Maintenance of validity of patents
To have the validity of his/her invention protection title maintained, a protection title holder shall pay a validity maintenance fee within six months before the expiration of the validity term[...]
Use of an invention
Manufacturing the protected product[...]
Characters of invention
An invention shall be considered novel if it has not yet been publicly disclosed through use or by means of a written description or any other form, inside or outside the country, before the filing date or the priority date, as applicable, of the invention registration application[...]
Notification of the Intellectual Property Office regarding the unified application of the International Patent Classification version 2025.01
On 26th December, 2024, the Intellectual Property Office issued Notice No. 4031/TB-SHTT regarding the unified application of the International Patent Classification under the Strasbourg Agreement, version 2025.01. Accordingly, the new IPC has been published on the official website of the Intellectual Property Office and officially applied in Vietnam from...
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.
Patent Examination Procedure in Vietnam
Applicants should be aware of the examination process a patent going through the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP). This process is begun with the filing of a patent application with NOIP and completed by granting a patent.
(1) Filing the application
In order to obtain the patent...
Guideline for non-PCT Patent in Vietnam
Guideline for non-PCT Patent in Vietnam[...]
Conditions for inventions eligible for protection
An invention shall be protected by mode of grant of invention patent when it satisfies the following conditions[...]
Competence and procedures for licensing of inventions under compulsory decisions
The Science and Technology Ministry shall issue decisions on licensing of inventions based on the consideration of requests for licensing in the cases below after consulting opinions of the Science and Technology Ministry[...]
Transfer of Vietnam patent applications
Before the NOIP issues any of notices specified at Point 17.1.a of this Circular,an applicant may request the NOIP to record the transfer of his/her application to another person[...]
Registration procedure for patent in Vietnam.
1. Minimum documents
- 02 Declaration for registration which are typed according to form No. 01-SC Appendix A of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN;
- 02 descriptions of the invention or utility solution; ;
+ 02 invention protection coverage (hereinafter referred to as the protection coverage or protection claim);
- Fee and charge receipts.
2. Other...
Patent attorney in Vietnam, Mr. Pham Duy Khuong, partner of SBLAW.
Mr. Pham Duy Khuong (Mr. Pham) is a founding partner of SBLAW. He has particular experience in the field of Intellectual Property for nearly ten years.
Protection of Utility Model in Vietnam
SBLAW would like to introduct the procedure of filing utility model in Vietnam as follows:
Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law
Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
Guidance for filling patent in Vietnam
If client would like to file an patent in Vietnam, SBLaw would like to provide our guidance as follows:

















