Requirements
Documents
1. A power of attorney from the applicant duly certified by a Notary
Public; legalization is not necessary (required at filing; a fax copy
is acceptable provided that the original is submitted within three
months from the filing date).
2. A notarized deed of assignment from the designer(s) to the
applicant if the applicant and the designer(s) are not the same
(required at filing; a fax copy is acceptable provided that the
original is submitted within three months from the filing date).
3. A notarized deed of assignment of the priority rights where the
applicant is different from the applicant having filed the priority
application (required within three months from the filing date).
4. A copy of the description of the industrial design in English for
translation into Vietnamese (required at filing).
5. Eight sets of photographs or eight sets of drawings comprising
of front, top, bottom, left, right, back and perspective views.
Dimension of representations should not be larger than
210 x 297 mm and not be smaller than 90 x 120 mm (required
at filing; fax copies are acceptable provided that the originals
are submitted within three months from the filing date).
6. Certified copy(ies) of earlier application(s) plus the sworn English
translation(s) (if the application(s) not in English) or Exhibition
Certificate if Paris Convention Priority should be claimed (required
within three months from the filing date).
Information
1. Full name, address and nationality of the applicant and designer(s).
2. Filing date, application number and country of earlier application(s)
from which Paris Convention Priority is claimed.
Recordal of Assignment
Requirements of an Assignment Agreement1. Full name and address of the assignor and assignee.
2. Details on the assigned subject.
3. Price of the assignment and term of payment.
4. Rights and obligations of each party.
5. Conditions for amendment, termination and invalidation of the
agreement.
6. Method of settlement of complaints and disputes.
7. Date and place of signing.
8. Signatures of the parties or of their authorized representatives
with full name, position of the signatories.
Notes
(i) Assignment should be recorded with the Vietnam National Office
of Industrial Property to be enforceable.
(ii) Request for recordal should be filed within 60 days from the
date of signing the agreement.
(iii) Agreement must be affixed with corporate seals or certified by
a Notary Public.
Documents Required for Recordal of an Assignment Agreement1. Notarized powers of attorney from the assignor and assignee.
2. Two originals or two certified copies of the agreement, including
appendix or appendices (if any) and its Vietnamese translation.
3. Original Patent of Invention/Utility Solution/Industrial Design or
Certificate of Registration of Trademark.
Recordal of License Agreement
Requirements of a License Agreement
1. Full name and address of the licensor and licensee.
2. Details of the licensed subject.
3. Scope of the license which includes:
- Type of the license (exclusive/non-exclusive).
- Object of license determined by the restrictions on the right to use
and the restrictions on the industrial property object (Patent for
Invention/Utility Solution/Industrial Design or Certificate of
Registration of Trademark).
- Territorial restriction (the Vietnamese territory).
- Duration (within the duration of Patent for Invention/Utility
Solution/ Industrial Design or Certificate of Registration of
Trademark).
In case of a sub-license, the license scope must fall within the license scope of the exclusive license agreement on the corresponding sub-license.
4. Price of the license.
5. Rights and obligations of each party.
6. Conditions for amendment, termination and invalidation
of the agreement.
7. Measures of settlement of complaints and disputes.
8. Date and place of signing.
9. Signatures of the parties or of their authorized representatives
with full name, position of the signatories.
Notes
(i) License agreement should be recorded with the Vietnam National
Office of Industrial Property to be enforceable.
(ii) Request for the recordal should be filed within 60 days from the
date of signing the agreement.
(iii) Agreement must be affixed with corporate seals or certified by
a Notary Public.
Documents Required for Recordal or Approval and Recordal of a License Agreement
1. Notarized powers of attorney from the licensor and licensee.
2. Two originals or two certified copies of the agreement, including
appendix or appendices (if any) and its Vietnamese translation.
3. A certified copy of the Patent of Invention/Utility Solution/Industrial
Design or Certificate of Registration of Trademark. If the agreement
to be approved is a sub-agreement, it must be accompanied by a
copy of the Certificate of Registration of the corresponding exclusive
Agreement.
4. Business Certificate of the licensee in case of licensing of a trademark.