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Renewal and recordal of change of address of trademark in Vietnam

Renewal and recordal of change of address of trademark in Vietnam

Inquiry for Trademark Registration in Vietnam

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...
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...

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.[...]

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...

Vietnam trademark protection.

As one of the leading Trademark Attorney Firms, SBLaw is capable of assisting you with protecting your trademark in Vietnam in an efficient and cost-competitive way.

NOTIFICATION OF SALES E-COMMERCE WEBSITES/APPLICATIONS

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...

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...

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...
Housing Law of Viet Nam

What is trade mark?

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.