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Vietnamese agricultural products in "foreign costumes"
More than 80% of Vietnam's agricultural product exports carrying foreign brands is an unacceptable fact. But there’s still another fact that is much more bitter to digest: many Vietnamese products consumed in domestic markets are also borrowing foreign brands. Why there exists such an awkward situation?
Sharing experience in patent examination on pharmaceuticals, health and biotechnology
This is a specialized seminar for patent examiners of the two parties to exchange experience, knowledge and skills in search, patent verification in pharmaceuticals, health and biotechnology, as well as updating each other on new developments in the world in these areas
Geographical indication for agricultural products: Getting is hard, maintaining is much more difficult
At present, the requirement for food safety, traceability has become more and more popular, so geographical indication for agricultural products is increasingly needed. Registering and obtaining geographical indication is a time consuming and labor-intensive process for both local authorities, businesses and farmers. However, maintaining a geographical indication associated with the quality of agricultural products is much more difficult and costlier, still it is a must to do so
VITAGA Gac oil products infringe upon the intellectual property rights of VINAGA
According to the National Office of Intellectual Property, intellectual property infringement of protected trademarks has been complicated. Over the past 3 years, NOIP has detected and proposed functional agencies to penalize more than 400 violators in various forms
Japan helps Vietnam tighten intellectual property management
The JPO’s experts will work with the NOIP on specific contents before submitting to the Japanese Government for approval. It will also cooperate with WIPO and relevant partners to assist the department in issues related to retrieving intellectual property data
The fight against infringement of intellectual property rights must be intensified
The National Steering Committee 389 requests the Steering Committee of 389 of provinces and centrally-run cities to speed up propaganda and education efforts within resident and consumer communities to raise their awareness of the harmful effects of buying, selling and consuming of fake goods, poor quality products and IPR infringing merchandise
Vietnamese and Korean Intellectual Property Agencies support the development of Quang Nam silk products
The project is a typical model for the application of intellectual property information, using intellectual property to enhance the value of the product, promoting the product commercialization
Applying competition law to handle the abuse of intellectual property rights over generic drug products
...the basic objective of competition law is to protect the transparency of the competitive market against abusive behavior and ultimately to protect consumers
Workshop on "Commercialization of Intellectual Property in Enterprises"
Intellectual property is proving to be an important tool for socio-economic development and has become a pillar of international economic and trade relations. In research and development, intellectual property has formed a system that helps research organizations, scientists benefit from their own creativity