Vietnam looks to lead ASEAN in IP protection and development by 2030
26/08/2019
The Vietnamese government expects the exploitation and commercialization of IP will be valued and promoted with 8-10 percent of registered IPs to be put into practice. Vietnam aims to become one of the ASEAN countries taking lead in invention, intellectual property (IP) protection and exploitation by 2030, according to “The strategies of IP by 2030” […]
Music alliance may be sued for copyright infringement
24/12/2018
The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) is intending to take legal action against SkyMusic JS Company for copyright violation. Director of the Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright, Dinh Trung Can speaks at the press conference VCPMC on Wednesday held a press conference to provide more information about the case. According […]
Ministry tackles software copyright violations
18/12/2018
HCM CITY — Enforcement efforts are underway in provinces and cities across the country following software owners’ requests to take stronger action to protect copyright and software ownership, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Inspectorate. Police at an inspection of a company. More enforcement efforts are being made to protect copyright and […]
Foreign-invested firms interested in cyber security, IP rights
11/12/2018
Legal frameworks, policies on intellectual property rights and cyber security were topics of interest for enterprises, especially foreign-invested companies, at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2018. The event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the World Bank (WB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the VBF Consortium’s Management Board in Hanoi on […]
Counterfeit goods growing into serious social issue
09/11/2018
Vietnamese consumers are besieged by counterfeit goods that are invading every area of life – from household items to electronics, clothes, and even health products – exerting a genuinely negative effect on consumers’ health and original manufacturers’ benefits. Over the past years, the manufacturing and sales of counterfeit goods and other forms of intellectual property […]
Ho Chi Minh City is a target area of transport, storage and trafficking of smuggled cigarettes
09/11/2018
It is assessed by the Standing Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee 389, after 4 years (from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2018) of implementing the Prime Minister’s Directive 30/CT-TTg dated September 30, 2014 on strengthening the anti-smuggling of cigarettes. After 4 years implementing the Prime Minister’s Directive, the competent forces as […]
Research on Judicial Expertise in Vietnam
09/11/2018
1. Definition of Judicial Expertise According to Article 2.1 of Law on Judicial Expertise: “Judicial expertise means that judicial expertise performers use scientific, technical and professional knowledge, means and methods to make expert conclusions regarding matters related to the criminal investigation, prosecution and trial and enforcement of criminal judgments or settlement of civil cases and […]