registrability is quite lengthy...

10 March

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How critical is the Vietnamese translation of a patent specification for invention protection in Vietnam?

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in IP Practice, Patent

The patent specification is the most critical document in a patent application. It can be said that the Vietnamese specification is key for an invention's fate when the owner wishes to commercialize the invention or enforce the patent rights, as well as resolve disputes, conflicts or infringements of his/her patent rights. Whether or not an invention is adequately protected and enforceable against patent infringement is contingent upon the quality of the patent specification's Vietnamese translation. Any mistranslation or erroneous translation of the patent specification can render it "useless" or "unusable"...

04 March

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Cách tiếp cận để vượt qua từ chối bảo hộ Nhãn hiệu xin đăng ký tương tự với Nhãn hiệu đối chứng đã hết hiệu lực tại Việt Nam

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in Trademark in Vietnam

Đảo ngược Quyết định từ chối bảo hộ nhãn hiệu tại Việt Nam luôn không đơn giản. Quy trình thẩm định nhãn hiệu tại Việt Nam phải tuân thủ quy trình chặt chẽ, nhiều bước: Thời gian thẩm định nhãn hiệu tại Việt Nam theo luật định diễn ra khá dài, báo cáo thẩm định được chuẩn bị và xem xét bởi thẩm định viên thứ nhất, thẩm định viên thứ hai và cuối cùng được trình lên Giám đốc Trung tâm nhãn hiệu để phê duyệt, dẫn đến khả năng sai sót ít xảy ra. Tuy nhiên, mặt trái...

18 February

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Patent in Vietnam

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Fees 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...

01 December

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Amendments to patent and industrial design regulations under the draft of the amended Intellectual Property Law

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in Patent, Viet Nam

Download 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...