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February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Amendments of Rules of the Regulation on implementation of the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement on international registration of Marks.

Amendments of Rules of the Regulation on implementation of the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement on international registration of Marks. The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam issued notice No. 679/TB-SHTT dated January 29, 2021 ...

December 31, 2020April 14, 2021

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

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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

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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

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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 ...

September 8, 2020April 14, 2021

Updates in Myanmar Trademark Law 2020

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Our Reference: Newsletter No.04/MM/2020 TO OUR CLIENTS & ASSOCIATES UPDATES ON MYANMAR TRADEMARK LAW 2020 Soft Opening Period Further to the Newsletters No. 01, 02 and 03, please be advised that under the Order No. 63/2020 of The Ministry ...

May 13, 2020April 14, 2021

A new regulation for filing and endorsement of affidavit of use/non-use in Cambodia 2020

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Our Reference: Newsletter No.01/KH/2020 TO OUR CLIENTS & ASSOCIATES A NEW REGULATION FOR FILING AND ENDORSEMENT OF AFFIDAVIT OF USE/NON-USE IN CAMBODIA 2020 As stipulated in Cambodia, after the mark is granted Registration ...

February 5, 2020April 14, 2021

Updates on Myanmar Trademark Law 2020

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Soft Opening Period Further to the Newsletter No. 01 and 02, please be advised that though it is estimated that the official Notice for opening the soft opening period is 30 January 2020, up to now no Notice has been issued yet. The TM2 form will be ...

February 3, 2020

Main outlines on new Patent & Design Laws in Myanmar

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As you may know, Patent Law and Design Law of Myanmar will take effect in 2020, marking significant developments in the Intellectual Property field of Myanmar. For more information, we would like to inform you that on 30 January 2019, Industrial Design ...

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