Intellectual Property

Under Vietnam IP Law, trade mark means any sign, design or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. The trade mark owner can be an organization or individual or any legal entity.

Question: We would very much appreciate a short cost estimate covering your services and the official fees for entering national stage of an international patent application in Vietnam. Answer: Regarding the subject matter, as one of the leading Vietnamese law firms, we are capable of assisting you with handling all IP matters...

Q: We would like to get a quotation from your firm, for the filing of a trademark. Kindly advice the estimated cost for our preliminary consideration. A: Thank you very much for your email regarding the subject matter. As one of the leading Vietnamese law firms, we are capable of...

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 intends to allow a Vietnamese businessman to franchise in Ha noi. Kindly let me know the legal charges for the same. Answer: The franchisors from abroad have to franchise registration in Vietnam with Ministry of Industry and Trade. In franchising registration in Vietnam, we support clients in preparing and...

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....

Question: We want to apply one Vietnam work permit for one of our staff, could you help us to apply his work permit? If yes, could you tell me the charge including your service fee and govn charge? And the process and limited time, and the checklist. Answer: We refer...

Question: I would like to ask for more details on registering a trademark in Vietnam. - What are the procedures needed? - Can a foreign individual / entity register a trademark in Vietnam? - How long is the process? - How much will it cost? Answers:  Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we...

In order to file patent in Vietnam, client should provide us the following form of Power of Attorney (POA)[...]