Tiếng Việt
After 15 years since the Intellectual Property Law 2005 was passed, Vietnam has continued to join and sign many new-generation international trade agreements which are as meaningful and important as international trade agreements when acceding the WTO. European-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are two of these…
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Aug
Aug
(Published on VIR). August 1 has become a historic milestone for EU-Vietnam relations as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) officially came into force to have a major impact on the economy and the legal system of Vietnam. Firstly, the EVFTA has and will have a far-reaching impact on the legal system of Vietnam. Before…
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Jun
Jun
Online counterfeiters use many measures to bypass state agencies, thus making it difficult to prevent counterfeiting from selling on Facebook, Youtube or social networking sites. Recently, in Vietnam, the problem of commercial fraud is “booming” on e-commerce websites or social networks. This was also reflected in the meeting on anti-fraud and counterfeiting goods on online…
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May
May
The Vietnam Criminal Code 2015 which came in to effect from 01 January 2018 has significant amendments in terms of crimes related to the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). In regards of the IPRs, in comparison with the Criminal Code 1999 (which has been amended and supplemented by the law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Criminal…
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Aug
Aug
The following articles shall clarify requirement of trademark registration in Vietnam to normal trademark registration, collective trademarks, certification trademarks. Documents, samples, information identifying a trademark registered for protection in a trademark registration application include: a/ A sample of the trademark and a list of goods or services bearing the mark; b/ Regulation on use of…
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Aug
Aug
After the trademark is successfully registered in Vietnam, it shall be valid for 10 years counted from the filing date. Then, the trademark owner must file request for renewal of trademark in Vietnam if they want to maintain its validity. When could the trademark owner file the request for renewal of trademark in Vietnam? The…
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Aug
Aug
After passing five stages of trademark registration in Vietnam including: filing trademark in Vietnam, formality examination, publication on IP Gazette, substantive examination and trademark certificate issuance, the trademark owner should note about Use of trademark in Vietnam. Does the trademark owner need to use the trademark right after being protected in Vietnam? After or when…
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Aug
Aug
When filing new trademark in Vietnam, you should know about What is trademark in Vietnam. The following article shall comprehensively define this. In Vietnam, trademark means any sign used to distinguish goods or services of different organizations or individuals and trademark in Vietnam shall be eligible for protection when it satisfies the following conditions: Being…
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Aug
Aug
When filing trademark in Vietnam, you need to fill in the form of trademark application in Vietnam. The following is form of trademark application in Vietnam. Download form of Vietnam Trademark Application Form For the foreign applicants, it is compulsory for them to hire an registered Vietnam IP Law Firm to file new trademark in…
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Aug
Aug
After the trademark is allowed in Vietnam, it shall be issued registration of trademark certificate in Vietnam. This is a sample of Vietnam trademark certificate. The Vietnam trademark certificate shall include the information of trademark application in Vietnam, filing date of trademark in Vietnam, publication date, issuing date and registration number. You could read the…
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