Vietnam (VN)

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)

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
  • An application requesting to grant with applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
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
  • An application requesting grant with applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the design
  • Description of the design(s), if required
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