Patent 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...

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.

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[...]

Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has issued a decision on amending  the GUIDELINES FOR PATENT EXAMINATION (Order No. 84 of the CNIPA). The newly amended GUIDELINES FOR PATENT EXAMINATION will  take  effect on January 1, 2026. The amendments focus on  improving  patent examination  standards and optimizing examination rules  for new fields...

An invention shall be considered novel if it has not yet been publicly disclosed through use or by means of a written description or any other form, inside or outside the country, before the filing date or the priority date, as applicable, of the invention registration application[...]

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[...]

Q: Our company is Korean Car Company and is considering to file a patent application regarding car engine in CAMBODIA. Before filing, we wish to conduct a patent search to see if there is any similar invention / utility model patents or pending applications in this area. Therefore, please let us know...

The required documents for filling patent in Vietnam

SBLAW would like to introduct the procedure of filing utility model in Vietnam as follows:

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

Scientific discoveries or theories, mathematical methods[....]

  On 26th December, 2024, the Intellectual Property Office issued Notice No. 4031/TB-SHTT regarding the unified application of the International Patent Classification under the Strasbourg Agreement, version 2025.01. Accordingly, the new IPC has been published on the official website of the Intellectual Property Office and officially applied in Vietnam from...

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[...]

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