Publications & Updates
Circular No 14/2010/TT-BKH guiding Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on business registration - Online business registrations restricted
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has issued Circular No 14/2010/TT-BKH guiding Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on business registration.
Number of Laws and Legal regulation taking effect on January 2010
New IP law (Amended IP Law) to amend and supplement a number of articles in the existing IP Law (IP Law year 2005)
Guidance on IPR Protection in Vietnam
Bellow is a summary of Intellectual Property right environment in Vietnam which focuses on four distinct types of intangible property – namely, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. We hope that the summary is useful for those who want
IP Overview in Vietnam in 2009
In June 2009 the National Assembly of Vietnam passed a new IP Law to amend a number of articles of the existing IP Law passed on November 2005, came into force on July 1, 2006. The “Amended IP Law” aims at encouraging innovation, improving IP
NEW GUIDES ON PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PATENT RIGHTS
On November 5, 2003 the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular No. 30/2003/TT-BKHCN providing procedures for the acquisition of industrial property rights in inventions and utility solutions in Vietnam (“Circular 30”). Circular 30
NEW GUIDES ON PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN RIGHTS
On November 5, 2003 the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular No. 29/2003/TT-BKHCN providing procedures for the acquisition of industrial property rights to industrial designs in Vietnam (“Circular 29”). Circular 29 is formu
SOME PRACTICAL TIPS FOR FILING PATENT APPLICATIONS IN VIETNAM
In the process of improvement for the purpose of Vietnam’s joining the WTO, Vietnamese patent law has been revealed as having a number of shortcomings. This is unders
Combat counterfeiting in Vietnam
The question of how to combat counterfeiting effectively in Vietnam is always a tough one for trademark owners, due to the fact that the manufacture and trade of counterfeit goods in Vietnam have now become more and more sophisticated, and due to the grea
Consumer goods smuggling rises in Ho Chi Minh City in the first six months of this year
HCM CITY — The market management bureau in HCM City reported last Friday that the illegal trading, transportation and storage of smuggled goods had increased in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year.