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....

In 2021, the Japan – Vietnam Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program will start on April 01. In the meantime, the required documents to accompany a PPH request should be prepared well in advance and filed in the morning of April 01, 2021. As the number of PPH requests is limited...

The implementation of an online platform for trademark re-filing in Myanmar since October 01, 2020 is a significant turning point in trademark practice. After one month of implementation, nearly 14,000 trademark applications filed under the Registrar Act, have been re-filed to the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of Myanmar through the...

The implementation of an online platform for trademark re-filing in Myanmar since October 01, 2020 is a significant turning point in trademark practice. After one month of implementation, nearly 14,000 trademark applications filed under the Registrar Act, have been re-filed to the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of Myanmar through the...

In order to apply for re-registration patent in Cambodia, the Singapore application must have a filing date on or after February 11, 2003 (the effective date of the Cambodian Patent Law) and be in force at the time of filing a request for re-registration in Cambodia. The re-registration patent is...

IP protection and the awareness of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in Laos have been increasing recently due to the support of the Government. Ageless commit to bringing IP services in Laos with international standards and local costs to the clients. IP protection is essential for a company or individual to...

In recent years, Cambodia and Korea have become important economic partners and the bilateral trade between the two countries rose to US$ 1.3 billion in 2019 from US$ 870 million two years earlier. Obviously, Korea is Cambodia’s second largest investor with more than 300 companies are increasingly expanding their investment...

Following our Newsletter 3 on registration of Trademark in Myanmar, we would like to inform you that the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar has issued the Notification No. 63/2020 announcing the Soft-Opening period for re-filing trademark in Myanmar will start on October 1st, 2020 under Section 93(a) of the Trademark...

The Soft-Opening for re-filing trademark in Myanmar was initially scheduled to launch in the beginning of January 2020, it has seemed to be consolidated when the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar held the Training Session for E-Filing System of Trademarks for local IP Agents in the last December 17, 2019...

On December 17, 2019, a Training Session for E-Filing System of Trademark in Myanmar has been held at the Headquarter of the Ministry of Commerce in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar with the participation of local IP Agents, including ours, Ageless IP Attorneys & Consultants....

Following the enactment of Trademark Law in the end of March 2019, the Government of Myanmar is making numerous efforts to soon establish a new system of trademark in Myanmar to replace its old one where trademarks registered under Deeds of Trademark ownership with the Office of the Registration of...

Recently, the DIP has made some new requirements for maintenance of trademark in Cambodia as a move to more strictly monitor the indication of use of the registered mark in Cambodia. Once a trademark in Cambodia is granted Registration Certificate, its owner should note the date for filing an affidavit...

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 Official Notice No. 3392/TB-SHTT dated November 19, 2019 of the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) of Vietnam, as of January 01, 2020, the new version of IPC 2020.01 (under Strasbourg Agreement) shall be officially applied for the classification of technical solutions which claim for protection in...

According to the Official Notice No. 23009/TB-SHTT dated November 19, 20219 of the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) of Vietnam, the Vietnamese version of the NICE Classification 11th Edition (11-2020), translated by NOIP from the English version published by WIPO, will be officially applied to the classification of goods...

Recent years have witnessed the huge efforts of Cambodia in attracting foreign investment and accordingly, many measures to facilitate to Intellectual Property (IP) Rights have also been implemented by signing a number of IP Cooperation Agreements with Singapore, China and EUIPO, the latest Memorandum of Understanding on Patent Cooperation (click...

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has come into effect since January 14, 2019 set a number of requirements for changing Intellectual Property (IP) practices in Vietnam (for detailed information, please see our previous post here). In order to comply with such requirements, the draft to amend...

CPTPP has officially come into effect in Vietnam since January 14, 2019. In which, there are many strict regulations that require Vietnam to amend the legal system on IP, especially, the regulation on trademark protection and patent protection in Vietnam to comply with the commitments in CPTPP. ...

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...

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...