December 2020 – INVESTIP

December 31, 2020April 14, 2021

Vietnam extends the period of reducing some Industrial property fees by 50%

On 29 December 2020, Vietnamese Ministry of Finance just issued Circular No. 112/2020/TT-BTC. Accordingly, a number of industrial property fees and charges in Section A of the schedule as promulgated in Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC of the Ministry of ...

December 18, 2020April 14, 2021

Vietnam national phase – Patent applications of PCT application – Patent applications under the Paris convention utility model (called utility solution) – Applications general remarks

Legal News, Trends and IP Practice in Vietnam420 views

I. NATIONAL PHASE PATENT APPLICATIONS OF PCT APPLICATIONS I.1. Requirements I.1.1 Specification A Vietnamese translation of the specification must be filed at the time of filing the application. No extension is possible. If there are amendments under PCT ...

December 18, 2020April 14, 2021

Vietnam – Industrial designs

Legal News, Trends and IP Practice in Vietnam521 views

Design in Vietnam is defined as “The external appearance of a finished product or a component for assembling a finished product. The external appearance is expressed in shapes, lines, colors, or any combination ...

December 14, 2020April 14, 2021

Vietnam – Specific points in Patent prosecution

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By Nguyen Duc Thang, Director of Patent Department nguyenducthang@investip.vn As Vietnam is a socialist country, the Vietnam patent system has somewhat been affected by other socialist countries. This is a factor making the patent ...

December 2, 2020April 14, 2021

Updates on Intellectual Property in Vietnam

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By Nguyen Duc Thang, Director of Patent Department nguyenducthang@investip.vn I. The Law on Intellectual Property (IP Law) The Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam in November 2020 published a draft of amended IP law (Draft) for public ...

Month: December 2020