Conditions for inventions eligible for protection

An invention shall be protected by mode of grant of invention patent when it satisfies the following conditions[...]

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[...]

Required document for filling patent in Vietnam

In order to file a patent in Vietnam, inventor has to provide these following documents[...]

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.
inventionspvn

Filling an utility solution application in Vietnam

In order to file an utility solution application in Vietnam, the following documents/information should be provided[...]
Patent Examination Procedure in Vietnam

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...

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.

Registration of Patent in Laos

SBLAW - IP internatioanl agent would like to give you some information about legal procedure of registration of patent in Laos as follows:

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...

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[...]
patent application at Vietnam

Q&A: File a patent application at Vietnam through PCT route

Q: We are a Japan company who intend to file a patent application at  Vietnam,  through PCT route claiming priority of our national patent application filed at the Japan patent office on December 21, 2012.  A: Thank you for your letter. As your requirement, we would like to advise you on fee...

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...

SBLAW SUCCESSFULLY SECURES INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROTECTION FOR HUNG HOA FURNITURE AND AESTHETIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED’S ADJUSTABLE CHAIR FRAME

In today's increasingly competitive aesthetic equipment market, asserting intellectual property (IP) rights over exclusive designs is a strategic move to protect creative achievements and maintain a business edge. SBLAW is proud to have successfully assisted Hung Hoa Furniture and Aesthetic Equipment Company Limited in securing Industrial Design protection for their...
Conducting a patent clearance search

Protection of Utility model in Cambodia

SBLAW - an IP international Agent would like to introduce some information about the procedure of filling Utility Model in Cambodia as follows: