1. A protection of trade mark shall be entirely invalidated in the following cases:
a/ The registration applicant has neither had nor been assigned the right to register an invention,
industrial design, layout-design or mark;
b/ The subject matter of industrial property fails to satisfy the protection conditions at the time the
protection...
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[...]
Registration of the trademarks in Vietnam
If client would like to make the registration of the trademark in Vietnam, SBLaw would like to advise as follows[...]
Service of Trademark Registration
Client: Our client is seeking assistance in the registration of trademarks in Vietnam. They would like to register 2 trademark registration for 2 items: logo and slogan, in the following classes of goods / services: 16, 35, 38 and 42.
Can you let us have the general information on your...
Vietnam – Quotation for a new trademark application
Question: Please advise us the legal procedure to register trademark in Vietnam?
Answer: Thank you very much for your email regarding the subject matter. Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise you on the procedure and our fee schedule in relation to the trademark registration proceeding...
Vietnam Trademark Introduction
Trade marks are eligible for protection under Vietnamese law provided that these are visible signs in the form of letters, words, drawings or images including holograms, or a combination of these, represented in one or more colours.
In Vietnam three-dimensional signs (shapes) can be registered as trade marks, but trade...
Q&A: Vietnam – Recordal of Change of Name
Question: Our company wishes to file a Recordal of Change of Applicant's Name for their registered trademark in Vietnam. In view thereof, we would appreciate if you could let us have your all inclusive fees for the same.
When reverting, please also let us know requirements for filing the Recordal...
Principle of priority
An applicant for registration of a trade mark may claim priority on the basis of the first application for registration of protection of the same subject matter if the following conditions are fully satisfied[...]
TRADEMARK RENEWAL IN VIETNAM
Question: We are foreign company and kindly provide us with your best quotation (flat fee) for filing trademark renewal in Vietnam.
When reverting, please also provide us with the requirements for the same.
Answer: Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise you on the procedure and our...
Vietnam Trademark Registration
SBLAW would like to advise you procedure and our fee schedule in relation to the trademark registration registration in Vietnam as follows:
Inquiry on Color of a Trademark in Vietnam
Question:It is our understanding that a registered black-and-white trademark can be used in black-and-white as well as in other colors.
However, we heard that it is not the case in Vietnam. That is to say, a black-and-while trademark registered in Vietnam can only be used in black-and white.
Please kindly confirm.
Answer: Thanks for your...
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...
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...
Acts of infringing upon the rights to trademark
The following acts if being performed without the permission of mark owners, shall be regarded as infringements of the rights to marks:
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[...]
