Vietnam has officially issued the Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection which shall become effective from July 01, 2023. It is assumed that the decree shall significantly affect the way of collecting, transferring data oversea, storing, and handling personal data in Vietnam. Legal regulations on the protection of personal data have been promulgated by…
At Legal500’s GC Summit Vietnam 2023 event, ASL LAW Firm and other large law firms in Vietnam and around the world participated in a discussion on the topic “Intellectual property consideration and issues on M&A in Vietnam” presented by ASL LAW Firm senior lawyer. The topic “Intellectual property consideration and issues on M&A in Vietnam”…
The option of resolving IP disputes through arbitration has recently become popular in Southeast Asia and the world. Prominent countries in arbitration are Singapore and Hong Kong. In the near future, Vietnam is also expected to follow more closely this method of dispute settlement, amending and promulgating a more detailed law regulating the settlement of…
Scent marks are one of the unique types of non-traditional trademarks in the world. In Vietnam, there are currently no regulations on the registration of scent marks. Recently, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Amended Intellectual Property Law 2022, which stipulates a new type of non-traditional trademark, sound mark. However, regulations on scent marks…
Creative images and content are frequently duplicated or unlawfully exploited for malicious purposes in the era of technological development 4.0. As a result, image copyright registration is important for protecting the author’s rights and benefits. So, what is the procedure for registering image copyright in Vietnam? What does “image copyright” mean? Why should image copyright…
On June 16, 2022, Vietnam voted to approve the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property (IP) of Vietnam. In the following article, ASL LAW Firm will summarize the key points in the revised Vietnam Intellectual Property Law in 2022. The Vietnam IP Law was promulgated in 2005,…
The Vietnam Bar Federation has just decided to establish specialized working groups. Lawyer Pham Duy Khuong of ASL LAW Firm was honored to be selected by the Vietnam Bar Federation to join the Working Group on Intellectual Property. The specialized working group is a new organizational model established by the Vietnam Bar Federation. Working groups…
The draft regulation on receipt of paper applications, issuance of application examination results and grant of industrial property protection certificates in Vietnam in 2022 has just been published. In this article, ASL LAW Firm will detail the important points of the draft regulation. Subjects of application of the regulation This Regulation guides the procedure for…
(ASL LAW’s article published in the Vietnam Investment Review). Traditional games are becoming more advanced through blockchain and non-fungible tokens. However, there are still many barriers that make the technology difficult to develop and greatly affect investment prospects. Accordingly, we need to clean up legislation to be able to develop these new technologies and create…
The Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) proposed that the addition of regulations related to digital transformation content includes a number of procedures that need to be done online. including provisions on digital transformation in the draft amendments to the Law on Intellectual Property in Vietnam Commenting on the Draft Law amending and supplementing…