Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia. It is located at the eastern edge of the Indochinese Peninsula, and is divided into 58 provinces and five municipalities, covering 331,699 square kilometres, with a population of over 96 million inhabitants, making it the world’s fifteenth-most populous country. Vietnam shares borders with China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west; whilst maintaining maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi, and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Vietnam (VN)
Intellectual property protection in the Vietnam
Intellectual property office | Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam) |
Website | http://www.ipvietnam.gov.vn/ |
Contact details | 386, Nguyen Trai Street Thanh Xuan District Ha Noi (8424) 3558 8217 |
Patent
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase | 31 months from the priority date |
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application | 12 months from the priority date |
Language | Vietnamese |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Vietnamese Patent Attorney |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney has to be submitted |
Trademark
Filing requirements |
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Multiple-class applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing or within one month from the filing date |
Opposition period | Anytime between publication of the application and registration |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Vietnamese Trademark Attorney |
Industrial Design
Filing requirements |
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Multiple design applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing or within one month from the filing date |
Examination | Substantive examination |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Vietnamese Design Attorney |
Source: WIPO and Wikipedia