PCT Regime in Vietnam
S&B Law would like to provide you guideline for PCT Regime in Vietnam as follows[...]
Characters of invention
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[...]
Patent Examination Procedure in Vietnam
Applicants should be aware of the examination process a patent going through the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP). This process is begun with the filing of a patent application with NOIP and completed by granting a patent.
(1) Filing the application
In order to obtain the patent...
Invention and base for the emergence and establish of invention
An invention means a technical solution in form of a product or a process which is intended to solve a problem by application of laws of nature[...]
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 Vietnam
SBLAW would like to introduct the procedure of filing utility model in Vietnam as follows:
PROCEDURES RELATED TO PATENTS IN VIETNAM
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...
Publication of the Vietnam Patent Application
IP Vietnam Law regulated the publication of Vietnam patent application as follows[...]
Competence and procedures for licensing of inventions under compulsory decisions
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[...]
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 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.
The first-to-file principle for filling patent application in Vietnam
Viet Nam adopts the first-to-file system, i.e. where two or more applications are filed by many different parties for registration of the same invention[...]
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. ...
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[...]
