Vietnam

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 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 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 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.

Head Office

Bldg. No. 46, Abdel Rahim Al-Waked Street, Shmeisani
P.O. Box: 921100, Amman 11192, Jordan
Telephone: (00 962-6) 5100 900
Email : agip@agip.com

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