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In practice, one of the most significant challenges in handling intellectual property (IP) infringement cases in Vietnam is:The inability to prove actual damages

You may one day discover that a competing product on the market has an appearance strikingly similar to your company’s product, potentially misleading customers and damaging your brand reputation and revenue. In such cases, your efforts to build and maintain market trust risk being unlawfully “taken away.”To safeguard legitimate rights, businesses should promptly take the following steps when suspecting industrial design (ID) infringement

Filing an industrial design application is the only way for applicants to obtain an Industrial Design Patent, which establishes exclusive rights over the external appearance of a product. So, what documents are required in an industrial design application dossier in Vietnam?

In the field of intellectual property (IP), patents and industrial designs are two important objects of protection that safeguard the results of creativity by individuals and organizations. Although both fall under industrial property rights, they differ in nature, conditions, and scope of protection.

An industrial design refers to the external appearance of a product, expressed through lines, shapes, colors, or a combination thereof. It is one of the most important objects of intellectual property rights, enabling enterprises to differentiate their products and strengthen competitiveness in the market.However, not every external appearance of a product qualifies for protection. The Intellectual Property Law of Vietnam clearly specifies the objects that are not protected as industrial designs.

Any industrial design, no matter how unique, can only be granted an Industrial Design Patent if it satisfies all three statutory conditions for protection under Article 63 of the Intellectual Property Law of Vietnam.

In today’s highly competitive market, registering for industrial design protection not only helps enterprises affirm their brand identity but also serves as an essential legal tool to safeguard legitimate rights against acts of copying and infringement.Below is a detailed guide to the procedure for industrial design registration in Vietnam, in accordance with current IP regulations.

In the context where intellectual property (IP) rights are becoming increasingly important, the question “What is an industrial design and why should it be registered for protection?” has attracted considerable attention, especially from manufacturing and trading enterprises.



Á Đông Intellectual Property, Translation & Consulting Co., Ltd. has successfully assisted Asia Coconut Processing Joint Stock Company (Ben Tre) in completing the trademark registration process for VICO (device) in Taiwan under the goods and services categories: 29, 30, and 35.

Under Article 26, Clause 5 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code, inheritance disputes fall under the jurisdiction of the court.Based on legal provisions and practical experience in resolving inheritance cases, inheritance disputes can be classified into the following four types:

Được sự ủy quyền của Công ty TNHH thương mại sản xuất bao bì Mai Thư, ngày 07/05/2019, Công ty TNHH Tư Vấn – Dịch Thuật – Sở Hữu Trí Tuệ Á Đông, Tổ chức đại diện sở hữu công nghiệp được Cục Sở hữu trí tuệ cấp phép hoạt động trong lĩnh vực sở hữu công nghiệp, đã nộp đơn đăng ký nhãn hiệu “ECOTRAY, hình”

Nhãn hiệu là những dấu hiệu dùng để phân biệt hàng hóa, dịch vụ của các tổ chức, cá nhân khác nhau. Dấu hiệu dùng làm nhãn hiệu phải là những dấu hiệu nhìn thấy được dưới dạng chữ cái, từ ngữ, hình ảnh, hình vẽ hoặc sự kết hợp của các yếu tố đó được thể hiện bằng một hoặc nhiều màu sắc.

A Case Study from A Dong IPIn the course of advising and representing patent applications in Vietnam, A Dong IP – Translation, Consultancy and Intellectual Property Company Limited has successfully supported numerous technical solutions with high practical applicability.One notable case is the invention:“Shoe Sole Mold” – Inventor: Tran Kieu Hung