Patent in vietnam

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[...]

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[...]

The prolonged patent examination process remains a major concern for many inventors and enterprises looking to enter the Vietnamese market. Having to wait years for a patent grant can lead to missed commercialization opportunities or render the technology obsolete before it even receives protection. To provide readers with a comprehensive...

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[...]

Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:

Request for correction and amendment of Vietnam patent application

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[...]

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

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[...]

1. Minimum documents - 02 Declaration for registration which are typed according to form No. 01-SC Appendix A of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN; - 02 descriptions of the invention or utility solution; ; + 02 invention protection coverage (hereinafter referred to as the protection coverage or protection claim); - Fee and charge receipts. 2. Other...

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

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[...]

If your company would like to protect utility model in Laos, SBLAW would like to provide you some information about the legal procedure of filing utility model in Laos as follows: