Publications & Updates

Successful Opposition: Protection Refused for LUCKY LUKE

Case summary: Copyright and Related Rights Infringement. Legal Grounds: Article 73.5 & Article 27.2.b, IP Law;  Point 39.12.a (iv) of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN.

IP Law 2025: Regulations on Opposition to Industrial Property Applications

The IP Law 2025 further shortens the time limit for filing an application opposition compared to the IP Law 2022.

Successful Appealed, International Trademark Registration “MINAMO & Device” accepted for Protection in Vietnam

Grounds: Article 74.2(e) of the IP Law

Successful Appeal: International Registration of the mark “BOE ADS Pro, device” granted protection

Grounds: Article 74.2(e) of the IP Law

Successfully Appealed: IRN 1368334 - Plus Device Accepted for Protection in Vietnam

Grounds: Article 74.2(b) of the IP Law

Trademark Infringement Through Unauthorized Packaging - A Landmark Administrative Enforcement Case in Vietnam

Trademark law protects not only the visual sign itself but also the underlying system of quality control and the proprietor’s right of governance over that sign

Legal risk analysis regarding the shortening of procedures under the amended Intellectual Property Law 2026

Invalidation request against CCGrass trademark rejected

Grounds: Articles 72, 73, 74 and 96 of the IP Law 2005, amended and supplemented in 2009

Use-Based and Functional Patent Claims under Vietnamese Intellectual Property Law: Between Statutory Neutrality and Restrictive Examination Practice