Patent in vietnam

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

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[...]

In order to file an utility solution application in Vietnam, client is required to provide with us the following document:

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...

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...

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...

  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...

"Currently, many individuals and enterprises mistakenly equate patents with utility solutions. This is a common misconception in Intellectual Property Law, which can easily lead to incorrect protection strategies and regrettable losses of commercial exclusivity." – Stated by the Executive Attorney of SBLAW Law Firm during an interview on the...

Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has issued a decision on amending  the GUIDELINES FOR PATENT EXAMINATION (Order No. 84 of the CNIPA). The newly amended GUIDELINES FOR PATENT EXAMINATION will  take  effect on January 1, 2026. The amendments focus on  improving  patent examination  standards and optimizing examination rules  for new fields...

Before the NOIP issues a notice of its refusal to grant a protection title or a decision on the grant of a protection title[...]