Category: Trends and IP Practice in Vietnam

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 ...

  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 ...

Overview: Following formality examination stage is substantive examination stage. A written opinion of the examiner on this stage is called substantive Office Aciton.   A substantive Office Action is issued by the examiner to conclude the patentability of ...