Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law
Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
PCT Regime in Vietnam
S&B Law would like to provide you guideline for PCT Regime in Vietnam as follows[...]
Formality examination of Vietnam patent
A patent application filed with the NOIP shall be subject to formal examination for evaluating its validity.
Patent Registration via the PCT Treaty: A Case Study by SBLAW
Are you a Vietnamese inventor possessing groundbreaking technical solutions? Do you want to expand your products into the international market but are unsure how to protect your intellectual property rights effectively and cost-efficiently?
Patent registration via the PCT Treaty is your ultimate key. As an Intellectual Property Agent with years...
Use of an invention
Manufacturing the protected product[...]
Protection of Utility Model in Laos
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:
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...
Protection of Utility model in Cambodia
SBLAW - an IP international Agent would like to introduce some information about the procedure of filling Utility Model in Cambodia as follows:
Conversion of Vietnam patent applications
Before the NOIP issues a notice of 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[...]
Meet Ms. Dao Thu Trang: Leading SB LAW’s Intellectual Property Innovation
At SB LAW, our strength lies in our people. We are dedicated to providing our clients with legal support of the highest caliber, and this starts with having industry-leading experts at the helm of our departments. We are pleased to profile Ms. Dao Thu Trang, our Head of Patent...
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...
Obligation to use inventions
wners of inventions are obliged to manufacture protected products or apply protected processes to satisfy the requirements of national defense, security, disease prevention and treatment and nutrition for the people or to meet other social urgent needs.


















