Register industrial design in Vietnam is necessary for individual and
organization.
Industrial design is the outward appearance of a product
embodied in three-dimensional configuration, lines, colors or a combination of
such elements. An impressed appearance shall increase the value of products,
the attraction to customers and the distinction from other same products. In
fact, however, appearances of products can be copied easily if there no legal
protection and prior prevention. Filling industrial design in National Office
of Intellectual Property shall guarantee that your product appearance is
protected from violation of others.
Register industrial design in Vietnam
With highly professional staff and great
experience in IP aspect in Vietnam, ANT Lawyers would like to offer you
Industrial Design Filing service as follow:
ANT Lawyers service in Industry Design
Our services in this area include:
a. Evaluate the possibility of registration and use of Industrial
Design;
b. Search for information on the registration and use of
Industrial design;
c. File application and proceed with the legal procedures on the
registration of Industrial design;
d. Advise and proceed with the legal procedures on the record of
assignment of Industrial Design application;
e. Advise and proceed with the legal procedures on the record of
amendment of Industrial Design application such as: name and address of the
applicant;
f. Advise and proceed with the legal procedures on the amendment
of the Industrial Design Certificate on the basis of transferring of ownership,
merging companies; record of change of name and address of the Certificate
holder;
g. Advise on the renewal of validity of the exclusive Industrial
Design Certificate.
h. License and Assignment;
i. Opposition against proceedings;
j. Appeal; cancellation; invalidation;
How to file Industrial Design in Vietnam?
Required documents:
i. Original Power of Attorney from the Applicant(s);
The POA must be signed by an applicant or duly authorized
representative on behalf of the Applicant (no further notarization or
legalization is required);
The POA is required at the time of filing, please therefore
arrange to have and provide us with scan copy via fax or email first and
original one can be followed within one [01] month later.
ii. Full name and address of applicant(s);
iii. Full name, address and nationality of designer(s);
iv. Drawing of design;
The drawings of design must show clearly 7 views (separately in
jpeg. format is preferable): perspective view, front view, rear view, right
view, left view, top view, bottom view, at a same scale; and the minimum
resolution is 300DPI.
v. Original certified true copy of priority document (if any);
vi. Salient novelty features description in which showing the
using purpose or Lorcano classification of design, if any.
Time and procedures:
The ID application will be examined by National Office of Intellectual
Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) with ID Examination Procedure as below:
i. Formality examination: Under Intellectual Property Law of
Vietnam, the above application will be examined as to form within one [01]
month as from the filing date or date entering the national phase. If the ID
application meets the requirements as to form, the NOIP will issue a decision
of formality acceptance and then the application will be further processed.
ii. The Substantive Examination: The above application will be
examined as to substance within 12 months.
• Notification of the Substantive Examination Results.
• The Decision of Refusal or Request to pay fee.
• Issuing the ID of Invention
Note: The deadline for filing design application in Vietnam on the
basis of claiming priority right under Paris convention is 6 months counted
from the earliest priority date;
iii. The total time from filing to registration in straightforward
case is 12-14 months. However, in practice, this duration can be extended
further 3-6 months;
ID Term and Maintenance:
A registered industrial design is given an initial protection
period of 5 years from the date of filing and is extended for two further
consecutive terms of 5 years each. The maximum protection period is 15 years.
If you are looking for an experience Industrial design attorney in Vietnam to
help you with your Industrial design matters, you should visit ANTLawyers.vn.
Our attorneys have experience with the IP process and will work closely with
you as you apply for your IP.
Hope this helps!
