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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...

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Renewal and recordal of change of address of trademark in Vietnam

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...

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: Our company would like to apply for 3 trade mark applications in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore using Vietnam as the office of origin. In this regard, appreciate if you can let us know on urgent basis by end of today the following information: your fees to file...

Pursuant to Article 10 Law on Standards and Technical Regulations, Vietnam's standard system include National Standards (“TCVN”), and Institution Standards (“TCCS”). If a company does not use TCVN, international standards (ISO, IEC…), regional standards (EU…), or foreign standards (JIS, ASTM, GB…) to its products, it shall at least have...

SBLAW would like to provide you the guide for brand name registration in Vietnam as follows:

The shares are freely transferable, except as provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 81 and paragraph 5 of Article 84 of this Law. The transfer is done in writing in the usual way, or by hand delivery shares. The transfer papers must be signed by the transferor and transferee or their authorized representative to sign. The transferor remains the owner of the relevant share until the name of the transferee is registered in the register of shareholders.[...]