The application for a Vietnam GI registration
The GI application shall consist of the following documents:
What is Geographical indication?
According to the Article 22.2 in Intellectual property Law of Vietnam
Reputation, quality and characteristics of products bearing geographical indications
According to the Article 81 in Intellectual Property Law, provisions of reputation, quality and charcteristics of products as follows[...]
Using a geographical indication in Vietnam
According to the Article 124.7 in Intellctual property Law, use of a geographical indication means the performance of the following acts[...]
Subject matters not protected as geographical indications
According to the Article 80, there are some subject matters shall not be protected as geographical indications, includes[...]
Notification of substantive examination results in Vietnam
On the date of expiration of the time limit for substantive examination of an application at the latest, the NOIP shall send to the applicant one of the following notices[...]
GRANT OF PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION “KAMPOT” FOR PEPPER PRODUCT
On December 28, 2016, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam issued Decision No. 5065/QĐ/SHTT to grant the Geographical Indication Certificate No. 00054 for the famous Kampot pepper product. For Kampot pepper is protected the in Cambodia.
Kampot is the name of a region in Cambodia. Kampot pepper was...
Required documents of Geographical Indication applications
According to the Article 106 in Vietnam Intellectual Property Law[...]
Filing the Geography Indication Application
Filing the Vietnam Geography indication application is carried out as following:
Procedures for Obtaining a Geographical Indication
In order to reach the Geographical Indication registration certificate , the applicants have to fulfill the whole examination procedure consists of following steps[...]
Right to register geographical indications
According to the Article 88 in Vietnam Intellecutal property Law, The right to register Vietnamese geographical indications belongs to the State[...]
GRANT OF PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION “KAMPONG SPEU” FOR PALM SUGAR
On 28 December 2016, the National Office of Interlectual Property of Viet Nam issued Decision No. 5046/ QĐ-SHTT on granting Geographical Indication Certification No. 00053 for the infamous Kampong Speu palm sugar.
The name of “Kampong Speu” is related to sugar production and palm sugar is known as a traditional...
Refuse to accept the valid application under Vietnam IP Law
The refusal accept the valid application of Vietnam Industrial design registration is realized as follows:
