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The system of intellectual property protection in Vietnam
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The opening up Vietnamese market to the global capital flow has attracted investment from major economies and along with it a great deal of intellectual property.
From the very early stage the Government of Vietnam has given great effort to setting up a legal system for protection of the intellectual property rights in conformity with international treaties and conventions. This facilitates the effective implementation of the industrial property protection in international standard.
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Vietnam has got the member status at
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Stockholm Convention : Vietnam becomes WIPO member in July 1976.
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Paris Convention on the Industrial Property: March 1949.
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Madrid Agreement on International Registration of Trademark: March 1949.
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Madrid Protocol on International Registration of Trademark: July 2006.
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Patent Cooperation Treaty: March 1993.
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The Government of Vietnam has also signed bilateral agreement on IP Protection with Government of many countries (among them the USA and Switzerland)
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Legal System governing Intellectual property activity in Vietnam
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The Civil Code, Part 6, Chapter II.
The Criminal Code, Articles 170 and 171.
The Intellectual Law
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Decree 103/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 on Establishment of Industrial Property Rights;
Decree 105/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 on Enforcement of Protection of Industrial Property Rights and Governmental Management of Industrial Property;
Decree 106/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 on Administrative Measures against Infringement of Protection of Industrial Property Rights
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Government's Decree No. 54/2000/ND-CP October 3rd, 2000 regulating Industrial Property Protection towards Business Secrets, Geographical Indications, Trade Names and the Rights against unfair Competition
Different Ministerial and Inter-ministerial Circulars and Regulations on IP protectionissued by the National Office of Intellectual Property
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