Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law
Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
The Decision of Refusal of patent application
If the applicant to whom the NOIP has sent a notice on its intended refusal of the application fails to correct errors or unsatisfactorily corrects errors or makes no opposition or makes unreasonable opposition to the intended rejection within the set time limit[...]
Annuity payment of Patent
Question: I would like to inquire you about the detailed charge of annuity of Patent (from the 1st year to the 20th year). Looking forward to your reply.
Answer:
Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise you procedure and our fee schedule in relation to the...
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[...]
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:
1. ...
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[...]
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.
Patent registration through PCT in Vietnam
The agency competent to receive international patent applications in Vietnam is the NOIP. The NOIP shall[...]
PCT Regime in Vietnam
S&B Law would like to provide you guideline for PCT Regime in Vietnam as follows[...]
Vietnam – Quotation for Entry into National Phase of PCT Application
Question: I want a patent registration through PCT in Vietnam. If you can, please advise me as following matters.
1) How long and how much does it cost to completion?
2) Any other documents needed?
Answer: We refer with thanks to your email concerning the above matter and we would like to advice...
Required document for filling patent in Vietnam
In order to file a patent in Vietnam, inventor has to provide these following documents[...]
Refuse to accept the valid patent application
The refuse to accept the valid patent application is regulated as follows[...]
Protection of Utility Model in Vietnam
SBLAW would like to introduct the procedure of filing utility model in Vietnam as follows:
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...
Use of an invention
Manufacturing the protected product[...]
















