Industrial Design Examination Procedure

The whole procedure from filing to registration is shown in the flow chart below. (1) Filing the application In order to obtain right for industrial design in Viet Nam,you must file the application for granting an industrial design patent,directly or by mail,to the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) or its brand offices in […]
Trademark Examination Procedure

The whole procedure from filing to registration is shown in the flow chart below. (1) Filing the application The application for a mark registration must be filed directly or by mail, to the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) or its brand offices […]
Granting contracting license to foreign contactor in Viet Nam

Under the Vietnamese Law, especially Decision No. 03 dated January 16, 2012 of Prime Minister regarding to amendment of Decision No. 87/2004/QD-TTg dated May 19, 2004 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Regulation on management of operations of foreign contractors in the construction domain in Vietnam, foreign contractors working in Vietnam in designing general contractors; […]
Temporary residence card procedure for foreigners

1. Applicable to: Organization, office, and individual who have guarantee for foreigners to apply for temporary residence card. 2. Admission requirement: - Residing in Vietnam for more than one year; - Having a valid passport not less than one year; - Having work permit. 3. Procedure Step 1- Prepare the legal application dossier. Step 2- […]
Licensing trademark in Vietnam

SBLAW would like to provide you some information about licensing trademark in Vietnam through Q&A as follows: 1.What is trademark license? Licensing of trademark means the permission by the owner of such trademark for another organization or individual to use the trademark within the scope of his/her use right. Licensing of the trademark must be […]
Well-known trademarks

I. To be considered well-known as a well-known mark, the following criteria shall be taken into account : 1.The number of involved consumers who have been aware of the mark through purchase or use of goods or services bearing the mark or through advertising; 2.Territorial area in which goods or […]
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 […]
Collective/Certificate/Association Marks

1.For an application for registration of a collective mark or certification mark: In addition to the documents specified at Point 7.1.a above, the application must also contain the following documents: a/ Rules on the use of the collective mark/certification mark; b/ Explanation of particular characteristics and quality of the product bearing […]
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 Vietnam and persons who are […]