Trademark in vietnam

  On 27th December, 2024, the Intellectual Property Office issued Notice No. 4039/TB-SHTT regarding the unified application of the International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Agreement, Version 12-2025. Accordingly, the new classification has been officially applied since 1st January, 2025 and it has been published on the...

Please be advised that In Vietnam, multi-class applications are acceptable i.e. an application can be filed for more than one class of goods or service with payment of additional fee for additional class. Class headings or general description of goods/services is no longer acceptable[...]

  Time   Content Details 5 – 10 days Examine trademark  Examine the ability to register the trademark sucessfully 5 days Draft application Month:  1st – 2nd Formal examination The application shall be examined about the form:-         enough required documents; -         classsify goods/service exactly Results: The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam  (NOIP) will Notice on Formality Acceptance for Applicant.   Month: 3rd –...

According to Intellectual property law, there are some signs shall be ineligible for protection as marks:

If the applicant to whom the National Office Intellectual Property (NOIP) has sent a notice on its intended refusal of the application fails to correct errors or unsatisfactorily corrects errors or makes no opposition or makes unreasonable opposition to the intended rejection within the set time limit,[...]

There are 4 types of trade marks: collective trade mark, Certification trade mark, Integrated trade marks, Well known trade mark[...]

Question: Our company intends to renew its trademark registration in Laos. Would you please let us know the document(s) needed for such formality? Answer: Regarding your requirement, we would like to advise you on the procedure and fee schedule in relation to the renewal proceeding in Laos as follows: Information of Trademark Registration Trademark Reg....

A mark shall be eligible for protection when it satisfies the following conditions: It is a visible sign in the form of letters, words, drawings or images including holograms, or a combination thereof, represented in one or more colours. But the most important, the mark is capable of distinguishing goods...

Question: I am a Singapore businessman. I would like to apply my trademark (word mark in class 25) in Vietnam. Before go ahead with you, I have 3 quick questions: 1. May I make the payment via Paypal? It is convenient for both. 2. Do you provide official NOIP search? It seems...

SBLaw provides the following form of Power of attorney for your kind consideration

(1) Filing the application The application for a mark registration must be filed directly or by mail, to the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) or its brand offices in Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang. Organizations, individuals of Viet Nam, foreign individuals permanently residing in Viet...

The refusal accept the valid application of trademark registration is realized as follows[...]

SBLAW would like to inform you fee and required documents for filing trademark application in Vietnam for your kind reference: Necessary documents -      Power of Attorney (PoA) without notarization (Please see attached file -      8 samples of mark in case the mark is in color. If the mark is merely...

SBLAW would like to advise you procedure and our fee schedule in relation to the trademark registration registration in Vietnam as follows:

As stipulated, any changes which likely affect the Trademark Registration, such as change of name and/or address, merger of the trademark owner should be recorded with the TM Office as soon as practicable[...]