Lecture: ‘Introduction to the Law in Việt Nam’ at Friends of Vietnam Heritage
Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Hà and Mr. Trần Trung Kiên, S&B Law Tuesday, 10 January, 7:00 PM – 08:30 PM (English) The practice of law in Vietnam is a young and rapidly growing profession, with the current number of some 5000 registered lawyers expected to grow to 20,000 by 2020 (Justice Partnership Program; Embassy of Denmark, Hà […]
Maintenance of validity of patents
To have the validity of his/her invention protection title maintained,a protection title holder shall pay a validity maintenance fee within six months before the expiration of the validity term. The payment of the validity maintenance fee may be delayed for no more than six months after the expiration of the current validity term but the protection title holder […]
Can foreign people purchase and own the apartment in Vietnam?
(SB Law) According to Vietnamese Law, these following individuals are allowed to purchase and own apartment in Vietnam: 1. Foreign individuals who make direct investment in Vietnam under the investment in Vietnam under the enterprises law, including domestic enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises; 2. Foreign individuals who have made contributions to Vietnam and are conferred orders […]
Lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha lectures at Judicial Academy
(SB Law). Accepting the invitation of the Director Board of Judicial Academy, lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha, Chairman and Managing partner of SB Law participated in teaching for young lawyers. Thanks to his experience and knowledge in the areas of consultancy related to investment, intellectual property, trade, Lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha conveyed the practice skills concerning […]
Doing business in Vietnam
Under Vietnam Law on Investment, in case a foreign investor wishes to setup a foreign invested company (FIC), it requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority. Depending on the location of the FIC, the licensing authority may be the provincial People’s Committee (for companies located outside industrial or export processing zones) or the provincial […]
Overview
Protection of geographical indications (GIs) always plays an important role in commercial relations at national and international levels. Using misleading geographical indications will be contrary to honest practice in industry and commerce, confusing consumers to GI-protected products. Those using inappropriate GIs will obtain unfair advantages in comparison with their competitors. GIs are used for natural, […]
Overview
1. Definition An industrial design means a specific appearance of a product embodied by three-dimensional configurations,lines,colors,or a combination of these elements 2. General conditions for industrial designs eligible for protection An industrial design shall be protected when it satisfies the following conditions:. Ø Being new: An industrial design shall be considered new if it significantly differs from other […]
Required documents of trademark applications
The mark application shall consist of the following documents: a) A request made in prescribed form (as prescribed in the Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN); b) Documents, samples, information identifying the mark as provided for in Articles 105 of the IP Law 2005 of Viet Nam (e.g. the mark samples and list of […]
Required documents of Industrial Design Applications
The design application shall consist of the following documents: A request made in prescribed form (as prescribed in the Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN); Documents, samples, information identifying the design as provided for in Articles 103 of the IP Law 2005 of Viet Nam (e.g. a set of photos, a set of drawings and a description of the […]