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.
Conversion of Vietnam patent applications
Before the NOIP issues a notice of its refusal to grant a protection title or a decision on the grant of a protection title[...]
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...
Publication of the Vietnam Patent Application
IP Vietnam Law regulated the publication of Vietnam patent application as follows[...]
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[...]
Subject matters are not protected as invention
Scientific discoveries or theories, mathematical methods[....]
Q&A: Registration of patent in Vietnam and USA
Q: We are Vietnam company and would like to know the legal procedure to register patent in Vietnam and USA?
A: Further to our question egarding the registration of patent in Vietnam and USA, SBLAW would like to advise you on procedure and fee for registering patent in these jurisdictions:
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What is the patent in Vietnam?
1. Definition
Invention means a technical solution in the form of a product or a process which is intended to solve a problem by application of laws of nature.
An invention shall be protected by mode of grant of invention patent or utility solution patent.
2. Technical solutions
Technical solution - the object...
Request for the Substantive Examination of patent application
An substantive examination of the application will be carried out only for which the applicant or a third party has filed a request for examination and paid the examination fees within 42 months as of the filing date or the priority date, as applicable, and the time limit for making request for substantive examination of an patent application involving a request for a utility solution patent shall be 36 months counting from the filing date or the priority date, as applicable.
Issuing the Patent Certificate in Vietnam
If the patent is granted, the NOIP shall request the applicant to pay the fee for the grant of a patent, the fee for notification of the patent grant decision, the registration fee and the fee for maintenance of the first year’s validity of the patent[...]
Compulsory licensing of inventions
In the following cases, the right to use an invention may be licensed to another organization or individual under a decision of the competent state agency without permission from the holder of exclusive right to use such invention[...]
Required document for filling patent in Vietnam
In order to file a patent in Vietnam, inventor has to provide these following documents[...]
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.
Register your Patent In Cambodia
If you would like to register your patent in Cambodia, SBLAW would like to give you some information about the legal procedure of filling patent in Cambodia as follows:
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[...]
















