Circular 211/2012/TT-BTC dated 5 December 2012 of the Ministry of Finance implementing Decree 90/2011/ND-CP on the issuance of corporate bonds (“Circular 211”)
Ministry of Finance has recently issued Circular 211 guiding Decree 90/2011/ND-CP of the Government on issuing corporate bonds. Circular 211 shall take effect on 20 January 2013. Circular 211 provides specific provisions on terms and conditions of corporate bonds. Particularly, the issuer must publish the terms and conditions of the bonds in accordance with “the […]
Decree 64/2012/ND-CP dated 4 September 2012 on construction permit (the “Decree 64”).
Decree 64 takes effect on 20 October 2012 and replacing the regulations on construction permit in Decree 12/2009/ND-CP, Decree 83/2009/ND-CP, Decree 39/2010/ND-CP. Like the previous regulation, Decree 64 requires the investors obtaining construction permit before construction except some certain cases. From the date of receiving a valid application file, the construction licensing authority must consider […]
Law No.06/2012/QH13 on Deposit Insurance shall be effective from January 01, 2013
The Law on Deposit Insurance has been passed on 18th June 2012 by Vietnam’s National Assembly stipulating the deposit insuance activities, rights and obligations of insured persons of deposits, rights and obligations of the insured persons and state management of deposit insurance with an intention to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the depositors and […]
Procedure for Certificate of Technology Transfer Contract Registration issuance
In the event of registration, within 90 days from the signing contract, the Transferee (in case the technology is transferred from foreign country to Vietnam) has to submit the documents to the competent authority to issue the Certificate of Technology Transfer Contract Registration. 1.The competent authority: Department of Science and Technology. 2. Term: Within 15 […]
Establishment of the primary trade union of the enterprise, a necessary point
What is the necessity of the establishment of the primary Trade Union? In the recent statistics of the Vietnam Federal Confederation of Labor, there are 60% of the foreign-owned Enterprises and 80% private-owned Enterprises having no primary Trade Union. In practice, the lack of the establishment or the effective operation of the primary Trade Union […]
Assignment of utility model patent
In case a lawful owner of a utility model patent is in demand of assigning the utility model patent to a third party, they can register and record the assignment at National Office of Intellectual Property as below: The required documents for the assignment include: Application form Assignment agreement of the utility model patent The […]
Assignment of patent
In case a lawful owner of a patent would like to assign his patent to a third party, he can register the patent assignment at National Office of Intellectual Property as below: The required documents include: Application form The assignment agreement of the patent The original of the patent Power of Attorney Examination period: According […]
SB is on behalf of Kench Limited Company to register the trademark for product of wine at National Office of Intellectual Property
Kench limited company is a joint venture between a local company and an oversea company, investing to build an industrial scale production distillery of vodka and other kinds of wine in Vietnam. To comply with Vietnam laws on labeling before bringing products to the market, Kench already registered two trademarks at NOP SB is proud […]
Bell Flavors & Fragrances obtains a protection for its trademark in Vietnam
Bell Flavors & Fragrances is one of well-known corporations in Germany established in 1912. Being built and developed for decades for decades, the corporation already becomes one of first rank suppliers of spices and fragrances in the world. In Vietnam, beyond opening its commercial presence, Bell Flavors & Fragrances also pays attention to protect its […]