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:

Conditions for inventions eligible for protection

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

Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law

Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
Patent and Industrial Design in Vietnam

Basic comparison between Patent and Industrial Design in Vietnam

Patent attorney of SBLAW would like to provide client some information on basic comparison between patent and industrial design in Vietnam as follows:  Criteria Patent Design Note Subject matter claimed for protection A process, a method in which steps of these process and method shall be included.   A product: protect parts within a product and how...

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[...]

Patent translations in Vietnam

As the leading IP firm in Vietnam focusing on patent prosecution and enforcement in Vietnam, SBLAW frequently help our client translate the specification of their patents before officially filing them into Vietnam Patent Office. Therefore, it is strongly believed that we could assist client in providing translation service from English...

Enquiry for National Phase Entry in Vietnam

Client: We have a client is considering filing national phase entry in Vietnam. The patent has 01 independent claims, 19 pages of English specification and 3,085 words of specification. Please provide us with your cost estimate (inclusive of official fees, translation costs, your professional fees and disbursements) for entering this application in Vietnam. We await...
Conducting a patent clearance search

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[...]

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[...]
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...

Protection of Utility Model in Laos

If your company would like to protect utility model in Laos, SBLAW would like to provide you some information about the legal procedure of filing utility model in Laos as follows:

Formality examination of Vietnam patent

A patent application filed with the NOIP shall be subject to formal examination for evaluating its validity.

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[...]