IP law document

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...

Viet Nam - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IP provisions) was adopted on December 25, 2008 at Tokyo and came into force on October 1, 2009. The scope of regulation is competition, enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical indications, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents...

  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...