Requirements on invention registration applications

Documents identifying an invention registered for protection in an invention registration application shall include a description of the invention and an abstract of the invention[...]

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...

Subject matters are not protected as invention

Scientific discoveries or theories, mathematical methods[....]
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...
How to file patent/utility model applications in cambodia

How to file patent/utility model applications in Cambodia

SBLAW would like to provide the client information on filling patent/utility model applications in Cambodia for your kind consideration: A- How to Apply Patent/Utility Model Applications Agent/Attorney representing applicant should file application, at the Department of Industrial Property (DIP), Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy. Application should contain: 1. A request (application) 2. A...

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 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...

PCT Regime in Vietnam

S&B Law would like to provide you guideline for PCT Regime in Vietnam as follows[...]

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...

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.

Filing the patent application in Vietnam

In order to obtain the patent right in Viet Nam, you must file the application for granting a Patent (for Invention and for Utility solution separately), directly or by mail, to the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) or its branches offices in Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang[...]

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[...]

Conditions for inventions eligible for protection

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

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[...]