Intellectual Property remains a big challenge for Vietnam under CPTPP

At an informal meeting of representatives from 11 countries (without US) taking place on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) dated on November 10th, 2017, the parties agreed to change from Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) to the Comprehensive and Progressive Partnership for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). IP Enforcement in Vietnam Accordingly, the CPTPP contains 8,000 pages of documents, but only 20 articles of the TPP...

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Penalties on Working Without Work Permit in Vietnam

Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreigner investors due to the impressive development of socio – economic in recent years. This is such a good opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to get cooperation in business with foreign partners. Issuance of Work Permit for Foreigner Online To take advantage of the opportunities to be the pioneer and market share, many of them have demand in employees with good skills and qualifications....

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How do I write a good provisional patent application?

A provisional patent - as you may already know - helps you buy some time (up to a year ) as you market and possibly develop your idea. This way, if the idea gains traction at some point during the year, you can convert this provisional patent to a fully-fledged utility patent. If not this, you can simply let it expire or lapse after testing the waters and realizing that it wasn't such a good idea to invest hundred of hours and thousands of dollars...

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If I show my national patent application to a company, can they file it as their own in other nations?

If you truly have a national patent (and not a national patent application), then the patent is public knowledge. Anyone in the world can find it, and in most countries (including the US, Europe, and much of Asia) finding it as easy as entering the right query on a web page. Nationalize PCT Patent Application in Vietnam If you only have a national patent application, then it may not be public yet. But it will be (in...

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What is the PCT supplementary international search?

SUPPLEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH The PCT is an international treaty with more than 145 Contracting States. The PCT makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in a large number of countries by filing a single “international” patent application instead of filing several separate national or regional patent applications. The granting of patents remains under the control of the national or regional...

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Customs Procedures Handling of Exported and Imported Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights.

On conducting customs procedures for exported or imported goods, the customs authority shall be responsible to inspect and compare the declared information of the goods owners on the written customs declarations on goods’ names, trademarks, origin, value,…; Inspect and compare the concluded contents of the State management agencies on the exported or imported goods; Results of customs dossiers inspection with the results of goods actual inspection;...

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