Guideline for non-PCT Patent in Vietnam
| INVENTION | UTILITY SOLUTION | |
| Term of Validity | 20 years | 10years |
| Criteria for protection | – Novelty- Inventive step
– Industrial applicavility |
– Novelty- Industrial applicability |
| Required documents |
Deed of assignment (if any) |
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All you have to do is provide us the above required documents
PROCEDURE
Each application shall have to undergo formality and substantive examinations.
| INVENTION | UTILITY SOLUTION | |
| Formality examination | 1 month from the filing date (if all required document is submitted) or from the date of supplementation of all documents. | |
| Deadline to file request for substantive examination | Within 42 months from the priority date | Within 36 months from the priority date |
| Substantive examination | 12 months from the date of examination request or date of publication (if examination request is filed upon filing) | |
| Duration (As stipulated by law) | 13 months | |
Note:
– Application can be filed without original PoA at the filing date. However, a copy is filed at filing and the original should be submitted within 3 months from the filing date.
– Applications claiming Paris Convetion priority must be filed within 12 months from the priority date.
– In Vietnam, the process of a patent application may be considerably accelerated if any its patent family in US, EU or JP was already granted.
