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What are the differences between copyright protection and industrial design protection for designs?

17/08/2013
In many countries you may obtain cumulative protection, (i.e., copyright protection and industrial design protection) which can exist concurrently for the sam

What Is The Difference Between A Trademark And A Trade Name?

29/07/2013
At VeriTrademark®, a common costly mistake that we see businesses make is to confuse trade names with trademarks. Specifically, many companies incorrectly assume that o

Trademarks and Brand marks

29/07/2013
Trademarks, especially when used as the primary logo, are usually one of the most distinctive visual cues for a brand. A trademark’s essential function is to distingu

Trademarks: A Tool for Branding Your Practice

29/07/2013
PTA recently launched a branding campaign designed to position physical therapists as the experts in human motion. As part of its branding campaign, APTA rolled out the tag

The trademark lawyer as brand manager

27/07/2013
Litigation in the United States is expensive. Among the important skills a good attorney should possess is the ability to keep costs as low as possible.  

Getting the Deal Through – Patents 2011

25/07/2013
Under the Vietnam Intellectual Property Law (the IP Law), a patentee is entitled to request the competent authorities to enforce its patent rights against an infringement in

Highlights of Vietnam’s Amended IP law 2009

25/07/2013
Viet Nam has became the WTO's 150th member on 11 January 2007. During this process, one of Vietnam's most ambitious undertakings is to upgrade the legal system in such a way that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

25/07/2013
Under the Intellectual Property (IP) Law of Vietnam, IP rights holders can rely on the following four measures to enforce their protected rights:

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

25/07/2013
One of Vietnam's most ambitious undertakings on its way to WTO accession was to strengthen protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the country by upgrading the legal system, without any transitional period, in such a way that i

Decree No. 97/2010/NĐ-CP of September 21st, 2010 of the Government on Sanctioning Administrative Violations in the Domain of Industrial Property

23/07/2013
Good news for industrial property rights holders who are involved in the battle against infringements of industrial property rights.

Circular No 14/2010/TT-BKH guiding Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on business registration - Online business registrations restricted

23/07/2013
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has issued Circular  No 14/2010/TT-BKH guiding Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on business registration.

Number of Laws and Legal regulation taking effect on January 2010

23/07/2013
New IP law (Amended IP Law) to amend and supplement a number of articles in the existing IP Law (IP Law year 2005)