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What do I need to do to carry out land use rights transactions?
Question: Dear lawyer, I have a question in the following issue, I would like to receive a lawyer’s advice! I sincerely thank you! My dad has a piece of land who passed away, leaving no will, on the land use right […]
How to know which cases are not entitled to inheritance
– Question: Dear lawyer, I have a question in the following issue, I would like to receive a lawyer’s advice! I sincerely thank you! The cases in which the inheritance is not entitled to according to the provisions of the […]
Acts of unfair competition on industrial property rights in Vietnam
I. Unfair competition on industrial property rights 1.1 What is unfair competition? According to the provisions of Clause 6, Article 3 of the 2018 Competition Law : Unfair competition is an act of an enterprise that is contrary to the […]
Regulations on criteria for evaluating famous trademarks according to Vietnam’s intellectual property law
What is a well-known trademark? 1.1. What is a trademark? According to the provisions of Clause 16, Article 4 of the Law on Intellectual Property 2005, amended and supplemented in 2009, in 2019 , a mark is a sign used […]
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON TRADEMARK UNDER THE REVISED IP LAW 2022 IN VIETNAM
The revised Law on Intellectual Property 2022 in Vietnam will take effect from January 1, 2023. We would like to introduce some significant changes to the trademark under the IP Law 2022: Sound trademarks According to the revised IP Law […]
Law on Intellectual Property 2005, amended and supplemented in 2009, 2019
OFFICE of the National Assembly ——– SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom – Happiness ————— Number: 07/VBHN-VPQH Hanoi, June 25, 2019 THE LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Law on Intellectual Property No. 50/2005/QH11 dated November 29, 2005 of the […]
Notice of receipt of PPH requests
On September 28, 2022, IP Vietnam announced the receipt of PPH requests under the PPH program between IP Vietnam and the JPO with time and quantity as follows: – Receiving time: From October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023 – […]
Search for patents, industrial designs and trademarks on the WIPO Publish Tool
Currently, IP Vietnam has transferred the Industrial Property (IP) application management system to the new system with which the IPLIB Digital Library is incompatible, leading to difficulties in updating data. To improve the service and better serve the exploitation of […]
KEY CHANGES ON REGULATIONS ON PRE-GRANT OPPOSITION TO PATENT APPLICATIONS UNDER THE AMENDED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 2022 IN VIETNAM
In this issue, we provide you with the new points regarding the opposition before the grant of a patent (pre-grant opposition) under the amended Intellectual Property Law 2022 in Vietnam, which include: Opposition mechanisms under the amended Article 112 Similar […]
Novelty of inventions under Amended Intellectual Property Law Of 2022 in vietnam
Clause 1 – Article 60 of the amended Law on Intellectual Property (IP) 2022 is amended as follows: Article 60. Novelty of inventions 1. An invention is considered novel if it does not fall into one of the following cases: […]
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
On June 16, 2022, the lawmakers passed the amendments and supplements to the Law on Intellectual Property with 95.58% of votes in favour. The revised law will start to take effect on January 1, 2023, except for the regulation on […]
How to speed up the patent process in Vietnam
Applicant’s huge interest when filing a patent application in Vietnam is early granting. Due to the backlog problem of IP Vietnam, the examination process is often prolonged. Generally, the average time to obtain a patent in Vietnam is approximately three […]
The organising committee calls for the protection of the SEA Games 31 brand copyright
The Orgarnzing Committee of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) has called on organisations, enterprises, and people to respect and jointly protect the brand copyright of the Games. According to the orgarnzing Committee’s Regulation No. 849/QD-BTC2021, issued on […]
How are subject matters related to computer programs evaluated in the patent examination stages in Vietnam?
In Vietnam, computer programs are expressly excluded from patentable subject matter under Clause 2 – Article 59 of the Vietnam IP Law. However, under Article 5.8.2.5 of the Patent Examination Guideline issued by IP Vietnam, it is recognized that […]
Exceptions to Loss of Novelty for patent applications filed in Vietnam
1 Year Grace Period Article 60 of the Intellectual Property Law (revised in 2019) in Vietnam: … … An invention shall not be considered to have lost its novelty if it is publicly disclosed by a person entitled to registration […]