Publication of the Vietnam Patent Application
IP Vietnam Law regulated the publication of Vietnam patent application as follows[...]
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[...]
Filing the patent application in Vietnam
In order to obtain the patent right in Viet Nam, you must file the application for granting a Patent (for Invention and for Utility solution separately), directly or by mail, to the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) or its branches offices in Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang[...]
Patent registration through PCT in Vietnam
The agency competent to receive international patent applications in Vietnam is the NOIP. The NOIP shall[...]
How to file patent/utility model applications in Cambodia
SBLAW would like to provide the client information on filling patent/utility model applications in Cambodia for your kind consideration:
A- How to Apply Patent/Utility Model Applications
Agent/Attorney representing applicant should file application, at the Department of Industrial Property (DIP), Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy.
Application should contain:
1. A request (application)
2. A...
Registration of Patent in Laos
SBLAW - IP internatioanl agent would like to give you some information about legal procedure of registration of patent in Laos as follows:
Notification of the Intellectual Property Office regarding the unified application of the International Patent Classification version 2025.01
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...
Vietnam National Phase of PCT application
SBLaw would like to provide inventor Vietnam National Phase of PCT application as follows:
Use of an invention
Manufacturing the protected product[...]
Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law
Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
Division of Vietnam patent applications
The applicant may divide,on his/her own initiative or upon the request of the NOIP,his/her application (division and transfer of one or several technical solutions in an invention registration application,[...]















