The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) procedure

The PCT procedure The PCT procedure includes: Filing: you file an international application with a national or regional patent Office or WIPO, complying with the PCT formality requirements, in one language, and you pay one set of fees. International Search: an “International Searching Authority” (ISA) (one of the world’s major patent Offices) identifies the published patent documents and technical literature (“prior art”) which may have...

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Signals of Copyright Infringement

Signals of Copyright Infringement Authors might find their copyright are infringed in Vietnam and would need legal services from a local legal and intellectual property firm to advise. A literary, artistic or scientific work is an achievement from hard intellectual labor of the author. However, after publishing works, many authors find others use, print or trade their works without their prior written permission. The copyright infringement...

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Registering Copyright Services in Vietnam

How to register a copyright or related rights in Vietnam? Under Law on Intellectual Property of Vietnam, copyright means rights of an organization or individual to Work which such organization or individual created or owns. In addition, the subject matter of copyright shall comprise literary, artistic and scientific works; the subject matter of copyright related rights shall comprise performances, audio and visual fixation, broadcasts and...

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International Trademark Registration Under Madrid Protocol/ Agreement

International Trademark Registration Under Madrid Protocol/ Agreement Trademark is the asset of individuals, and organizations which is protected independently in each nation therefore a trademark being registered in a country would still be a subject of violation in another country because it is not yet registered. Currently based on a trademark patent or a national trademark application, by filing an international application, the trademark...

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Patent Registration under PCT Procedure

Patent Registration under PCT Procedure Vietnam joined in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March 10th 1993 and originations, individuals can register international patent as provided in PCT by filling registration application at National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP). NOIP has responsibility to examine and handle the application as provided in PCT. With highly professional staff and great experience in...

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Attention in Drafting Registration Application for Invention

How to Protect Invention Patent in Vietnam? Inventions are created with purpose to people’s life convenience and consequently bring economic benefits to the inventor. As a result, protecting the intellectual property of inventions through patent registration in Vietnam is essential. However, applicant of invention may find it difficult in declaring some of the information i.e. name of invention, field of use, technical status of...

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