Establishing the foreign invested company in Vietnam.
Under Vietnam Law, foreign investor is allowed to setup the Foreign Invested Company (FIC) in Vietnam for conducting business activities for profit making purpose. FIC in Vietnam can be incorporated under the form of Joint Stock Company or Limited Liability Company. In this case, if investors own 100% equity of the company in Vietnam, they […]
Faqs for labor law in Vietnam.
When foreign investors set up a company in Vietnam, they will recruit the employee, thus, S&B Law provide some information about the labor law in Vietnam for investor’s reference. The form will be FAQs: What is the legal limit for overtime hours per month in Vietnam? -Maximum is 30 hours per month and not over […]
Faqs for setting up a representative office in Vietnam.
SBLAW would like to present some FAQs for setting up a representative office in Vietnam as follows: Before set up the representative office vietnam (RO), can investor register their trademark in Vietnam? Yes, they can register the trademark under the name of foreign company with Vietnam National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP). Is there an […]
Pharmaceutical Product Registration in Vietnam
SB Law provides the legal service for Pharmaceutical Product Registration in Vietnam, we would like to list required documents and legal procedure for client’s reference: PART A: ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION No DESCRIPTION FORMALITY REQUIREMENT COPY/01 DOSSIER IN-CHARGE Cover page To be made in accordance with the format 01 original Service Provider draft […]
Cancellation proceeding in Laos
A registered mark may be cancelled, upon request of a third party on the ground that (i) the mark is neither used by the owner,... nor transferred to others for use within consecutive five (5) years prior to the point one month prior to the filing date of the request, without indicating the special circumstances […]
Opposition proceeding in Laos
Laotian trademark system is based on a first-to-file principle. The current trademark law of Laos is silent regarding opposition proceeding and trademark applications are not published for opposition purpose. However, in practice, opposition against a prior-filed mark can be performed on case-by-case basis upon provision of (i) a sufficient evidence of worldwide registration and use […]
Recordal of Assignment/License in Laos
If there has any change regarding the owner of a Trademark Registration such as assignment, merger ect. or if a registered mark is licensed to any third parties, such an assignment/license must be recorded with the TM Office as soon as practicable to be legally effective and enforceable in Laos. For recordal of a trademark […]
Recordal of change of name/address in Laos
As stipulated, any changes which likely affect the Trademark Registration, such as change of name and/or address of the trademark owner should be recorded with the TM Office as soon as practicable. For recordal of change of name and/or address of the trademark ownver, the following documents are required : (i) A Original Power of […]
Renewal trademark in Laos
The registration of a trademark is valid for a period of ten years commencing from the filing date of the application and can be renewed for subsequent ten-year term, ad infinitum. Late renewal is allowable within a 6 month period after the expiry date of the registration, subject to payment for late renewal. As […]