To file a patent in Vietnam, required documents of patent application are as follows:
a) A request made in prescribed form);
b) Documents, samples, information identifying the invention/utility solution claimed for protection (e.g. a request, a description of the invention, an abstract, and other requirements for inventions in the field of biotechnologies, pharmaceuticals, generic resources and traditional knowledge);
c) Power of attorneys (POA);
d) Documents evidencing the right to registration, if acquired by the applicant from another person;
e) Documents evidencing the priority right, if claimed;
f) Receipt of fees and charges.
All documents of the patent application shall be in Vietnamese, except for the documents mentioned at point c, d, e and other documents supporting the applications, which can be made in another language but shall be translated into Vietnamese at the request of NOIP.
