Vietnam Law on Intellectual Property allows any third party to have right to denounces the opposition of trademark applications for registration which have identical or confusingly similar signs. As from the date an application for registration of mark is published in the Official Gazette of Industrial Property up until prior to the date of issuance … Read More
Cancellation Against of Trademark in Vietnam The procedure to register a trademark in Vietnam is carried out at the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP). The duration calculated from the full receipt of the dossier to the announcement is at least 12 months, or it can be expended from 16 months to 18 … Read More
Ship sales and purchase should involve shipping lawyers in Vietnam whom understand the laws and the shipping industry. For long, maritime activities and carriage of goods by sea are important parts of the international economic life, supporting the import and export of goods, connecting Vietnam to the world commodities market and therefore playing as driving factors behind … Read More
First pilot program between Vietnam National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) and Japanese Patent Office (JPO) NOIP and JPO have jointly undertaken the first Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway program (“PPH”) since 01st Apr, 2016. According to this bilateral PPH, the patent application filed at JPO (previously filed at NOIP) falling into one of the three following cases: … Read More
Brazil started to apply anti-dumping tax on goods from Vietnam On April 24th, 2017, the Brazilian investigation authority decided to initiate an investigation to verify the existence of dumping, injury and a causal link between them in the imports of seamless stainless steel tubes imported from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam Investigated products are seamless stainless … Read More
Counterfeit in Vietnam and How to Handle Trademark Infringement in Vietnam Counterfeit destroys businesses, business environments, markets as well as the image of the country. Handling trademark infringement in Vietnam has been practically challenging. Vietnam government has been trying to curb the counterfeits however the results are limited. The counterfeit business generates huge profits due … Read More
Foreign entities can set up company or set up branch offices in Vietnam to carry out business activities. There are several main different aspects between opening a branch office or establishing a foreign owned company in Vietnam. 1.Conditions -Permits for establishment of Vietnam-based branches of foreign enterprise shall each have a valid term of five years. … Read More
To set up a business in Vietnam through foreign direct investment, foreign investors need to register the investment license from Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Depending on investment business lines, investment conditions, scale of the projects, where investment project is located, other Vietnam State authorities would be involved. MPI in Vietnam takes charge … Read More
Business owners being organizations and individuals responsible for launching cosmetic products on the market are only allowed to put into circulation when the competent state agencies approve and the business owners must bear full responsibility for the safety, efficiency and product quality. Competent state agencies will conduct post-trade test when the products are being sold … Read More
Industrial design is the appearance of the product which is expressed through shapes, lines, colors or combinations of these factors. A product as being commercially marketed will have a certain style with a combination of certain shapes, lines, colors, etc.. which is the design of the product. When a new design to be launched, if … Read More
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