When Shall Trademark Right is Generated and Established?

Mark is one of subject matters of industrial property rights under Vietnam Intellectual Property Law (Vietnam IP Law).  Mark means any signs used to distinguish goods or services of different organizations or individuals.  According to Article 6 of Vietnam IP Law, industrial property rights to mark shall be established on the basis of a decision of the competent State body to grant a protection title in accordance with the registration procedures stipulated in Vietnam IP Law or the recognition of international registration pursuant to an international treaty of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.