Obligation to use inventions
wners of inventions are obliged to manufacture protected products or apply protected processes to satisfy the requirements of national defense, security, disease prevention and treatment and nutrition for the people or to meet other social urgent needs.
Patent and the importance of patent in Vietnam
Patent is an exclusive certification of inventor or patent owner by one nation in a certain time and the content of patent shall be published.
The first-to-file principle for filling patent application in Vietnam
Viet Nam adopts the first-to-file system, i.e. where two or more applications are filed by many different parties for registration of the same invention[...]
Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law
Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
Use of an invention
Manufacturing the protected product[...]
Conducting a patent clearance search in Vietnam
As the leading patent agent in Vietnam, SBLaw we can assist client with conducting a patent clearance search in Vietnam[...]
Patent in Vietnam
The required documents for filling patent in Vietnam
How to write a patent specification?
Title of the invention. The title of the invention is designed to describe the essence of the invention in a few words. The title must clearly and concisely indicate the subject matter to which the invention/innovation relates and must be the same as the title on the Request Form and...
PROCEDURES FOR AMENDMENT/ TRANSFER OF APPLICATIONS PATENT IN VIETNAM
1.Procedure for amendment/ transfer of invention or utility solution applications
1.1 Procedure for amendment of invention or utility solution applications
-Before the IPVN issues decisions on rejection of an application, decisions on refusal to grant a protection title or decisions on the grant of a protection title, the applicant may amend...
Provisional rights to inventions
Where an applicant for registration of an invention knows that such invention is being used by another person without prior use right for commercial purposes[...]
The Substantive Examination of patent application
The purpose of substantive examination of patent applications is to assess the patentability of objects claimed in the application under the requirements and corresponding protection scope[...]
Notification of the Substantive Examination Results of patent application
On the date of expiration of the time limit for substantive examination of an application at the latest, the NOIP shall send to the applicant one of the following notices:
Q&A: Regarding a Patent Search for car engine in CAMBODIA
Q: Our company is Korean Car Company and is considering to file a patent application regarding car engine in CAMBODIA.
Before filing, we wish to conduct a patent search to see if there is any similar invention / utility model patents or pending applications in this area.
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Patent registration through PCT in Vietnam
The agency competent to receive international patent applications in Vietnam is the NOIP. The NOIP shall[...]
PROCEDURES RELATED TO PATENTS IN VIETNAM
1. General provisions on maintenance of validity of protection titles
Invention patents shall each have a validity starting from the grant date and expiring at the end of 20 years after the filing date/ the international filing date.Invention patent’s validity should be maintained annually.
Utility solution patents shall have a validity...
