Requirements
Documents
1. Twenty representations if not a word mark (required at filing), size
should not be smaller than 15 x 15mm and not larger than 80 x 80
mm.
2. 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).
3. A certified copy of the document attesting to the legal existence
of the Entity e.g. Business Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation
(required at filing; a fax copy is acceptable provided that the
original is submitted within three months from the filing date).
4. A certified copy of the regulations concerning the use of the mark
if the mark is a collective one (required at filing).
5. 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).
6. Documents evidencing the origin or prize(s) awarded, if the
trademark contains such ones (required within three months from
the filing date).
Information
1. Full name, address, nationality of the applicant.
2. Description of the mark: meaning, colors claimed, transliteration
into Roman letters if necessary.
Goods/Services 1. List of goods/services.
2. International classification of goods and services, if known.
Renewal
1. A power of attorney from the owner duly certified by a Notary Public;
legalization is not necessary (required at filing).
2. Original Certificate of Registration of the Mark (required at filing).
Recordal of AssignmentRequirements 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 complains 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 Agreement1. 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.