Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations, 2002:
The Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations was passed on July 2, 2002 and came into force on October 1, 2002. It was amended in 2008 by the new Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations. The Ordinance foresees general provisions in case of administrative violations and also regulates the...
Intellectual Property Law, 2009:
The Intellectual Property Law was passed by the Vietnamese National Assembly on June 19, 2009 and came into force on January 1, 2010. This law aimed to amend and supplement some articles of the former Intellectual Property Law passed in 2005.
One of the new law major provisions’ is, firstly,...
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1886
Bern Convention for the Protection of Literacy and Artistic Works was adopted on September 9, 1886 and came into force in December, 1887. The Bern Convention is composed of 38 articles regulating issues on protecting of literary and artistic works and an appendix. This Convention deal with the protection...
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...
Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations, 2008:
The Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations was passed on April 2, 2008 and came into force on August 1, 2008. It aims at amending and supplementing the former Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations passed in 2002.
When it comes to intellectual property, only one amendment of the Ordinance...
Ordinance on the procedures for the settlement of administrative cases
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....
Agreement between Viet Nam and the United States on Science and Technology Cooperation (IP provisions)
Agreement between Viet Nam and the United States on Science and Technology Cooperation was signed on June 24, 2005. This Agreement consists of 12 articles and 2 Annex (A and B). Issues on Intellectual Property Rights (IP) are defined in Articles V.2 and particularised in Annex A. The goal...
ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (IP provisions)
Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-Newzealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) started negotiating in 2005 and came in force for all countries in 2012. The AANZFTA is the first comprehensive FTA signed by ASEAN. Issues on Intellectual property right are defined in Chapter 13 including 12 articles. This chapter regulates intellectual property...
Decree No. 104/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of the Intellectual Property Law regarding rights to plant varieties
Decree No. 104/2006/ND-CP was passed on September 22, 2006 including 39 articles. This Decree provides detailed regulations and guidelines for execution of some articles on Plant Variety Rights in the Intellectual Property Law including responsibility for State administration, the order and procedures for establishing plant variety rights, rights and...
Patent Cooperation treaty (PCT)
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...
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...
Decree No. 24/2025/ND-CP: Amending and supplementing regulations on penalties for administrative violations in commerce and consumer protection
Decree No. 24/2025/ND-CP, issued on February 21, 2025, amends and supplements several articles of Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations in commercial activities, production, trading in counterfeit and prohibited goods, and consumer protection. This Decree aims to update and adjust regulations on administrative penalties in these fields...
Criminal Code, 2009
The Criminal Code was passed on June 29, 2009 and came into force on January 1, 2010. It created a few new rules amending and supplementing some articles of the former Criminal Code, 1999.
When it comes to intellectual property provisions, only two changes in the Criminal Code, 2009 are...
DECREE Revision and supplementing of some Articles of the Decree No. 57/2005/ND-CP on 27th April, 2005 of the Government on penalties for the administrative violations in the field of Plant Varieties
This Decree was passed on November 28, 2007. Decree no. 57/2005 regulates penalties in the field of Plant Varieties relating administrative violations. This Decree admends and supplements a number of articles for that Decree including 3 articles.
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Decree Revision and supplementing...
Decision No.30/2006/QD-BYT of September 30, 2006 of the Minister of Health on procedures related to the security of data of drug registration records
Decision No.30/2006/QD-BYT was passed on September 30, 2006 including 3 articles. The Decision was enacted together with this Decision the Regulation on data security of drug registration records.
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Decision No.30/2006/QD-BYT
