Annam IP Law Firm 123 Doc Ngu Ba Dinh Hanoi Vietnam Tel.: (84 4) 3761 7077 Fax: (84 4) 3761 7959 |
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Mr Le Quoc Chien, Ms Dzang Hieu Hanh, and Philippine colleagues at the 1999 APAA Meeting in Kyongju, Korea |
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HCM CITY — The processing and management of Intellectual Property applications in Viet Nam will be eased considerably with the introduction of four new data management systems yesterday. |
HCM CITY — Five Vietnamese franchise opportunities for American brands were introduced to businesses in HCM City on Monday. |
In 2005, Buon Ma Thuot coffee - a product of Dak Lak province, was registered for 'geographical indication' protection under the Intellectual Property Law. The Ministry of Science and Technology recognized this via Decision 806/QD-SHTT dated October 14, 2005. Unfortunately now, three years later, Buon Ma Thuot coffee is not widely sought and has not been made popular through successful advertising |
| Hanoi’s Anti-Counterfeit and Trademark Protection Association made its debut this week by declaring all-out war on pirates. |
By Chris Vale and Hieu Nguyen of Rouse Legal (HCM City Branch)
Viet Nam has nearly 60 border gates along its borders with China, Laos and Cambodia - and its sea ports provide access for goods from all around the world. |
CA - In making provisions for civil intellectual property (IP) infringement actions, the IP Law of 2006 encourages brand owners to enforce their IP rights through the courts. However, to date very few IP cases have been litigated. One reason for this is that brand owners who tend to be international companies do not yet have full confidence in the IP courts – civil litigation is subject to complicated procedures and delays. In an attempt to improve the system, the Government has recently issued a circular providing guidance on civil IP infringement proceedings. |
| At a recent workshop the status of Vietnamese trademark was discussed in the context of Vietnam being a World Trade Organization (WTO) member for 17 months. Experts from the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that many quality products are made in Vietnam but many businesses are not overly concerned with trademark development. |
Products known to be from one geographical area are often more expensive than products which appear to be similar but are from a different area. For example, Champagne is a sparkling wine that is produced exclusively within the Champagne region of France. |
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