Recordal of the assignment of trade mark
Question: Please advise the documentation required to attend to the recordal of the assignment of the marks into the new owner’s name?
Refuse to accept the valid application in Vietnam
The refusal accept the valid application of trademark registration is realized as follows[...]
Notification of the Intellectual Property Office regarding the unified application of the International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Agreement, Version 12-2025
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...
Recordal of change of name and/or address of trademark in Vietnam
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[...]
How to protect trademarks?
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...
Review of Trademark and Copyright Agreement
S&B Law understands that Client is now in need of our assistance in
(i) Reviewing the Trademark and Copyright Agreement (“Agreement”) to protect the highest possible rights and interests of Client while ensuring the compliance of the same with prevailing laws of Vietnam and
(ii) Reviewing the translation of the Agreement...
Trademark protection procedure in Vietnam
SBLAW would like to provide some information about trademark registration procedure in Vietnam as follows
Vietnam Trademark Opposition Proceeding
Under the current IP Law of Vietnam, opposition is not considered as a seperate proceeding, it is only considered as a reference in the examination proceeding of trademark applications[...]
Intended trademark renewal in Cambodia with recordals
Question: Our company want to maintain its Cambodia trademark registration, would you please:
- Specify whether each above operation should be recorded, or we can skip these steps and record a transfer from A to B;
- If this first solution doesn’t apply, let us know, for each step, what documents...
Requirements on trademark registration applications
1. Documents, samples, information identifying a mark registered for protection in a trade mark registration application include:
Timeframe for registration of a trademark in Vietnam (13 – 15 months)
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 –...
Trademark registration fee in USA, Singapore and Hongkong
Question: Our company would like to register trademark in US, Singapore and Hongkong, please provide us the fee (including attorney fee)?
Answer: SBLAW would like to advise you on the fee for registering trademark in US, Singapore and Vietnam.
1.Trademark in US and Singapore
No.
Country
FEE OF WIPO/NOIP
Attorney’s fee
(CHF)
(CHF)
1
Fee for WIPO (color trademark)
903.00
500.00
2
Fee for...
Renewal of trademark in Vietnam
As a leading IP agent in Vietnam, we would like to provide some information about renewal of trademark registration in Vietnam as follows:
1. FEE SCHEDULE FOR RENEWAL OF TRADEMARK IN VIETNAM [...]
Registering Vietnam trademark
The official fee for registering Vietnam trademark
It is different from the other countries as China, Thailand, in Vietnam, multi-class application is applicable.
The basic fees are calculated based on the number of class of goods/services (G/S) in each application as well as the number of products designated in each...