Patent 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[...]

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...

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...

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.

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.

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[...]

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...

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.

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...

The applicant may divide,on his/her own initiative or upon the request of the NOIP,his/her application (division and transfer of one or several technical solutions in an invention registration application,[...]

Before the NOIP issues a notice on its rejection of an application, a notice on its refusal to grant a protection title or a decision on the grant of a protection title[...]

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...

Guideline for non-PCT Patent in Vietnam[...]

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[...]

The agency competent to receive international patent applications in Vietnam is the NOIP. The NOIP shall[...]