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 […]
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; […]