The business item of foreign company

Investor: Our foreign company wants to set up a company in HCM city.   The business item is below 1.     on-line English education 2.     publish fairy tale book 3.     sell and lend fairy tale book Can you handle this? If so, please let me know the schedule, process and service fee.   Lawyer of SBLAW: Under Vietnam Law, foreign investor can...

Rules on offer and transfer of shares

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.[...]

Inquiry about patent application in Vietnam

Question: Please provide us with your estimated costs, breaking down the official fee and your service fee, for filing a patent application. Answer: Regarding the subject matter, as one of the leading Vietnamese law firms, we are capable of assisting you with handling all IP matters in Vietnam in an efficient...

Proposal for establishment a Representative Office of foreign education institute in Vietnam

Question: My university is thinking about establishing the Representative Office in Vietnam and I am writing to ask whether you are interested in this project. The purpose and the strategy of the Rep. Office working in Vietnam will be organizing the consultation, information exchanges, seminars, and exhibition which is as...

What documents would be required for trademark registration?

Question:  Our company would like to register Vietnam trademark, please quote a total price (including official and agency fees) for registering trademarks in Vietnam. -What documents would be required for my client? -  Need a notarized POA? -  Trademark search is free or charged? -  The time of entire process? -  The time of application...

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...

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...

Intellectual property protection

Question: What do I need to carefully considered intellectual property protection?

Quotation for Madrid Trademark Application

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...

Request for estimates of a patent application in Vietnam

Question: We would like to know the rough estimates of a costs for new patent application in Vietnam. Juniper switch | Router cisco | thiết bị mạng cisco | thiết bị chống sét | Bộ lưu điện Answer: Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise...