1. What is a trademark? In general, a trademark includes any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used or intended to be used to identify and distinguish the goods/services of one seller or provider from those of others, and to indicate the source of the goods/services. The UAE’s...
16.03.2022
The year 2020 has witnessed changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic around the world and in Viet Nam. The global economic growth declined sharply, while Vietnam’s economic growth reached 2.91%. The Covid-19 pandemic also made a strong influence on intellectual property activities around the world and in Vietnam. In...
13.06.2021
The IPO Vietnam issued Notification No. 4670/SHTT-VP on May 25, 2021, on consulting activities and receiving applications for industrial property registration at the head office of the IPO Vietnam. Under the complicated situation of the Covid-19 pandemic recently, the Vietnam IPO announces: 1. From May 27, 2021, the NOIP...
27.05.2021
The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Viet Nam) announces the adoption of the Vietnamese version of the Nice Classification 11-2021 Edition (NCL 11-2021) from January 1, 2021. The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Viet Nam) announces the adoption of the Vietnamese version of the Nice Classification 11-2021...
14.12.2020
Starting from December 1, 2020, the Consulting Department – guiding the registration procedures of Industrial Property (referred to as IP Help Desk) of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam officially came into operation. In the current socio-economic development context, intellectual property rights occupy an increasingly important position....
08.12.2020
Should I file my trademark application under the company name or my own name? Which option would I benefit the most from? These are popular questions many businessmen often ask when they start up their business and invest lots of money and efforts in building the brand name for...
08.12.2020
We encounter the terms copyright, trademarks, and patents everywhere in our daily life. For example, we see the words “© Copyrights” under each website when surfing the Internet, or hear the news that “Scientists have come up with inventions…”, or come across trademarks with the ® sign on the...
01.12.2020
Vietnamese textile and garment companies have not aware of the importance of intellectual property (“IP”) as a tool in enhancing its competitiveness in the market. Besides, most of Vietnamese fashion and textile companies outsource for foreign brands, therefore, IP issues are paid scant attention. In addition, State agencies are...
01.12.2020
In practice of commerce, many companies and individuals use the registered symbol ® on their products. So what the registered symbol means or just for the purpose of decorating and implying the products’ prestige? And whether it is illegal to add the registered symbol to a trademark embedded on...
19.11.2020
In recent years, intellectual property – IP rights have played a pivotal role in the growth of the highly competitive global fashion industry. Amid breakneck advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), supply-chain logistics, social media and an evolving buyer culture, IP rights and their protection are likely to...
13.11.2020
Updated information regarding PPH Program between Vietnam Intellectual Property Office (IP Vietnam) and Japan Patent Office (JPO) Until October 16, 2020, the IP Vietnam was received total of 104 requests for examination acceleration for patent application (Patent Prosecution Highway – PPH program) for the period from October 01, 2020...
01.11.2020
As a breakthrough year for the successful implementation of the socio-economic development plan in 2016-2020, the Intellectual Propery Office of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam) achieved various meaningful results to contribute to the scientific, technological and socio-economic development of the country in 2019. As a breakthrough year for the...
15.10.2020
