News & Events

Decree No. 97/2010/NĐ-CP of September 21st, 2010 of the Government on Sanctioning Administrative Violations in the Domain of Industrial Property

Good news for industrial property rights holders who are involved in the battle against infringements of industrial property rights.

23/07/2013

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.

23/07/2013

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)

23/07/2013

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

23/07/2013

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

23/07/2013

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

23/07/2013

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

23/07/2013

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

23/07/2013

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

23/07/2013