In 05 April 2016, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued the Joint Circular No. 05/2016 / TTLT BKHCN-MPI detailed regulations and guidelines for case handling trade name infringement of industrial property rights. This Joint Circular apparently shall become effective on May 20, 2016. SBLAW would like to provide you with the following summary of the Circular:
The Joint Circular provides detailed guidelines on how IP (trademark, trade name, geographical indication) owners can deal with a trade name which infringes upon their IP rights.
The Joint Circular provides procedures for the IP right owners to enforce a decision issued by the competent authority if: