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Vietnam introduced the Draft Decree on Sanctions against Administrative Violations in Cybersecurity, Sanctions against Administrative Violations in Cybersecurity, The Draft Decree on Sanctions against Administrative Violations in Cybersecurity, Administrative sanctions to cybersecurity threats

Vietnam introduced the Draft Decree on Sanctions against Administrative Violations in Cybersecurity

To tighten the security against hackers and other forms of violations of cybersecurity, on 20 September 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has recently released the Draft Decree on Sanctions against Administrative Violations in Cybersecurity for public consultation. This draft decree is the latest effort of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to fight against online threats in Vietnam. Following the principle regulations of the Cybersecurity Law 2018, this is the third-largest draft instrument issued in recent years. Before [...]

New regulations on the responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam, responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam,  Obligations of e-commerce platforms to customers and users, Support state management agencies, responsibility of e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, regulation on e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, e-commerce, Vietnam

New regulations on responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam 

To tackle infringement activities that arise on Internet platforms in Vietnam recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree 85/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing several articles of Decree 52/2013/ND-CP on e-commerce  which regulates responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam. Due to previous regulations that have a limited scope of enforcement which only aim at infringers and violators in the territory of Vietnam, the issuance of Decree 85/2021/ND-CP has, to some degree, addressed this problem. Specifically, in this decree, offshore providers of [...]

INTA published Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide, Unfair Competition Laws, Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide, INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee

INTA published Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide

On September 14, 2021, INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee (UCC), Policy Subcommittee voted to approve a Board Resolution, prohibit various forms of unfair competition even though the national statutes or governing laws are diverse in nature. Specifically, the data in the Unfair Competition Quick Guide covers 24 countries, including those in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Sponsored by INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee (UCC) —Policy Subcommittee, the resolution focuses largely on obligations contained in the TRIPS Agreement and is a [...]

The 8th BPIP Annual Conference starts on October 25th 2021, Best Practices Intellectual Property

The 8th BPIP Annual Conference starts on October 25th, 2021

The 8th Best Practices Intellectual Property (BPIP) Annual Conference is about to be commenced on October 25th, 2021 in Sheraton Hotel, Tel Aviv. This conference will bring global decision-makers and international IP experts to Tel Aviv both physically and spiritually through the internet to discuss global issues on IP, trends, and legislation regarding IP matters. Participating in the virtual BPIP conference, brand owners and practitioners from across the world can get the latest update on IP matters in the world, [...]

IP Office in Vietnam continues to extend the deadline for applicants due to the raging fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, IP Office in Vietnam continues to extend the deadline for applicants, Further extending the deadline for applicants due to the raging fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, extending the deadline for applicants

IP Office in Vietnam continues to extend the deadline for applicants due to the raging fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

Due to the raging fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, IP Vietnam issued Notice No. 8181/TB-SHTT (“Notice 8181”) on 9 September 2021 granting further deadline extensions for IP applicants. Previously, on the article IP Office in Vietnam extends deadlines due to the drastic impacts from the fourth wave of the Covid-19 crisis, the National Office of Intellectual Property issued Notice No. 7581/TB-SHTT. According to the notice, the procedures related to the establishment of industrial property rights at the NOIP with [...]

Proposal to change patent registration rights in Vietnam

Proposal to change patent registration rights in Vietnam

On the afternoon of September 14th, 2021, at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam Mr. Huynh Thanh Dat stated that after 16 years of application, the amendment and supplementation of the Intellectual Property Law has become an urgent requirement, i.e., we need to change patent registration rights in Vietnam. The urgent need to change the IP Law in Vietnam is because Vietnam is no longer a purely “intellectual property user” country, [...]

The need to strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam, strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods, Strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam, trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam

The need to strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam

In this highly advanced technology era, the protection of a trade secret is not as easy as in the old days where people have to physically ‘steal’ anything anymore. Nowadays, people can just sit in front of a laptop and steal some data half a world away. Accordingly, this calls for some immense increase and fortification of our trade secret’s preservation methods. A trade secret is one of the most important aspects of a business’s success because, without it, that [...]

Vietnam is planning to establish a national science and technology market

Vietnam is planning to establish a national science and technology market

Vietnam’s National Science and Technology Market would be established by 2030, according to Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1158/QD-TTG. The major goal of this market is to establish an environment that encourages and facilitates scientific and technology market activities so that more relevant possibilities for science and technology firms may be developed. It is critical to concentrate on technical intervention since this technology has a significant beneficial impact on society, assisting in the increase of output and positive externalities. When the [...]

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam announced a relaxation of the formality requirements, a relaxation of the formality requirements, The need to improve the IP system in Vietnam, Notice No. 13822/TB-SHTT, Notice No. 6959/TB-SHTT

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam announced a relaxation of the formality requirements 

On July 14, 2021, the Vietnam National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) issued Notice No. 6959/TB-SHTT (“Notice 6959”) as a guide to Notice No. 13822/TB-SHTT (Notice No. “Notice 13822”) issued on November 23, 2020, regarding the requirements of the signer of the document. In particular, Notice 6959 relaxes formality requirements for signatories for documents submitted to NOIP in response to the COVID-19 pandemic The need to improve the IP system in Vietnam Notice 6959 applies to both Vietnamese and foreign applicants/intellectual [...]

Inadequacies in trademark rights protection and enforcement, Inadequacies in trademark rights protection, Inadequacies in trademark rights enforcement, The history of infringement in Vietnam, The need to have a more stable and precise legal system in Vietnam

Vietnam: Inadequacies in trademark rights protection and enforcement

On May 26, The Rice Trader organization warned that Viet Nam might lose the right to participate in “World’s Best Rice” – the world’s best rice contest because some businesses infringed intellectual property rights. The Rice Trader (TRT) announced that Ho Quang Tri – a private enterprise – is the first and only Vietnamese business to be legally recognized for using the symbolic award “Best Rice in the World” purely for marketing and business purposes. However, in fact, about 10 Vietnamese [...]

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