Decree No. 105/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of the Intellectual Property Law on the protection of intellectual property rights and on the State management of intellectual property
Decree No. 105/2006/ND-CP Was adopted on September 22, 2006. The subject matter of the Decree is Copyright and Related Rights, Enforcement of IP and Related Law, Industrial Property. This Decree details and guides a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property on protection of intellectual property rights,...
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...
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...
Geneva Act of Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, 1999
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs was adopted in July 2, 1999. The object relate to this Agreement is Industrial designs. Hague Agreement established an international system that is a crucial foundation to protect industrial designs in multiple countries with minial fomarlities. The provisions of this...
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...
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (1989)
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...
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...
Instruction Number 04/2007/CT-TTg of 22 February 2007 on the strengthening of computer program copyright protection
Instruction was promulgated by the Prime Minister on February 22, 2007. The goal of this Instruction is to take directions for the strengthening and maintaining of computer program copyright protection. To get a high result, Prime Minister requires Ministries such as Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Defense, Ministry...
Riyadh Design Law Treaty: A Global Turning Point in Simplifying Industrial Design Protection
On November 22, 2024, in Riyadh, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) officially adopted the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT). This is a historical milestone aimed at establishing common standards for the application and management of industrial designs, helping designers protect their work internationally more easily, quickly, and cost-effectively....
Decree 154/2005/ND-CP dated 15/12/2005 detailing some provisions of the Customs Law on the Customs procedure,Customs checking and Customs supervision
This Decree details the implementation of a number of articles of Customs Law No. 29/2001/QH10 of June 29, 2001, and Law No. 42/2005/QH11 of June 14, 2005, Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Customs Law (referred to collectively as the Customs Law) regarding customs procedures, inspection...
Circular No. 22/2009/TT-BTC Guiding the Collection, Payment, Management and Use of Industrial Property Fees and Charges
Circular No. 22/2009/TT-BTC was enacted on February 04, 2009. The Circular includes 3 major parts and one Annex setting out the table of industrial property fees and charges rate. This Circular defines issues on procedures for collecting, paying (the way to pay, type of money, time…) and managing and...
Competition Law, 2004:
The Competition Law was passed on December 3, 2004 and came into force on July 1, 2005.
It foresees general provisions for acts of competition’s restriction and of unfair competition. The law also provides procedures for the settlement of competition cases and measures to deal with violations of the competition...
SBLAW Successfully Registers Trademark in Japan for Khang My DGG JSC
SBLAW is pleased to announce the successful completion of trademark registration procedures in Japan for our client, Khang My DGG Joint Stock Company. This achievement marks a significant milestone, reaffirming the prestige and legal standing of a Vietnamese brand in the international market.
1. Conquering One of Asia’s Most Stringent...
Ordinance on Procedures for the settlement of Administrative Cases, 1996:
The Ordinance on Procedures for the settlement of Administrative Cases was passed on May 21, 1996 and came into force on July 1, 1996. It was amended in 2006 by the new Ordinance on Procedures for the settlement of Administrative Cases.
The Ordinance provided for general principles concerning the administrative...
Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BKHCN guiding the intellectual property services
Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BKHCN was enacted on April 04, 2006. The scope of Circular is guiding intellectual property-related activities belonging to scientific and technological services specified in Clause 8, Article 2 of June 9,2000 Science and Technology Law No. 21/2000/QH10 and the Government's Decree No. 81/2002/ND-CP of October 17, 2002,...
