Nguyen Thi Kim Anh is a patent executive with KENFOX IP & Law Office, a licensed IP agent in Vietnam. Her practice primarily involves the preparation, drafting and prosecution of patent applications, advice in relation to patent validity and enforcement, patent strategy, patent revocation actions, and patent infringement advice, predominantly in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, renewable energy, materials science, and process engineering. Kim Anh has considerable experience in patent revocation practice before the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (“IP Vietnam”).

Kim Anh has considerable experience in patent practice in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Prior to joining the firm, Kim Anh worked for several years in the patent group of one of Vietnam’s major law firms. She speaks fluent English, in addition to his native Vietnamese.

• Conducted patent searches and provided clients with advice on patentability of patent applications in Vietnam.
• Drafted patent specifications for Vietnamese inventors/applicants.
• Translated patent specifications from English into Vietnamese in the pharmaceutical, biological, chemical, and foodstuff fields.
• Oversaw the prosecution of over hundreds of patent applications filed in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, successfully registering many invention patents with the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.
• Assisted Japanese clients to successfully register invention patents in Malaysia.
• Advised clients on amending claims and specifications to meet the requirements for patent protection.
• Advised clients on assignments of patent applications and IP agent transfers, and prepared the required documents to submit to the Vietnam IP Office.
• Advised and supported foreign clients on matters of Vietnamese patent law, such as priority rights, refusal/cancellation, appeal, patent searches, and procedures and costs for new applications and annuities.