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Since its establishment, up to 2023, Pham & Associates has represented domestic and international clients in filing more than 56,000 applications for the protection of industrial property rights, including 32,000 trademark applications, 17,000 patent and utility solution applications, and 4,000 industrial design applications.

Pham & Associates has also carried out the registration of numerous geographical indications for specialty products of localities throughout Vietnam, as well as nearly 1,000 copyright and related rights registrations for literary, artistic and scientific works, particularly computer programs and software.

Regarding international applications, Pham & Associates is proud to be one of the industrial property representatives handling the largest number of international patent applications designating Vietnam under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), as well as international trademark applications filed through the Madrid System (including the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol).

Pham & Associates has also established its reputation through its success in numerous appeals before the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) or higher authorities, such as the Ministry of Science and Technology, concerning decisions refusing to grant protection titles. Our experience also includes initiating lawsuits and representing clients in court proceedings involving IP disputes, as well as negotiating with applicants and relevant parties to reach out-of-court settlements.

In particular, Pham & Associates has accumulated extensive experience in coordinating with competent authorities, including economic police, customs authorities, market surveillance agencies and specialized IP inspectorates, to combat counterfeit and pirated goods through administrative measures. Over the past 30 years, our clients have instructed Pham & Associates to carry out procedures to handle approximately 2,000 cases involving counterfeit goods nationwide.

To date, Pham & Associates has represented nearly 2,000 clients from 40 countries worldwide. Our regular clients include Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Vietnam, Dow AgroSciences LLC, Colgate-Palmolive, Huawei Technologies Co., AstraZeneca AB, Nike, YKK Corporation, Dow Global Technologies LLC, Akzo Nobel N.V., Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cathay Pacific Airways, Chanel, Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A., Bosch, Kikkoman, Procter & Gamble, DuPont Legal, Pfizer Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gucci Group (Hong Kong), Adidas Group, Vinataba, Vietnam Television (VTV), Viglacera, Vietnam Airlines, Lilama, Vinaconex, VietinBank, and many others.

Some notable cases include assisting the Vietnam National Tobacco Corporation in reclaiming the Vinataba trademark, which had been registered in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia; representing Vifon Acecook in trademark infringement lawsuits in Poland, Germany and Japan; successfully invalidating the 333 Beer trademark registered in Japan by a Japanese company; assisting the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association in challenging the registration in China of Buon Ma Thuot Coffee trademarks by a Chinese coffee company; helping Duy Loi win a utility solution infringement lawsuit concerning its "Folding Hammock" in Japan; assisting PetroVietnam in successfully reclaiming the PetroVietnam trademark in the United States; helping Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Honda Vietnam combat counterfeit goods and infringements of Honda's patent, industrial design and trademark rights in Vietnam; assisting Hergraph Pty. Ltd. in successfully invalidating the bad-faith registration of the "Aardwolf" figurative trademark; and helping artist Le Linh win the copyright dispute concerning the comic series "Than Dong Dat Viet" (Vietnamese Prodigy).

Titles and Awards

Some of the awards and rankings achieved by Pham & Associates in recent years include:

  • The trademark "Pham & Associates", used for industrial property consultancy and representation services and copyright-related services, was recognized as a Well-Known Trademark by the Ministry of Science and Technology under the "Well-Known Trademark" Project jointly implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the International Trademark Association (INTA) in 2016–2017;
  • The trademark "Pham & Associates" was voted a well-known trademark and ranked among the Top 50 Leading Trademarks in Vietnam by the Vietnam Intellectual Property Association (VIPA) from 2015 to 2024;
  • Pham & Associates has consistently been ranked Tier 1 from 2009 to 2024 for patent advisory services, patent filing and patent dispute resolution, as well as trademark registration, trademark dispute resolution and copyright services, by the international magazine Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars;
  • Winner of the "Vietnam Patent Law Firm of the Year" award and one of five firms shortlisted for the "Vietnam Trademark Law Firm of the Year" award, consistently from 2009 to 2024, as recognized by Asia IP magazine;
  • Winner of the "Top 5 Leading IP Firms in Vietnam" award from 2014 to 2020, as recognized by Chambers and Partners (UK);
  • One of only three law firms in Vietnam to receive the "Full-Service IP Law Firm" award from 2014 to 2017, presented by Key Media Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), an international media company providing market intelligence services across the Asia-Pacific and North American regions;
  • Recognized as one of the "Top 100 Trusted Legal Service Providers in Vietnam" in 2012, 2013 and 2016 by the Vietnam Enterprises Network (VietnamEnterprises).

Mr. Pham Vu Khanh Toan, Head of Office, receiving the "Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 2008" award, presented by Managing Intellectual Property magazine at the awards ceremony held on April 9, 2008, in London, United Kingdom.