Areas of practice

Question: Our company is intending to file a trade mark application in Vietnam. Please also let us have a breakdown of the fees (attorney fee, official fee and disbursements, if applicable) for the whole process, i.e. from the filing to the registration of the trade mark. Answer: Regarding your enquiries concerning the...

Client: Dear representative, Our company is currently considering to form a resident Limited Company (not off-shore) in Vietnam. Our main business activity can be described as FMGC import and distribution. The proposed ownership is 100% foreign. Would you please be so kind to share with us the procedures and costs for setting up...

Question: I am an inventor and an applicant of the "National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam". I applicated the patent in a private capacity (as natural person or individual). Field of my invention seems like "Electronics" or "Software". I will change current local agent in Vietnam. I think that I am...

Question:  Our company would like to register Vietnam trademark, please quote a total price (including official and agency fees) for registering trademarks in Vietnam. -What documents would be required for my client? -  Need a notarized POA? -  Trademark search is free or charged? -  The time of entire process? -  The time of application...

CLIENT hereby entrust SBLAW to be CLIENT’s representative for conducting the registration of industrial design in Vietnam, SBLAW implements fully and integrally entrusted works as specified as follows: I.AUTHORIZED WORKS Providing advices on  the industrial design registration procedure in Vietnam before officially filing Industrial design application in Vietnam Preparing all the necessary...

Question: Our company would like to register a few trademarks in Vietnam for its cigarette.  I would be pleased if you could provide me with your current legal fee for the registration of trademark and also procedures and estimated time. I look forward to hearing from you. Answer: Regarding the subject matter,...

Individuals when performing false advertising on social media channels shall bear legal obligations according to the law on protection of consumer's rights and the law on advertising.  1. Law on protection of consumers’ rights: Pursuant to the provisions of clause 1 Article 10 of the Law on protection of consumers’ rights...

Question: My university is thinking about establishing the Representative Office in Vietnam and I am writing to ask whether you are interested in this project. The purpose and the strategy of the Rep. Office working in Vietnam will be organizing the consultation, information exchanges, seminars, and exhibition which is as...

Question: I want to apply for a design patent to Vietnam but there is no information about design patent on the internet, so I can't get any information about it. I want to know there is nonpublication design patent system (secret design registration system) in Vietnam and it is...