Trademark Law treaty was passed on October 27, 1994 consisting of 25 articles. The goal of this Treaty is to standardize and streamline national and regional trademark registration procedures by simplifying of certain features of those procedures. That reason why trademark applications and administration of trademark registrations in multiple jurisdictions become less complex and more predictable. The Treaty is open to States members of WIPO and to certain intergovernmental organizations.

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Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks was adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989. This is comprised of 16 articles. The system makes it possible to protect a mark in a large number of countries by obtaining an international registration that has effect in each of the designated Contracting Parties.

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Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks was established in 1891 for the purpose of providing a mechanism that helps for international trademark registration to eliminate the need for filing, prosecuting or maintaining separate registrations in multiple countries. Registration of a mark under the Agreement provides for the legal equivalent of registration in member countries designated by the mark owner. The Agreement also provides for a simplified renewal system since registration to renew and chances to the original registration affecting all the countries included in the registration can be made through a single filing with WIPO. This Agreement includes 18 articles.

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Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure was passed on Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980. Budapest Treaty includes 4 parts and 20 articles relating to patent procedure. The main feature of the Treaty is that a contracting State which allows or requires the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent procedure must recognize, for such purposes, the deposit of a microorganisms with any “international depositary authority”, irrespective of whether such authority is on or outside the territory of the said State. The Treaty increases the security of the depositor because it establishes a uniform system of deposit, recognition and furnishing of samples of microorganisms.

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Patent Cooperation Treaty was passed on at Washington on June 19, 1970 and modified on February 3, 1984, and on October 3, 2001. PCT comprises 8 chapters and 69 articles and came in force on April 1, 2002. The Patent Cooperation Treaty assists applicants in finding protection internationally for their inventions, helps patents office with their patent granting decisions, and facilitates public access to the wealth of technical information relating to those inventions. By filing one international patent application under PCT, applicants can seek protection for an invention in many countries throughout the world.

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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was adopted in 1883. The Paris Convention applies to industrial property in widest sense, including patent, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks,  trade names, indication of source or appellation of origin, and the repression of unfair competition. The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property includes 30 articles which helps creators ensure that their intellectual works were protected in other countries. The substantive provision of the Convention fall into three main categories: national treatment, right of priority, common rules.

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Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was signed at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 and as amended on September 28, 1979. Under article 3, the goal of this Organization is promoting the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States and ensure administrative cooperation among Unions. This convention includes 21 articles and entered into force on April, 26, 1970.

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Agreement on Trade – Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) is an international agreement negotiated within Uruguay Round which of The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994. This Agreement is to reduce distortions and impediments to international trade, and taking into account the need to promote effective and adequate protection of Intellectual property rights, and to ensure that measures to procedures to enforce intellectual property rights and do not themselves become barriers to legitimate trade. TRIPS Agreement is Annex 1C of Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization (WTO) including 3 parts and 71 articles which is compulsory for all of members passed on April 15, 1994 at Marrakesh and came into force on January 1, 1995.

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Seed Ordinance was promulgated by National Assembly Standing Committee under No: 15/2004/PL-UBTVQH11. The purpose of this Ordinance is stipulating the management and preservation rules for plant genetic resources, research, selection, breeding, evaluation, on-site inspection, seed testing, release the new variety and protection of new plant varieties, selection and certification of mother trees, seed orchards, variety garden and forest; seed production and business; quality control for the seed and seedling. This Ordinance was divided in 8 chapters and 51 articles and took effect on 1^st July 2004.

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Under No. 44/2002/PL-UBTVQH10, Ordinance of handling of administrative violations was enacted. The goal of this Ordinance is to prescribes on handling of Administrative violations to prevent and combat administrative violations, contributing to maintaining the security, social order and safety, protecting the interest of State as well as legitimate rights and interest of individuals and organizations, enhancing the socialist legislation and raising the State management effectiveness. There are 10 chapters and 124 articles in this Ordinance which shall replace the July 6, 1995 Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations and takes effect as from October 1, 2002.

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Under no. 29/2006/PL-UBTVQH, Ordinance amending and supplementing a number of articles of Ordinance on procedures for the settlement of Administrative cases was promulgated. This Ordinance amends and supplements a number of articles of May 21, 1996 Ordinance on Procedures for the Settlement of Administrative case, which was amended and supplemented under December 25, 1998 Ordinance amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Ordinance on procedures for the settlement of Administrative cases. 28 articles was amended and supplemented relating to the content of them and in this Ordinance, the article 29^th indicates the change of using a phrase. Following this article, all of phrases “”court session clerk” should be changed as “court court clerk” in articles 39, 41, 44, 49 and 52.

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Ordinance prescribes procedures for the settlement of administrative cases. The purpose of this Ordinance is to ensure the timely and lawful settlement of administrative cases in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, State agencies and organizations, and contribute to raising the effectiveness of State management. This Ordinance was divided into 11 chapters and 76 articles.

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Law on Science and Technology was promulgated under No. 21/2000/QH10 of June 9, 2000. The scope of regulation is regulating issues on scientific and technology organizations, individuals involved in scientific and technological activities and organization of scientific and technological activities. This Law was divided into 2 sections and 59 articles passed on  by the X^th, National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam at its 7^th session.

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Under no. 50/2005/QH11, Law on Intellectual Property was promulgated including 6 parts, 18 chapters and 221 articles. The scope of this Law is governing issues on copyright, copy – related rights, industrial property right, rights to plant varieties and the protection of these rights. This Law was passed on November 29, 2005, by XI^th National Assembly of Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 8^th session.

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Customs Law was promulgated by National Assembly of Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The goal of This Law is contributing to implementing the State’s policies on economic, cultural, social, scientific and technology development, international cooperation and exchange; and protecting national sovereignty and security, interest of the State, Legitimate rights, interests of organizations and individuals. Customs Law was divided into 8 chapters and 82 articles.

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Customs Law 2001