International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) was adopted on December 2, 1961 including 37 articles and came into force on August 10, 1968.
The purpose of this Convention is to ensure that the members of Union acknowledge the achievements of breeders of new varieties of...
Customs Law, 2001:
The Customs Law was passed on June 29, 2001, came into force on January 1, 2002 and was amended in June 2005.
The section 5 of the Customs Law is devoted to intellectual property. It contains 3 articles (articles 57, 58 and 59) setting up the conditions of the customs...
Ordinance on Procedures for the settlement of Administrative Cases, 2006:
The Ordinance on Procedures for the settlement of Administrative Cases came into force on July 1, 2006. It aims at amending a number of articles of the former Ordinance on Procedures for the settlement of Administrative Cases, 1996.
The new Ordinance also contains general provisions about administrative proceedings and procedures...
Law on Science and Technology
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...
Trademark Law Treaty (TLT)
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...
Criminal Procedure Code, 2003:
The Criminal Procedure Code was passed on November 26, 2003 and came into force on July 1, 2004.
It provides general processes and procedures for the institution of legal proceedings, investigation, prosecution and enforcement of criminal judgments. Even if it does not contain any special provisions for intellectual property, it...
Seed Ordinance 2004
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...
ORDINANCE Appeal 2006
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...
Decree No. 56/2009/ND-CP on sanctioning administrative violations in cultural and information activities
Decree No. 56/2009/ND-CP was passed on June 6, 2006. This Decree governs issues on acts, competence and procedures for sanctioning administrative violations in the culture and information activities.
Administrative violations in cultural and information domains defined in this Decree include acts of violating state management regulations in press activities; publishing...
Agreement on Trade – Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)
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...
Technology Transfer Law, 2006:
The Law on Technology Transfer was passed on November 29, 2006 and came into force on July 1, 2007. Aim of the law is to regulate the transfer of technologies in Vietnam, from Vietnam to abroad and from abroad to Vietnam.
The law contains some specific provisions related to intellectual...
Decree No. 100/2006/ND-CP of September 21, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Civil Code and the Intellectual Property Law regarding copyright and related rights
Decree No. 100/2006/ND-CP of September 21, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Civil Code and the Intellectual Property Law regarding copyright and related rights was passed on September 17, 2006 and came into force on October 17, 2006. This Decree was divided...
The ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)
The ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) was signed in April 2008. AJCEP shows a effective and intensive cooperation between a regional organisation in Southeast Asia – ASEAN and a developed country – Japan. This Agreement consists of trade in goods, trade in services, investment, and economic cooperation. Major provisions...
Criminal Code, 1999:
The 1st Criminal Code of Vietnam including provisions on intellectual property is the Criminal Code passed on December 21, 1999 that came into force on July 1, 2000.
The Criminal Code, 1999 included several provisions on intellectual property. First of all, infringements upon copyrights and their consequences are explained in...
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883
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...
