Areas of practice

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...

In Vietnam, multi-class application is applicable. The basic fees are calculated based on the number of class of goods/services (G/S) in each application as well as the number of products designated in each class in the application.

1. LEGAL BASIS Decree No. 52/2013/ND-CP on E-commerce; Circular No. 47/2014/TT-BCT regulating the management of e-commerce websites; Circular No. 59/2015/TT-BCT prescribing the management of e-commerce activities via applications on mobile equipment; Circular No. 21/2018/TT-BCT amending a number of articles of Circular No. 47/2014/TT-BCT dated December 05, 2014 of the...

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...

Investor: Our foreign company wants to set up a company in HCM city.   The business item is below 1.     on-line English education 2.     publish fairy tale book 3.     sell and lend fairy tale book Can you handle this? If so, please let me know the schedule, process and service fee.   Lawyer of SBLAW: Under Vietnam Law, foreign investor can...

Question: We would like to know the rough estimates of a costs for new patent application in Vietnam. Juniper switch | Router cisco | thiết bị mạng cisco | thiết bị chống sét | Bộ lưu điện Answer: Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise...

SBLAW would like to give you the details of trademark registration in Vietnam as follows: Conducting trademark search (not required): Before filing application for trademark registration, in order to assure that your trademark is not identical or confusingly similar to the protected trademark in Vietnam, you should conduct a search for...

Question: We are looking for a long-term cooperator regarding the patent issues in Vietnam. Here are some questions, please help us to answer them. 1.Your quotations for design, utility and patent from filing to issuance in Vietnam with related annuity. 2.The procedure for filing and granting of a design, a utility and a patent. 3....

Power of Attorney for registering trademark in Vietnam

SBLAW would like to advise client about the Patent registration proceeding in Vietnam  as below: 1. Procedure a. Protection criteria: A patent shall be eligible for protection in the form of the grant of a Patent for Invention/Utility Solution when it satisfies the following conditions:   Being novel Being of an inventive step Being susceptible of industrial application Patent for invention P P P Patent for utility solution P P   b. Validity of Patent for Patent/Utility Solution: Patent for Invention shall have...