INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Vietnam is a long time signatory to the Paris Convention, the Madrid Agreement on International Trademark Registration, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and became a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization in 1976. On 27 June 1997, Vietnam entered into an Agreement on Copyright with the US....
Counterfeiting on the Rise in Vietnam
The Market Surveillance Agency (MSA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, one of the bodies enforcing intellectual property and compliance laws in Vietnamese market, has been very active in the course of 2016. Since the beginning of this year it has made nearly 150,000 inspections and found evidence...
INVITATION TO THE IP WEEK @ SINGAPORE 2016
Upcoming event in August – IP week 2016 is an annual event organized by Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), IP Academy Institute, IPOS International and IP ValueLab. This is opportunity for attendees to understand more about Intellectual property (IP). Moreover, attendees discuss, find out chances to introduce their...
VN franchise rules under pressure to change
At the end of the 1990s, franchise was still a strange concept to most people in Việt Nam.
There were no opportunities to enjoy or even see the products and services of the world’s well-known brands in Việt Nam.
KFC, McDonald, Starbucks and Lotteria were not familiar names for Vietnamese youth....
The Ministry of Finance reduces industrial property ownership fees by 50% to support citizens and businesses
On July 2, 2024, the Ministry of Finance officially issued Circular No. 43/2024/TT-BTC, which regulates the reduction of fees in the field of industrial property. This move aims to create more favorable conditions for individuals and businesses to register and protect their intellectual property rights, promoting innovation and business...
