Requirements for Peculiar Characteristics Descriptions
Description of peculiar characteristics shall have following contents - Description of the relevant product, including raw materials, and physical, chemical, microbiological and perceptible properties of the product; - Method of identification of the geographical area bearing the geographical indication; - Evidence proving that the product originates from such geographical area, with the […]
Procedures for Obtaining a Geographical Indication
The whole procedure from filing to registration is shown in the flow chart below. (1) Filing the application The application for a GI registration must be filed directly or by mail to the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) or its brand offices in Ho Chi Minh City or Da […]
Forms
Request for Patent Search Detail... Request for substantive examination of an invention application Detail... Request for granting a patent of invention Detail... Request for additional registration of marks Detail... Request for Industrial Design Search Detail... If you would like further information on Forms, please either email to our Partners at: info@sblaw.vn or call to our […]
International classification of goods and services for the purposes of the registration of marks
International Registration of Marks through Madrid system 1. Right of international registration of marks is based on basic mark registrations in Vietnam a/ Persons who are granted certificates of registered marks in Vietnam enjoy the right of international registration of those marks under the Madrid Agreement; b/ Persons who have filed mark registration applications in […]
Children’s toy market is not clear
(ANTD) – The most expectable day for children is Children Day (June 01). To the parents, it much more difficult to find out the significant toy for children amongst the “forest” of toys in the street without any guarantee for safety... Therefore, it is a big question on how to protect children with the toys. […]
Social Network Provider Registration
Thitruongvietnam.com.vn. Nowadays, in the booming of information technology and telecommunication, social network has been born to satisfy the demand to share information and make friends. However, according to Vietnamese Law, implementation the law is in order to legalize the social network. In the column of Lawyer in Vietnamese market Newspaper, Lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha (Hanoi […]
The tactics to exchange the foreign currency in the market
ANTD: Following Resolution No. 11 of Government regarding to inflation decrease, macroeconomic stability, the State Bank of Vietnam strictly prevented the development of the “black market” of foreign currency by issuing Circular No. 20/2011/TT-NHNN. However, due to the huge profit arising from the “black market”, there are many gold stores hiding their illegal foreign currency […]
How could Vietnam ask for the trademark “Buon Me Thuot” Coffee?
Dantri.com, A company in Guazhou (China) have just had the exclusive protection of two trademarks "Buon Ma Thuot Coffee, 1896 and image" and "Buon Ma Thuot and 3 Chinese words" in the territory of this country for 10 years. It leads to difficulty for coffee export of Vietnam into Chinese market. The question is how […]
Get into trouble due to overlapped and conflicted regulations
ANTD: Law on Housing stipulates that the organizations, individuals are entitled to enter into transaction of sale purchase, donation, exchange, inheritance, pledge, authorization…when having the Certificate of House ownership. However, issuing “Red Book” for the apartment is regulated by the conflicted regulations. Lawyer Nguyen Tien Hoa, S&B Law Limited Liability Company supposed that Article 63, […]