Step 1: Filing

Individuals and organizations can apply for trademark registration by the following means:

• File the application directly at the headquarter of the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (hereinafter abbreviated as IPVN) or at the Representative Offices of the IPVN in Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang City;
• File the application by post to the headquarter of the IPVN or the IPVN’s Representative Offices;
• File the online application: Applicants need to have a digital certificate, a digital signature and a registered account which is approved by the IPVN on the Online Application Receiving System.

All the filing fee is required to be paid to the IPVN on the filing date.

Step 2: Formality examination and Publication

Time limit for the formality examination: 01-02 months as of the filing date;

Time limit for Publication of the application in the IPVN’s Official Gazette: 02 months as of the date of Formality Acceptance. 

Step 3: Substantive examination

Time limit for the substantive examination: 09-12 months as of the publication date.

Step 4: Notice of Grant or Refusal

After the substantive examination, the IPVN shall issue a notice of grant or refusal in respect of the trademark registration, addressing the relevant grounds.

Step 5: Paying the granting fee

Upon receipt of the Notice of Grant, the applicant pays a granting fee within the due date to get his mark registered.

The IPVN issue the Certificate of Trademark Registration to the owner within 01-02 months as of the payment date of granting fees, then publish the Registration Information within 2 months afterwards.