The State Administration Council (“SAC”) of Myanmar issued the Notification No. 82/2023 which provides April 01, 2023 as the effective date for the new Myanmar Trademark Law to come into effect. Accordingly, phase 2 of the Soft-opening period will also start on April 01, 2023 and last until the Grand...

The Myanmar Trademark Law is planned to come into force in March 2023. Accordingly, the Soft-opening period will close and the procedures for trademark registration/and Grand-opening will commence. The trademark owners who were not eligible for registration during the Soft-opening period will be able to file their trademark applications under...

Trademark registration in Laos is one of the first things businesses need to do since the first-to-file principle. This is a solid legal basis to help businesses protect their brands, rest assured to develop their brands, and avoid legal troubles and unfair competition practices....

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; supplementing a number of new terms...

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 industrial design opposition, supplementing legal grounds for refusal of...

There are many considerable aspects of patent in Vietnam amended IP Law 2022, such as: amendment of provisions on novelty of inventions, supplement of provisions on the entitlement to registration of inventions, supplement of the definition of “Confidential invention”, supplement of provisions on security control for inventions before filing...

The anti-counterfeiting activities in fact show that the handling of crime of manufacturing and trading counterfeit goods in Vietnam has been facing many difficulties, especially in proving the intentional fault of the offenders. Besides, crimes are increasingly more complicated and the lack of active prevention by the violated trademark owner...

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 invalidation, introduce a new...

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 covered by...

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 name...

The Applicant may give their own opinion of trademark disclaimers in Vietnam, if any, at the stage of filing, that will be considered only as a reference by the Examiner later on. However, given that the Applicant are not required to express their opinion of the disclaimer at the beginning,...

Within the framework of this article, Ageless will point out some similarities and differences when responding to a refusal of trademark in Laos between a national application and an international registration....

In general, the trademark protection in Vietnam for the Korean, Chinese and other Non-Latin characters is difficult, unless these trademarks are recorded as wide use and recognization by the IP Ofice of Vietnam, OR they are presented in a graphic form or other special forms....

To keep valid of trademark in Cambodia, the owner should submit the Affidavit of Use or Non-use as well as the renewal request in a timely manner. The owners of trademark in Cambodia must be aware these procedures, thereby assisting in the protection of their rights and interests....

Which is the better option, a black and white trademark or a colour trademark in Vietnam? This question stems from the fact that some believe the advantages of a black and white trademark outweigh those of one in colour. It mainly concerns two factors: (1) the scope of trademark protection...

An application of industrial design protection in Vietnam must undergo through two examination stages including formality and substantive examination, both of which might result in protection being denied. When there is any creative idea, it is advisable to plan to protect industrial design before offering, advertising, or selling to the...

You can file a single-class or a multi-class trademark application in Laos. Each solution has its own set of benefits and drawbacks. The applicant can choose between a single-class or multi-class application, depending on the brand registration and development strategy as well as trademark protection in Laos....

Trademark registration in Vietnam is the process by which an applicant (individual or organization) files an application to obtain a certificate of trademark registration according to the provisions of Vietnamese law. In this article, you can find out 5 remarkable notes when registering trademark in Vietnam....

You can file a multi-class or a single-class trademark application in Cambodia. Each solution has its own set of benefits and drawbacks. The applicant can choose between a single-class or multi-class application, depending on the brand registration and development strategy as well as trademark protection in Cambodia....

China will officially enter force in China on May 05, 2022. This is a new choice for Chinese clients to register industrial design in Vietnam. Along with this fact, the number of ap industrial plications of design in Vietnam filed by Chinese applicants also increases 15 to 20% per year,...

This June, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of our company’s establishment and for which, we would like to express our sincerest and deepest thanks to you all. Thank you for your support, interest and trust in using our Intellectual Property service in the passing years....

The validation of European patent in Cambodia would significantly increase intellectual property protection for European patent holders. Through the Validation Agreement that came into effect since March 01, 2018; Cambodia became a validation state of European Patent Office (EPO). Accordingly, the following requirements must be met to validate European Patent...

Up to now the Memorandum of Understanding on the registration of patents signed between State IP Office (SIPO) of China and Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) of Cambodia has been proving its worth as an effective channel for patent owners who residing outside China but obtained patent...

With aim of dealing with heavy local backlog of Patent examination and increasing demand of Korean applicants, the National Office of Intellectual Property (IPVN) of Vietnam in conjunction with the Korean Intellectual Property Office officially launched a new Vietnam - Korea PPH Pilot Program....

Along the development of the internet, cases related to infringement of intellectual property (IP) rights such as trademarks, trade names, etc. in the digital environment are increasing day by day. This article will show a case where Ageless represented and protected the legitimate interests of our client by handling trademark...

To avoid arising unnecessary disputes between copyright and trademark in Vietnam, the owners of Logo could consider protecting logos in both forms of copyright and trademark registration. The following is a case that has been successfully on the basis that the Copyright was established before the opponent filed a trademark...

Following the submission of instrument to join the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of Industrial designs on September 30, 2019, Vietnam has become the 61st member of the 1999 Act and 71st member of the Hague Union. The 1999 Act has officially come into...

According to the Notice No. 13235/TB-SHTT dated November 23, 2018 of the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) of Vietnam, as of January 01, 2019, the new version of IPC (2019.01) under Strasbourg Agreement shall be officially applied for the classification of technical solutions which claim protection in the application...

According to the Notice No. 13234/TB-SHTT date November 23, 2018, as from January 01, 2019, The Vietnamese version of the Nice Classification 11th Edition (11-2019), translated by the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) from the English version published by WIPO, will be applied to the classification of goods and...

There has been an increasing global issue of the so-called “bad faith trademark filings” in which a trademark is filed for unfair purposes in order to take advantage from the reputation of a well-known trademark whether registered or not registered yet in the country or region concerned. Nowadays, there are...

Nowadays, among tens of thousands trademark in Vietnam filed and registered every year, there is a large number of trademarks that are not actually in commercial use or just used for first few years only. Meanwhile, many other individuals or organizations may desire to use those trademarks for their business...

Through scanning the Industrial Property Gazette periodically, Ageless found that an entity has filed an application of trademark in Vietnam which is similar to the registered trademark “SYM” of Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd regarding the presentation and designated goods. Ageless instantaneously notify Sanyang file opposition to NOIP to invalidate this...

In the context of intense competition, an enterprise not only just focuses on business issues, but it should also concentrate on ensuring their trademark protection in Vietnam.“ACURA” is a luxury vehicle brand of HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (Honda Motor). It was launched in USA and North America in 1986 as...

In recent years, along with the increase of number of applications and registrations of Intellectual property rights (IPRs), Vietnam is also facing with numerous IP infringements, especially trademark infringement. It causes annoyance, not only to trademark holders, but also for consumers and society. The following case of trademark “SANTAK” will...