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 –...
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?
Trademark Registration Process in Vietnam
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[...]
Amendment of Certificate of trademark Registration and providing the evidence proofing the use of your trademark in Vietnam.
Question: We are foreign company and registered our trademark in Vietnam, please provide us the legal procedure on amendment of Certificate of trademark Registration and providing the evidence proofing the use of your trademark in Vietnam?
Answen: Following the discussion between you and our lawyer regarding to the amendment of...
Brand Identity for World Intellectual Property Day 2025
To affirm the crucial role of intellectual property in economic and social life and to raise public awareness, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has designated April 26 each year as "World Intellectual Property Day" (IP Day). This occasion celebrates the contributions of creativity and innovation to the collective...
Trademark Search in Vietnam
A trademark search prior to filing a trademark application is not compulsory, however it is highly recommended by us to save time and costs since the duration for trademark registration in Vietnam is rather long, in around one year. [...]
Trademark registration
Client: I'm a trademark attorney from Russia. My client is interested in trademark (word mark, 1 class) registration in Vietnam. Will you inform me about our service cost, official fees and the time it will take to finish the registration procedure?
Lawyer: Thank for your email regarding the subject matter. As...
Guidance for filling trademark in Vietnam
If client would like to file a trademark in Vietnam, S&B Law would like to provide our guidance as follows[...]
Documents of trademark applciations in Vietnam
Documents of trademark applications in Vietnam includes[...]
Trademark Vietnam
(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...
Vietnam – Quotation for Trademark Registration
SBLAW would like to advise you on the procedure and our fee schedule in relation to the trademark registration proceeding in Vietnam as follows:
1. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Trademark
List of goods/services Oil absorbent bag
Applicant
2. FEE SCHEDULE
In Vietnam, multi-class application is applicable. The basic fees are calculated based on the number of class...
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...
Review of a trademark master license agreement – Fee quote
Question: We are a Germany company and is developing a Network of Trademark Licenses in Germany and in foreign countries in order to sell cases for mobile phones, Smartphones, tablet computers, headsets, accessories for phones, Smartphones and tablet computers as well as customization services under our trademark.
Formalities for registration...
UPDATE ON THE NEW EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION PROCESS FROM THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF VIETNAM
On February 15, 2025, SBLAW, in its role as an industrial property representative, received numerous emails from the intellectual property office of Vietnam regarding notifications related to the examination process of applications submitted to the Office. Accordingly, applicants can visit the Office's online search webiste, enter the code provided...
Request for correction and amendment of Vietnam trademark registration
Before the expiration of the time limit above, the NOIP shall complete the formality examination of applications and send notices on examination results to applicants


















