IP enforcement in Vietnam

Intellectual property counterfeit goods referred to in this Law include goods bearing counterfeit marks and goods bearing counterfeit geographical indications (hereinafter referred to as counterfeit mark goods) and pirated goods [...]

Administrative procedures shall be taken against the organizations and individuals committing one of the following acts of IPR infringement:    Infringing IPRs and therefore causing losses to the author, owner, consumers or the public;  Producing, importing, transporting or dealing in counterfeit goods under Article 213 of the IP Law or assigning others to...

Question:  Regarding Article 2(3) “Regulation on Data Security of Drug Registration Records” (“Regulation on Data Security”), please explain what is meant by “circulated pharmaceutical substances.” Regarding the term “business secret” as it is used throughout the Regulation on Data Security, please explain the criteria by which it is determined...

According to the Decree No. 99/2013/NĐ-CP of Government dated August 29, 2013 providing for Sanctioning of Administrative Violations in Industrial Property, the following authority state bodies have the jurisdiction in settling the IP infringement action in Vietnam: -          Inspector in the field of science and technology; -          Inspector in the field...

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Where the plaintiff can prove that an act of infringing upon intellectual property rights has caused material damage to him/her, he/she shall have the right to request the court to decide on the compensation level on one of the following bases[...]

In IP aspect, set-out requirement are included as but not limited to the following[...]

SBLAW would like to provide the client some information about anti-counterfeiting in Vietnam as follows: Q. Is there any difference between criminal protection and administrative protection? Is it practicable to claim for compensation? A: Yes, there are differences between criminal protection and administrative protection. You could only request the authority state bodies...

Criminal punishment shall be applied to those person who deliberately commit acts of infringement of the copyright, related rights and industrial property rights to the trademarks and geographical indications being protected in Vietnam at the commercial scale.  Upon detecting a sign of an IPR infringement offence under Articles 170a and...

There are 4 measures for handling infingements of Intellectual property rights[...]

 IPR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES To protect the intellectual property rights (IPR), a Right holder might exercise the right to self-defend or request the enforcement agency to deal with acts of IPR infringement by way of civil remedies, administrative measures or criminal punishments, or might request the application of import/export control measures...

Stay the completion of customs procedures This measure of stay of the completion of customs procedures shall be taken at the request of the holder of an IPR protected in Vietnam, in order to collect information and evidence about a goods shipment to enable the IPR Holder to exercise his/her...

Question: We are foreign company and would like to register Music Copyright registration in Vietnam, please provide us the quoation? Answer:  Thanks for your conservation concerning the subject matter. Regarding your enquiries, we would like to advise you on procedure and our updated fee schedule in relation to the copyright registration proceeding...

In 05 April 2016, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued the Joint Circular No. 05/2016 / TTLT BKHCN-MPI detailed regulations and guidelines for case handling trade name infringement of industrial property rights. This Joint Circular apparently shall become effective on May 20, 2016. SBLAW would...

"Currently, many individuals and enterprises mistakenly equate patents with utility solutions. This is a common misconception in Intellectual Property Law, which can easily lead to incorrect protection strategies and regrettable losses of commercial exclusivity." – Stated by the Executive Attorney of SBLAW Law Firm during an interview on the...