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[...]

(Q&A) Trademark, Patent, Utility Model and Design in Vietnam

Q: We're an IP firm in HongKong. We have clients interested in registering patent, utility model, design and trademarks in Vietnam. Could you please send us your fee schedule with the best price you could offer, and forms required for filing? A: As the leading Vietnamese IP law firm, we...

Guidance for filling patent in Vietnam

If client would like to file an patent in Vietnam, SBLaw would like to provide our guidance as follows:

Provisional rights to inventions

Where an applicant for registration of an invention knows that such invention is being used by another person without prior use right for commercial purposes[...]

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...

Amendment and supplementation of Vietnam patent applications

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[...]

Patent registration through PCT in Vietnam

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

Publication of the Vietnam Patent Application

IP Vietnam Law regulated the publication of Vietnam patent application as follows[...]

Conditions for inventions eligible for protection

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

Q&A: Regarding a Patent Search for car engine in CAMBODIA

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...

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...
Patent and Industrial Design in Vietnam

Basic comparison between Patent and Industrial Design 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...

Enquiry for National Phase Entry in Vietnam

Client: We have a client is considering filing national phase entry in Vietnam. The patent has 01 independent claims, 19 pages of English specification and 3,085 words of specification. Please provide us with your cost estimate (inclusive of official fees, translation costs, your professional fees and disbursements) for entering this application in Vietnam. We await...
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Patent in Vietnam

The required documents for filling patent in Vietnam