Temporarily Stop Granting Work Permits to Foreigners Originating from Infected Area Because of Covid-19

An outbreak of acute respiratory infections caused by a new strain of Corona virus (nCoV) was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Up to now, the disease has spread to many cities in China and more than 20 countries in the world including Vietnam. Facing new complicated movements of the acute respiratory disease epidemic caused by a new strain of Corona virus (Covid-19), on February 2nd, 2020, the Vietnam Minister...

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Can a company in same industry with similar name exist?

In short, the answer is yes; however, a seasoned trademark attorney would be the best person to ask regarding your particular situation. That being said, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) routinely rejects trademark registrations based on the “likelihood of confusion” that consumers would face between a prospective trademark and one that is already on file with the USPTO. According to the USPTO, “likelihood of confusion...

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FDI Is Expected to Flow into Vietnam After the Covid-19 Epidemic

The Covid-19 epidemic is also considered an opportunity for Vietnam to receive faster flows of foreign investment, especially capital flows away from China. According to the Director of Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), a large US corporation is planning to invest a multi-billion-dollar project in Asia. The two locations they considered were China and Vietnam. Given the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in China,...

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How Law Regulates Employing People with Disabilities in Vietnam?

Disabled people are those who have one or more body parts or functional impairments which are manifested in the form of disability, which makes it difficult for labor, living and learning. The State sponsors the right to labor and creates jobs for disabled workers, has policies to encourage and give incentives to employers to create jobs and to accept workers with disabilities to work in Vietnam. Labour Dispute Law Firm in Vietnam The disabled...

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Overview of PCT System for Invention Protection Abroad

PCT System is a tool which helps protecting Inventions abroad and based on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). PCT is international treaty with more than 150 Contracting States. This system makes it possible for patent owner to protect theirs invention simultaneously in a large number of country by filing only one international application instead of national or regional submitting, normally through the support of IP attorney. Vietnam patent However,...

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Highlights in the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2020

Foreigners investing in Vietnam need to travel to Vietnam on investment purpose with the right visa supporting their purpose to comply with the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam. On November 25, 2019, the XIV National Assembly officially passed the Law on Entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam amended in 2019. This amendment provides many new highlights about the immigration of foreigners. What...

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Development of anti-dumping request on PFY originating from China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia

On Nov 07th, 2019, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), the investigating authority  received dossier of request for investigation of the application ofanti-dumping measures on long-fiber products made from polyester (PFY)originating from China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia from companies representing the domestic industry (Requesting Party). On Nov 22th, 2019, the investigating authority issued official dispatch No. 1056/PVTM-P1 requesting...

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Anti-dumping Case AD06 Relating to Fiberboard of Wood Products Ended

Requesting Party of Anti-dumping case AD06 comprises of 04 companies representing the domestic industry: (i) VRG Kien Giang MDF Joint Stock Company; (ii) VRG Dongwha MDF Joint Stock Company; (iii) MDF VRG – Quang Tri Wood Joint Stock Company and (iv) Kim Tin MDF Joint Stock Company. Requesting Party accused fiberboard of wood imported from Thailand and Malaysia of having been dumped into Vietnam market with dumping margins from 18,59% to 50,6% and...

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Renew the validity of protection titles to subject matter of industrial property

According to the Law on Intellectual Property in Vietnam, the subject matter of industrial property rights shall comprise inventions, industrial designs, designs of semi-conducting closed circuits, trade secrets, marks, trade names and geographical indications. Industrial design in Vietnam Rights to an invention, industrial design, layout design, mark shall be established on the basis of a decision of Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam...

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Complete 1st Stage of the Information Technology Zone in Danang

On January 6th 2020, the Prime Minister issued Decision no.27/QD-TTg on establishing the information technology zone in Danang – Stage 1, effective from January 6th 2020. Specifically, the Danang information technology (IT) zone – Stage 1 has an area of 131 hectares, located in Hoa Lien commune, Hoa Vang district, Danang city. Law firm in Da Nang The Ministry of Information and Communications shall assume the prime responsibility...

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Brief Reminder of Time Schedule to Apply PCT Application into Vietnam

According to Vietnam Law on Intellectual property, a PCT applicant who would like to go into Vietnamese phase after the end of PCT procedures need to submit the application within the following duration: Vietnam patent  If an international application designates Vietnam, the National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP) is the designated office. In this case, in order to enter the national phase, the applicant shall submit, within...

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