In the modern marketplace, the visual and aesthetic appearance of a product—including its shape, configuration, and packaging pattern—is the primary driver for consumer attraction and brand distinctiveness. Consequently, industrial designs are highly vulnerable to unauthorized imitations and piracy by competitors. Securing an exclusive industrial design patent is the single most effective shield to safeguard your product’s visual identity.
As a premier accredited Intellectual Property Agent, SBLAW delivers a full suite of legal solutions, assisting both domestic enterprises and multinational corporations in successfully registering and enforcing industrial designs in Vietnam and worldwide.
1. SBLAW’s Global Industrial Design Service Portfolio
SBLAW’s dedicated team of IP attorneys provides total legal representation throughout the lifecycle of your product’s design through the following core services:
IP Establishment & Worldwide Application Filing
-
Design Availability Search & Assessment: Performing rigorous evaluations of novelty and distinctiveness against industrial design registries in Vietnam and key international jurisdictions (including ASEAN, USA, EU, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and the Russian Federation).
-
End-to-End Application Prosecution: Standardizing multi-angle photographs, preparing complex technical drawings, drafting design descriptions, and representing clients before the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPVN) and foreign IP offices.
Portfolio Maintenance & Validity Valuations
-
Patent Renewals & Maintenance: Tracking critical regulatory deadlines and executing timely renewals of industrial design patents to ensure uninterrupted market exclusivity.
-
Validity and Strength Evaluations: Assessing the legal standing and enforceability of granted industrial design patents in Vietnam and abroad to support commercial transactions or litigation.
Commercialization & Strategic Rights Enforcement
-
Licensing & Technology Transfer: Deploying seasoned IP lawyers to draft, negotiate, review, and formally register industrial design licensing agreements (License Contracts) or absolute assignments of ownership.
-
Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Actions: Conducting detailed infringement analysis against third-party copycats and coordinating with state enforcement bodies (Market Management Bureau, Customs, Inspectorates, and Courts) to seize counterfeit products and claim damages.
2. Strategic Advantages of Choosing SBLAW for Design Protection
Industrial design applications are frequently delayed or rejected by examiners due to technically non-compliant drawings or poorly drafted descriptions that fail to define the claimed scope. SBLAW completely mitigates these procedural risks by providing:
| SBLAW Client Advantages | Scope of Execution |
| Compliant Technical Drafting | Our specialized in-house team structures product photographs and multi-view technical drawings in perfect alignment with the rigid guidelines of the IPVN. |
| Cross-Border Extension | Seamlessly extending protection to foreign target markets through our robust global alliance of elite intellectual property firms. |
| Variant-Enclosure Strategy | Advising clients on filing multiple design variants or full sets of products to eliminate legal loopholes and prevent competitors from introducing “look-alike” designs. |
Safeguarding your product’s design is protecting your business’s market share. Contact SBLAW today for a specialized, top-tier intellectual property consultation.
