News & Events
Continuation of PPH Pilot Program between NOIP - JPO for patent applications until 2022
The National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) will continue PPH pilot program (PPH Program) Phase 2 in 3 years from April 1, 2019 to 31/3/2022 after completing the pilot implementation of PPH Program Phase 1 (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2019).
Workshop on Assessing elements of patent infringement
On March 15, 2019, the Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute (VIPRI) in collaboration with the Japan Trade Promotion Organization (JETRO) and the Southeast Asia Intellectual Property Network on Japanese Trade and Industry (SEAIPJ) organized a workshop on "Assessing elements of patent infringement".
Use of Vietnamese Version of NCL 11-2018
The Vietnamese version of the Nice Classification 11th Edition - Version 2018 (NCL 11-2018) has been applied to the classification of goods and services for trademark registrations in Vietnam since January 01, 2018.
Review of NOIP's settlement of appeal requests in 2017
The Annual Report 2017 of NOIP, published in October 2018, showed that in this year 1.318 appeal requests against its decisions on refusal on granting IP protection titles were received, of which only 730 ( 55% of the total) were considered valid and accepted for settlement by the NOIP...
IP Applications in Vietnam increased sharply in 2018.
By November 30, 2018, the NOIP has received 98,347 applications of all kinds (up 5.5% compared with the same period in 2017), of which were 57,939 applications for IP rights registration (up 8.2% compared with 2017); the patent applications for invention and utility solution increased by 16.9% and 55.6%, respectively.
EU report: 63% of counterfeit customs seizures are small parcels
“Small parcel shipments sent via post or courier services are harder for customs officials to track and seize. We hope that these findings will be of use to policy makers as they devise methods to combat counterfeiting”
Proposals to support patent registration
The funding priority will be given to scientific research results, key products, national products, product designs and new plant seedings
How to improve the quality of human resources on intellectual property?
In order to improve the quality of intellectual property human resources, it is necessary first to recognize the role of intellectual property in the development of the country. Next, there’s a need to train lecturers, experts up to university and post-graduate degrees in intellectual property, making intellectual property a subject at universities and colleges.
Enterprises still use "pirated" software despite the risk of being criminalized
Enterprises, generally speaking, tend to abide by the law, using only licensed software to support their operations. However, there are some foreign businesses who are possessing strong financial resources and famous brands still deliberately defy the law of the country