Application of Administrative Measures to Protect Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam
Since joining WTO, Vietnam has been coping to comply with the international commitments in general and intellectual property area in particular. In order to ensure fair legal environment and the benefits of intellectual property right holders, the Vietnam laws provide a number of ways in which holders can apply the following methods to protect their intellectual property rights:
Notice of operation of the National Office of IP
From May 27th 2021, NOIP will stop receiving and releasing results of application for industrial property (IP) at NOIP (no. 386 of Nguyen Trai street, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi). IP application and dispatches, documents submitted to NOIP office only received through online form or post.
How Vietnamese Companies Could Register Trademark in USA
In order to expand business to the world market, the company should prepare the legal foundations before entering the foreign market or launching any products or services in another country. Many Vietnam companies aims to enter US market but there are opportunities and challenges. One of our many issues are legal risks in intellectual properties protection law of the US.
Notice of operation of the National Office of IP
Due to the recently complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially the appearance of new clusters unidentified infections in residential areas, offices, and enterprises, and to implement guidance of the Prime Minister, National Steering Committee for prevention and control, and Ministry of Science and Technology, and the guidance of the emergency dispatch no. 11/CD-UBND dated May 24th 2021 of Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee on strengthening of measures to prevent and control ...
International Trademark Registration in Vietnam Under Madrid Protocol. 4 Matters of Concern
Trademark is the asset of individuals, and organizations which is protected independently in each nation therefore a trademark being registered in a country would still be a subject of violation in another country because it is not yet registered.
What To Do When the Trademark Certificate is Misplaced?
Trademark is a type of asset of individual and organization. To be officially recognized as an owner of that trademark, the applicant needs to submit the trademark registration dossiers to National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP), pay the examination fee and certificate issuance fee to receive the trademark certificate.
Complaints and Settlement of Complaints on Registration of Industrial Property
According to the regulations of law on complaint, complain means a citizen, agency, organization, cadre or civil servant requests a competent agency, organization or person to review an administrative decision or act of a state administrative agency or competent person in such agency when having grounds to believe that such decision or act is unlawful and infringes upon their rights and lawful interests.
Refusal to Grant of Protection Titles to Patent, Industrial Design, Trademark and Geographical Indication
What Situations Leading to Refusal to Grant of Protection Titles to Patent, Industrial Design, Trademark and Geographical Indication? When applicant applying for registration of a patent, industrial design, trademark and geographical indication, in some cases, National office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP) may refuse to grant their protection titles.
What is Time Limit of Trademark Protection Extension in Vietnam?
As regulation of law on intellectual property, the mark, trademark or service mark, is one of protected subjects of industrial property right. However, to be protected by law, the owner of mark shall apply protection registration dossier to competent authority prior.