| New law and Regulations |
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Intellectual Law effective from July 01, 2006.
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 Industrial Property Rights. |
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| A Brief of Enforcement of Patent Rights under the Intellectual Law |
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| CIVIL ACT |
1. Acts IP Law Article 202
1.1. Stop
1.2. Requesting Public Apology
1.3. Claiming Compensation
1.4. Destroying infringing Goods/Machines
1.5. Injunction
2. Collecting Proof & Evidence by the plaintiff IP Law Article 203
3. Evaluation for compensation IP Law Article 204
3.1. tangible compensation : court judgment upon evidences by plaintiff
3.1.1. IP Law Article 205.1.a :
- loss of income/profit or missed chance, plus
- profit gained by the infringer, plus
- expense for civil procedure.
3.1.2. IP Law Article 205.1.b : average or precedent licensing price
3.1.3. IP Law Article 205.1.c : for losses whose value assess not available
max VNd 500.000.000 (US$ 20,000)
3.2. intangible compensation
IP Law Article 205.2 :
VNd 5.000.000 (US$ 200) to VNd 50.000.000 (US$ 2,000)
4. Injunction IP Law Article 206 :
- court judgment on stop, raid and seizure
- pledge by plaintiff 20% of the subject value or min 20.000.000 (US$ 1,000)
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| ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES |
1. Jurisdiction IP Law Article 200.1 & Decree 106 Article 17
- Inspector (from provincial to ministerial level)
- Market Control (from provincial to ministerial level)
- Custom Office (from provincial to ministerial level)
- Economic Police (from provincial to ministerial level)
- Provincial Government
2. Administrative Penalty Decree 106 Article 12
2.1. Fine
2.1.1. Decree 106 Article 12.1:
- infringing product worth up to VNd 20.000.000 (US$ 1,000) :
- fine VNd 200.000 (US$ 10) or 1 to 2 times of the value of the product
2.1.2. Decree 106 Article 12.2 :
- infringing product worth up to 40.000.000 (US$ 2,000)
- fine 2 to 3 times of the value of the product
2.1.3. Decree 106 Article 12.3 :
- infringing product worth up to 60.000.000 (US$ 3,000) :
- fine 3 to 4 times of the value of the product
2.1.4. Decree 106 Article 12.4 :
- infringing product worth over 60.000.000 (US$ 3,000) :
- fine up to 5 times of the value of the product
2.2. Other Measures
2.2.1. Decree 106 Article 12.5 : Seizing infringing goods/machines
2.2.2. Decree 106 Article 12.5 : Suspending Business
2.2.3. Decree 106 Article 12.6 : Destroying, detaching infringing device
2.3.4. Decree 106 Article 12.6 : Deporting Machines/Devices |
