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Vietnam Logo registration are
required register at National Office of Intellectual Property of
Vietnam (NOIP). National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) is
the government body responsible for registering IP protection.
Vietnam Logo Applications
Each application can be used for
one Logo only. However, multi-class applications are possible in Vietnam,
accordingly up to 45 classes of goods and services can be claimed under one
application. The goods and/or services under the application must be classified
according to the International Classification of Goods and Services under the
Nice Agreement
The NOIP accepts a general power
of attorney for Logo filings of one applicant. In case the power of attorney
specifies particular marks of the Logo applicant, then separate power of
attorney will be required for any subsequent marks of the applicant not
specified in the original power of attorney. Requirements to the Power of
Attorney. The POA must be submitted within 1 month from filing the Logo
application in Vietnam. Notarization or legalization is not required. However,
the certified copy of the priority document must be translated into Vietnamese.
Vietnam Logo Examination
All Logo applications will be
examined by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) with
respect to formality requirements. If the application is found to satisfy the
formality requirements, then it will be accepted as legitimate by the NOIP in a
Notification of Acceptance which provides official filing date, official filing
number, and priority date if any. In case the application does not meet the
formality requirements, the NOIP will reject the application by a Notification
of Refusal of Acceptance or request corrections or amendments, as the case may
be.
Upon expiry of the formality
check and where the application is accepted as legitimate, the application will
be published in the IP Gazette from the acceptance date and then, passed to
substantive examination which takes place within a 06 month period from the
date of publication of the application. The substantive examination is to
consider whether the claimed Logo (i) possesses distinctiveness and (ii) is of
those signs excluded from Logo protection.
Acceptance of Protection
If upon expiry of the
substantive examination, the Logo is found to be registrable, the NOIP will
grant Certificate of Logo Registration for the Logo, and publish the
Certificate in the IP Gazette.
Where the Logo is unregistrable,
the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) will issue a
Notification of Examination Result of Application notifying the applicant of
the intended refusal of grant of the certificate and reasons therefore, or of
the deficiencies or amendments which should be corrected or made. The applicant
has 2 months to reply or make necessary amendments. If the applicant fails to
reply or the response is not appropriate, the NOIP will officially issue a
Notification of Refusal of Granting Certificate of Logo Registration. To the
contrary where the response is satisfactory, the Certificate of Logo
Registration or Decision of Acceptance of Protection will be granted as above
mentioned.
Vietnam Logo Protection
A certificate of Vietnam Logo registration
shall be effective from the granting date and last for 10 years from the filing
date, and can be renewed for indefinitely for each consecutive 10-year term.
Renewal request may be filed late within a 6-month grace period.
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