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By November 30, 2018, the NOIP has received 98,347 applications of all kinds (up 5.5% compared with the same period in 2017), of which were 57,939 applications for IP rights registration (up 8.2% compared with 2017); the patent applications for invention and utility solution increased by 16.9% and 55.6%, respectively.

Intl’ application no.876696 KENWOOD for products of Classes 07, 09 and 11 in the name of De Longhi Benelux SA (Luxembourg) was refused to protect by the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) on the ground that the applied-for mark is confusingly similar to prior marks...

“Small parcel shipments sent via post or courier services are harder for customs officials to track and seize. We hope that these findings will be of use to policy makers as they devise methods to combat counterfeiting”  

The funding priority will be given to scientific research results, key products, national products, product designs and new plant seedings  

In order to improve the quality of intellectual property human resources, it is necessary first to recognize the role of intellectual property in the development of the country. Next, there’s a need to train lecturers, experts up to university and post-graduate degrees in intellectual property, making intellectual property a subject at ...

International Trademark application  no. 1101091 SIMONA for Class 11 designating Vietnam has been notified by NOIP of temporary refusal of protection...

Enterprises, generally speaking, tend to abide by the law, using only licensed software to support their operations. However, there are some foreign businesses who are possessing strong financial resources and famous brands still deliberately defy the law of the country  

More than 80% of Vietnam's agricultural product exports carrying foreign brands is an unacceptable fact. But there’s still another fact that is much more bitter to digest: many Vietnamese products consumed in domestic markets are also borrowing foreign brands. Why there exists such an awkward situation?  

The International Trademark No. 777272 NRI in Class 09 & 42 designating Vietnam was accepted to protection...

This is a specialized seminar for patent examiners of the two parties to exchange experience, knowledge and skills in search, patent verification in pharmaceuticals, health and biotechnology, as well as updating each other on new developments in the world in these areas  

At present, the requirement for food safety, traceability has become more and more popular, so geographical indication for agricultural products is increasingly needed. Registering and obtaining geographical indication is a time consuming and labor-intensive process for both local authorities, businesses and farmers. However, maintaining a geographical indication associated with the quality ...

According to the National Office of Intellectual Property, intellectual property infringement of protected trademarks has been complicated. Over the past 3 years, NOIP has detected and proposed functional agencies to penalize more than 400 violators in various forms