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05/03/2024

Procedures for obtaining industrial design protection in Myanmar

Following the adaptation of the Industrial Design Law (IDL) on October 31, 2023; The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of Myanmar has declared its official commencement of accepting industrial design applications in accordance with the IDL, effective from February 01, 2024.

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15/09/2023

THE DEVELOPMENTS IN VIETNAM’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW WITH DECREE 65/2023/ND-CP

The Government of Vietnam has issued Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP dated August 23, 2023 (which took effect immediately)guiding the implementation of the Intellectual Property Law, specifically focusing on industrial property, protection of industrial property rights, rights to plant varieties and State management of intellectual property

Explore the latest developments in Vietnam's Intellectual Property Law with Decree 65/2023/ND-CP. Learn about industrial property rights, protection certificate forms, amendments, and international applications in the context of Vietnam. Stay updated on Vietnam's legal landscape in intellectual prop...

06/12/2022

Highlight case of copyright and trademark dispute in Vietnam in which Ageless IP Attorneys & Consultants has successfully utilized copyright to oppose against bad-faith trademark filing in Vietnam!

30/09/2022

8 HIGHLIGHT CHANGES ON COPYRIGHT IN THE VIETNAM IP LAW 2022

The Vietnam Intellectual Property Law 2022 (amended IP Law 2022) shall be effective from January 01, 2023, has supplemented and amended many contents of the Intellectual Property Law 2005 (IP Law 2005). This article aims at showing some significant changes in the protection of copyright in Vietnam IP Law 2022.

There are 8 key changes on copyright in Vietnam IP Law 2022 such as: amending and supplementing definition of authors and co-authors; supplement the regulations that copyright is the basis for refusing trademark protection; amending and supplementing regulations on moral rights and asset rights; sup...

30/09/2022

HOW THE AMENDED VIETNAM IP LAW 2022 WILL IMPACT INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: EIGHT NOTABLE AMENDMENTS

The Intellectual Property Law 2022 (amended Vietnam IP Law 2022) which was ratified by the National Assembly of Vietnam on June 16, 2022, will officially enter into force as from January 01, 2023. Among the amended and supplemented contents, there are eight notable industrial design-related aspects that we would like to share our point of views in the framework of this Article.

The amended Vietnam IP Law 2022 has some notable changes in industrial designs such as: supplementing contents to the concept of an industrial design; simplify requirements for industrial design applications; deferment of publication date of industrial design application; new mechanism for industria...

05/09/2022

Trademark is an important part of the amended Law on Intellectual Property which was ratified by the National Assembly of Vietnam on June 16, 2022, and will take effect on January 1, 2023 (Vietnam IP Law 2022). Among the amended and supplemented contents, there are 10 remarkable trademark-related amendments that we would like to share our point of views as follows...

The Vietnam IP Law 2022 has a lot of new points on trademark protection, such as: The official protection of sound marks, amendment of regulations on a well-known trademark, provisional suspension of trademark examination, “Bad faith” is legislated as ground for the handling of opposition and in...

05/09/2022

In response to the rapid development of science, technology as well as the process of globalization, Vietnam has amended its Intellectual Property Law, marking the most significant changes to the law since its creation in 2005 (previously amended in 2009 and 2019).

The Vietnam amendment of Intellectual Property Law will take effect on January 01, 2023 except for provision on sound marks protection shall take effect on 14 January 2022 and provisions on protection of test data for agricultural chemicals shall take effect on 14 January 2024. The primary areas cov...

05/09/2022

After successful trademark registration in Vietnam, in order to maintain the validity and effectively exploit the trademark, the owner should pay attention to a number of points such as: fulfil the obligation to use the mark; carry out trademark renewal; proceed with amendments if there is a change in the name and/or address of the owner; trademark licensing, implement measures to protect and handle trademark infringement (if any), etc. In the framework of this article, Ageless will analyze more clearly the notes after the trademark is registered in Vietnam.

After successful trademark registration in Vietnam, in order to maintain the validity and effectively exploit the trademark, the owner should pay attention to a number of points such as: fulfil the obligation to use the mark; carry out trademark renewal; make amendments if there is a change in the n...

21/06/2022

The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) under the Ministry of Commerce is the agency in charge of trademark matters in Laos, for which, a trademark needs to be examined as to formality and substance by the DIP and published for opposition by any third-parties to obtain trademark protection in Laos. Once granted, a trademark is valid for a period of 10 years and renewable indefinitely. In the framework of this article, we would like to share some aspects and procedures to keep a trademark in Laos valid.

To keep valid of trademark in Laos, the registered mark should be used in the Laos market. In addition, the trademark owner must submit the renewal request in a timely manner. The owners must be aware of the information in order to proceed, thereby assisting in the protection of their rights and int...

26/05/2022

When filing trademark in Laos, the applicant can choose to file a trademark in a form of single-class application or multi-class application. There are no restrictions on the number of goods and/or services that can be included in each class.
https://ageless.com.vn/en/tu-van/5-remarkable-notes-when-filing-trademark-in-laos/

25/05/2022

In terms of trademark registration, which is the better option, a black and white trademark or a colour trademark in Vietnam? This long-debated issue arises from the belief that the advantages of a black and white trademark exceed those of a color trademark.
https://ageless.com.vn/en/protection-of-black-white-trademark-versus-colour-trademark-in-vietnam/

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