Intellectual Property

SBLAW would like to introduce the Vietnam - Entry into National Phase of PCT Application as follows: 1. Timeframe for examination of a patent application. A patent application will be examined through the following process: i) Formality examination: The Patent application undergoes one-month formality examination counted from the filing date. ii) Publication: The...

Currently, the Ministry of Science and Technology, in cooperation with the VCCI, is collecting opinions on the new draft decree, in which Article 1 amend a number of provisions of Decree 99/2013/ND-CP on sanctions for administrative violations in Industrial property (“Draft”). The Draft aims to remove obstacles in the application of the law...

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...

Question: Our company is seeking to register for trademark protection in Vietnam. 1,Kindly let us have all the relevant forms and documents required for the aforesaid trademark application. 2, Please let us know what are the documents and information you require from our side. 3, May we have your professional fees and...

Abstract Facing the complicated situation caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, and following the instructions in Dispatch 4537/UBND-KGVX dated July 22nd, 2021 of the People's Committee of Da Nang City on the implementation of the supplementing urgent measures in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, to contribute to the protection of public health,  the Intellectual...

Question: Our company is considering to transfer a right of Vietnam trademark registration to other company in Japan. Please provide us with your estimated costs and necessary documents. Answer: Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise you on the procedure and our fee schedule for recordal...

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...

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 intends to renew its trademark registration in Laos Would you please let us know the document(s) needed for such formality? Please quote. Answer: Regarding your requirement, we would like to advise you on the procedure and fee schedule in relation to the renewal proceeding in Laos as follows: Fee Schedule: Description Official...

Question: We are an international enterprise software startup wishing to file for trademark application in Vietnam. Would you kindly email me your total cost for doing so? Thank you.