Split shares between co-founders

After a period of three years from the date of issuance of the business registration certificate, the limit for ordinary shares of founding shareholders are hereby repealed.

Vietnam – Entry into National Phase of PCT Application

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...

Set up branch documents and procedures

Decision in writing and a copy of the minutes of the Council meeting for members of a limited liability company with two members or more, the company's owner or council member or chairman of the company for the company limited a member of the Board of Directors of a joint stock company, the general partner of the partnership for the establishment of branches.[...]
New Trademark Application in Vietnam

Q&A: New Trademark Application in Vietnam

Q: We have a client who wishes to file a trademark application in Vietnam.  We would be grateful if you could advise us of the total costs for filing a trademark application in one class covering 6 item of goods. Your quotation should include your attorney fees, official fees, approximate disbursements and tax, if...

SBLAW FIRM has been recommended in the Intellectual property areas by The Legal 500

SBLAW FIRM has been recommended in the Intellectual property areas by The Legal 500.

Power of Attorney for registering trademark in Vietnam

Power of Attorney for registering trademark in Vietnam

New Draft Decree amending the sanctions for administrative violations in Industrial property

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...
Trademark Registration – Vietnam

(Q&A) Trademark Registration – Vietnam

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...

Potential risks of false advertising on social networks

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...
Register Brandstrademark in Vietnam

Register Brands/trademark in Vietnam

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...