Vietnam

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 inventor(s) to the 
    applicant if the applicant and the inventor(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 specification, claims, drawings and abstract in 
    English for translation into Vietnamese (required at filing).

5. Certified copi(es) of the priority document(s) and their sworn 
    English translation(s) (if the priority document 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, nationality of the applicant and inventor(s).      

2. Country, application No., filing date and applicant of the basic 
    application(s) from which Paris Convention Priority is claimed.


PCT Applications

Requirements for Entry into the National Phase

Documents

1. A power of attorney from the applicant duly certified by a Notary 
    Public; legalization is not necessary (required within 24 or 34 
    months from the priority date applicable under PCT Article 22 
    or 39 respectively).

2. A notarized deed of assignment where the applicant entering in 
    the National Phase is different from the applicant having filed the 
    International Application (required within three months from the 
    filing date).

3. * Under PCT Article 22 ( 21 months from the priority date):
    Specification, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as 
    amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), 
    any text matter of drawings, abstract (required at filing).
 
    * Under PCT Article 39 (31 months from the priority date):
     Specification, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract 
     (if any of those parts amended, both as originally filed and 
     as amended by the annexes to the International Preliminary 
     Examination Report) (required at filing).

 Annexes to the International Preliminary Examination Report (required at filing).
 

Information

 Name and address of the inventor(s) if they have not been furnished in the "Request" part of the International Application.
 
Recordal of Assignment

Requirements of an Assignment Agreement

1. 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 Agreement

1. 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.


 

 

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