Vietnam IP Registration
Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam
Manage IP registrations in Vietnam through the Ministry of Science and Technology. Vietnam follows a strict first-to-file system.
Foreign Applicant Requirements
- • Local Agent Required: Canadian applicants must file through a licensed Vietnamese IP agent or attorney
- • First-to-File: First person to apply gets rights, regardless of prior use
- • Language: All applications must be submitted in Vietnamese
- • Cannot File Directly: Direct filing from Canada is not permitted
IP Vietnam Office Locations
Hanoi
Headquarters
Ho Chi Minh City
Representative Office
Da Nang
Representative Office
Trademarks
Brand protection under first-to-file system
- First-to-file priority
- 10-year renewable terms
- Must use local IP agent
- Application in Vietnamese
Patents
Invention protection (technical components, processes)
- 20-year protection period
- First-to-file system
- Requires local agent filing
- Vietnamese language required
Industrial Designs
Product appearance and visual design protection
- 5-year initial term
- Renewable up to 15 years
- Local agent mandatory
- Vietnamese documentation
Copyright
Software, literary, and artistic work protection
- Automatic upon creation
- Optional registration
- Life + 50 years duration
- International treaties apply
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