Patent Examination Timeline in Vietnam: Inadequacies and Expert Solutions
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...
Patent Examination Procedure under Vietnam IP Law
Patent examination procedure is regulated as follows:
What is the patent in Vietnam?
1. Definition
Invention means a technical solution in the form of a product or a process which is intended to solve a problem by application of laws of nature.
An invention shall be protected by mode of grant of invention patent or utility solution patent.
2. Technical solutions
Technical solution - the object...
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[...]
Procedure for amendment/ transfer of invention or utility solution applications
1.Procedure for amendment/ transfer of invention or utility solution applications
1.1 Procedure for amendment of invention or utility solution applications
-Before the IPVN issues decisions on rejection of an application, decisions on refusal to grant a protection title or decisions on the grant of a protection title, the applicant may amend...
Registration procedure for patent in Vietnam.
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...
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:
Required document for filling patent in Vietnam
In order to file a patent in Vietnam, inventor has to provide these following documents[...]
Expert Guide: PCT National Phase Entry in Vietnam – Navigating Local Legal Complexitie
Expanding your patent protection into Vietnam via the PCT National Phase is a strategic move, yet it is far from a standard administrative process. It requires a firm grasp of both international treaties and Vietnam’s specific domestic IP landscape.
Bridging the Gap: PCT Rules vs. Vietnamese IP Law
Many international applicants...
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 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.
Request for correction and amendment of Vietnam patent application
Request for correction and amendment of Vietnam patent application
Protection of Utility Model in Vietnam
SBLAW would like to introduct the procedure of filing utility model in Vietnam as follows:

















