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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 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 […]

Computer programs are excluded from patentability under Clause 2 – Article 59 of the Vietnam IP Law. However, from Point 5.8.2.5 and Annex I of the Patent Examination Guideline, it is recognized that the exclusion does not apply to computer […]

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 […]

  Decree 126/2021/ND-CP takes effect from January 1, 2022, which is to amend and supplement several provisions of Decree 99/2013/ND-CP dated August 29, 2013, on sanctioning administrative violations in the Intellectual Property (IP) field. Decree 126 essentially retains most of […]

Implementation time: from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2025 (this is the 3rd phase of the program) Quota: 200 PPH requests per year for patent applications originating from the JPO (previously filed with the JPO). Our comments: – The […]

1. Vietnam – Japan PPH pilot program The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) signed its first Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement with the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) in October 2015, and the program has officially commenced since […]

  Copyright is an important part of intellectual property rights. Copyright protection plays a crucial role in contributing to economic, cultural and social development and is also one of the conditions for international economic integration. The Fourth Industrial Revolution creates […]

  Biotechnology is currently considered one of the main pillars of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, playing a vital role in developing the world’s green economy; therefore, biotechnological inventions need to be strongly encouraged. However, the Procedure of Deposit of a […]

Biotechnology is currently considered one of the main pillars of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, playing a vital role in developing the world’s green economy; therefore, biotechnological inventions need to be strongly encouraged. However, the Procedure of Deposit of a biological […]

WINCO Law Firm was established in 2002 by a contingent of lawyers who possess plenty of experiences in proceedings and litigation in various fields, ranging from criminal cases to commercial and land- and intellectual property-related disputes. With a contingent of […]

Trade deals, and most recently the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), offer significant opportunities for Việt Nam, but more disadvantages, disputes and violations will also emerge, especially those relating to trademark infringement. Vietnamese companies have been warned to be more […]

The Inspectorate of the Ho Chi Minh City Justice Department and Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association have recently accepted petitions of WINCO Intellectual Property Co., Ltd. (WINCO Law Firm) for handling infringements of INCOLAW International Consulting Co., Ltd. and […]

I’m a stateless person currently renting a house in Vietnam for temporary residence. Am I entitled to register for permanent residence in the  and if I am, what are conditions and procedures for my permanent residence registration? Under the Law […]

To institutionalize the Party’s guidelines and policies and the 2013 Constitution’s provisions on youth, the 14th National Assembly in June passed the Youth Law (the Law) at its ninth session in replacement of the 2005 version. The Law will come into […]