Exclusive Trademark Registration at Vietnam

An enterprise trademark is a symbol for consumers to recognize an enterprise in the market. In the long-term perspective, it is recommended that enterprises should always register trademark/brand protection to prevent fraudulent in the faking of products, which leads to a big impact on the enterprise’s reputation

1. The trademark is a symbol to distinguish the products and services of different individual enterprises. Besides individual trademarks, there are Group trademarks, Registration trademarks, and Connection trademarks.
2. A popular Trademark is defined as a trademark that is commonly known by all citizens in Vietnam territory.

Relevant Legal documents:

1. Law on Intellectual Property 2005.
2. Decision 65/2023/NĐ-CP orient Law on Intellectual Property 2005.

Application, procedure:
Application for industry ownership includes:

1. Registration form (follow samples);
2. Documents, samples, and information relevant to the subject registered by the enterprise (for trademark, a sample file is requested, about 3 -8cm in length in jpeg. If the applicant wants to register for a colored one, 10 designed samples with colored are requested);
3. Authorization form (follow authorization form -An Luật Việt Nam);
4. Document proving the right to register (in case the application is the beneficiary of this right from another person);
5. Document prove priority rights (in case request for priority right is requested);
6. Invoice for fees

Submitted to: Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam.

Timeline for procedure:

1. Application evaluation: 1 month starting from the submitted day.
2. Industry ownership notification: The second month counts from the approval day.
3. Ownership evaluation months starting from the notification date.
4. Total: Estimate more than 12 months.

Some valuable sharing:
Besides registration for name and logo, the enterprise can also register:

1. Product name: The name of the product (counted as trademark registration) as well as the label, card, and model of the product.
2. Industry appearance: The outside appearance of the product (must be different from other products)
3. Pattern registration: Technician design or product formula

Enterprises can also register for trademark protection in foreign countries through the MADRID procedure.“Madrid application” is a trademark registration following the Madrid treaty.

Should you have any questions regarding the above allowances, please don’t hesitate to contact An Luat Viet Nam for support and advice. Our law firms, with professional lawyers and experience in consulting, will foster your business and prevent any risk in protecting trademarks, as well as guarantee Legal compliance