Question: We are a company with 100% foreign capital. We currently own a sales e-commerce platform including 01 website and 01 application for the purpose of allowing customers to order and pay. Check out the air conditioning products that we distribute. We want to know whether these websites and applications have been allowed to operate […]
Question: Our company is a foreign-invested enterprise established in Vietnam, and we are planning to operate a social media platform in the financial sector. Do we need to apply for any licenses for this activity? Answer: According to Clause 6, Article 24 of Decree 147/2024/ND-CP: “Agencies, organizations, and enterprises in Vietnam are only allowed to […]
Question: Our company employs both Vietnamese and foreign workers. I would like to ask whether our company is required to pay trade union fees for foreign workers. Answer: Under the Charter of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and Section 3.2 of Guidance No. 03/HD-TLĐ dated February 20, 2020, issued by the Vietnam General Confederation […]
Question: The client is a foreign-invested trading company with a total investment capital of less than 3 billion VND and 2 employees. The question is whether the company is required to hire a Chief Accountant. If required, what are the procedures, requirements, and conditions for hiring one? Answer: Obligation to Appoint a Chief Accountant Based […]
Laos adopts and follows the International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Agreement. Multi-class applications are not acceptable in Laos i.e. an application
SBLAW is a international IP agent and would like to provide some information on registering trademark in Laos as follows: 1. Trademark search (Optional): In
A trademark search prior to filing a trademark application is optional. SB Law is able to conduct unofficial searches with the TM Office and the
1. List documents are requested
A registration of a trademark is valid for a period of ten years commencing from the filing date of the application and can be renewed
To avoid a cancellation of a registered mark on the basis of non-use, the trademark owner must file an Affidavit of Use or Non-Use within
A trademark search prior to filing a trademark application is optional in Cambodia. The trademark search is conducted by the TM Office of Cambodia and
A cancellation action may be filed by any third party at any time within five (5) years from the date of registration if it can
Under the current IP Law of Vietnam, opposition is not considered as a seperate proceeding, it is only considered as a reference in the examination