FDI Enterprises: When must the investment capital account be closed, and where will the funds go after closure under Circular No. 38/2026/TT-NHNN?

Question: Our company is a foreign-invested enterprise in Vietnam. We are planning an ownership restructuring, whereby the foreign investor will transfer their entire capital contribution to Vietnamese shareholders (or reduce their ownership ratio to 50% or below). Under the provisions of Circular No. 38/2026/TT-NHNN, in which cases is an FDI enterprise mandatorily required to close […]

Providing foreign loans in USD to Subsidiary companies

Question: A parent company in Vietnam intends to lend a sum of capital in US Dollars (USD) to its subsidiary in Hong Kong (an enterprise with the parent company’s capital contribution in the form of direct investment). What are the procedures, steps, and necessary documents required to carry out this loan?   Answer: Conditions for […]

Foreign investment in Vietnam: Can investors open an investment capital account and transfer capital contributions before obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate?

Question: Our company is preparing to establish a foreign-invested economic organization in Vietnam to implement a technology project. During this investment preparation phase, we incur various lawful expenses and need to receive capital from foreign investors for payment. May we open an investment capital account and transfer capital contributions into such account prior to the […]

Acts of infringement upon rights to trademarks

Question I am the owner of a business and have registered a trademark for my products. Recently, I discovered that another party has been using a sign similar to my trademark on its products and packaging. Would this constitute an infringement of my trademark rights? Answer: 1/ Concept of trademark: Pursuant to clause 16 Article […]

Do Electronic Contracts Have the Same Legal Validity as Paper Contracts? How Should Enterprises Store Electronic Contracts to Ensure Their Evidentiary Value?

Question: Our company is transitioning from paper contracts to electronic contracts. Do electronic contracts have the same legal validity as paper contracts? How should the company store electronic contracts to ensure their evidentiary value in the event of a dispute? Answer Under the 2023 Law on Electronic Transactions, a data message cannot be denied legal […]

Register trademark in Laos

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

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New Filing Trademark in Laos.

New Filling Trademark in Laos.

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

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Search trademark in Laos

Search trademark in Laos

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

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Search trademark in Cambodia

Search trademark in Cambodia

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

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