Publications & Updates

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

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

China State Intellectual Property Office held a press conference in Beijing on November 11 and officially released the "National Patent Development Strategy (2011-2020)".Gan Shaoning, Deputy Director of SIPO said, the "National Patent Development Strategy

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

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

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

Bellow is a summary of Intellectual Property right environment in Vietnam which focuses on four distinct types of intangible property – namely, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. We hope that the summary is useful for those who want

In June 2009 the National Assembly of Vietnam passed a new IP Law to amend a number of articles of the existing IP Law passed on November 2005, came into force on July 1, 2006. The “Amended IP Law” aims at encouraging innovation, improving IP

On November 5, 2003 the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular No. 30/2003/TT-BKHCN providing procedures for the acquisition of industrial property rights in inventions and utility solutions in Vietnam (“Circular 30”). Circular 30

On November 5, 2003 the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular No. 29/2003/TT-BKHCN providing procedures for the acquisition of industrial property rights to industrial designs  in Vietnam (“Circular 29”). Circular 29 is formu

In the process of improvement for the purpose of Vietnam’s joining the WTO, Vietnamese patent law has been revealed as having a number of shortcomings. This is unders

The question of how to combat counterfeiting effectively in Vietnam is always a tough one for trademark owners, due to the fact that the manufacture and trade of counterfeit goods in Vietnam have now become more and more sophisticated, and due to the grea