IP enforcement in Vietnam

 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...

Measures to control intellectual property-related imports and exports include[...]

During the R&D process, many Vietnamese inventors generate advanced technical solutions with massive industrial and commercial potential. However, intellectual property rights over inventions are strictly territorial. To protect your global market share and prevent competitors from pirating your proprietary technology, expanding your patent portfolio internationally is a vital commercial...

1. Requester apply the measure to control intellectual property-related imports, exports shall have the following obligations:

The following acts of infringing upon industrial property rights shall be administratively sanctioned:

In today's globalized knowledge economy, patents and utility solutions represent the most valuable intangible assets of any innovative enterprise. Securing timely intellectual property (IP) protection not only prevents competitors from misappropriating your technology but also establishes an absolute commercial monopoly. As a highly recognized, full-service Intellectual Property Agent in Vietnam,...

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...

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 [...]

1.The Client and a Vietnamese Company entered a license agreement for importing and distributing the products bearing the protected trademark of the Client in Vietnam.

One Manufacturing rubber glove Company sent a request to Market Supervisor of Binh Duong and request them to settle the infringement action against their industrial design in Vietnam of the Client.

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...

Question: According to Article 128.1 of the Intellectual Property Law, applicants for licenses for trading in or circulating pharmaceuticals or agrochemical products need to specifically request such data to be kept secret. Please also access the compliance of Article 128 with the Article 39 of the TRIPS Agreement. Answer: In...

The prolonged patent examination process remains a major concern for many inventors and enterprises looking to enter the Vietnamese market. Having to wait years for a patent grant can lead to missed commercialization opportunities or render the technology obsolete before it even receives protection. To provide readers with a comprehensive...

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...

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