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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...

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...

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: 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: Our company would like to register a few trademarks in Vietnam for its cigarette.  I would be pleased if you could provide me with your current legal fee for the registration of trademark and also procedures and estimated time. I look forward to hearing from you. Answer: Regarding the subject matter,...

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.

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

Since the applied trademark under the application is confusingly similar to your trademark, you could file an opposition against the said trademark at National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP).

In order to settle the alleged action of infringer, you should take the following actions:

In case the foreign patent owner would like to enter the national phase with patent office of Vietnam, SB Law advises the procedure and fee for registering a PCT application in Vietnam as hereafter[...]