Trademark registration
Trademark registration is a form of recording the enterprise’s ownership of the images of the goods and services. Trademark registration plays a particularly important role for enterprises because when the image of an enterprise or goods is in circulation on the market, it is inevitable that it will be copied or registered by other enterprises. Understand this, but at the early stage of starting a business, many enterprises devote all their resources to focus on business development and usually care about the trademark only when the enterprise is stable, and there will be nothing to guarantee at that time the enterprise’s trademark has not been submitted for protection registration by another party.
Submitting a trademark registration application right from the time the trademark is formed will bring many benefits for the enterprises, such as:
- The time to receive the protection certificate is quite long, however, the priority right to consider the owner status will be from the time of application submission;
- Create a protection mechanism for the trademark, avoid the case that other parties use the same, similar, or confusing trademark with the enterprise’s trademark, which affects the image and prestige of the enterprise;
- Increase the value of the enterprise when conducting capital and share purchase and sale transactions because the trademark is an intangible asset of the enterprise;
- Participating in e-commerce platforms in Vietnam or international e-commerce platforms because enterprises must prove that they have the legal ownership or use of the trademark attached to the goods for sale.
- Avoid damage when a business competitor has registered for your trademark in advance and this case you are forced to stop using the trademark because the party having registered for protection in advance has the right to request competent authorities such as customs, market surveillance, and courts to sanction you.
Procedures of Trademark Registration in Vietnam
| Process | Detailled description |
| Step 1 | Submit Trademark registration dossier at the National Office of Intellectual Property
The application can be submitted online or by post or in person at the National Office of Intellectual Property’s application receiving points. |
| Step 2 | Appraisal of trademark application form
The form appraisal time is about 02 months from the time of application submission. After there is a decision to approve the form, the application will be published on the website of the National Office of Intellectual Property. |
| Step 3 | Appraisal of the content of trademark registration application
Normally, the content appraisal time is 09-12 months. However in fact this time will be longer. |
| Step 4 | Receiving notice of protection certificate issuance
At the end of the content appraisal, the National Office of Intellectual Property will make a notice of intent to issue the certificate, the content of the notice will provide information about the fee or a notice of refusal to issue a trademark protection certificate. |
| Step 5 | Pay fees
In case there is a notice of protection certificate insurance, the enterprise shall pay the fee in full and on time to receive the protection certificate; or have a written response to the National Office of Intellectual Property’s notice of refusal to issue a protection certificate if the enterprise is refused. |
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
- The trademark registration declaration is presented in accordance with the instructions of the National Office of Intellectual Property;
- The trademark sample must be the same in both color and size as the trademark image stuck on the registration declaration.
- List of products and services for which the client wants to register a trademark;
- Make power of attorney for CDLAF;
- Some other documents depending on each specific case such as Regulations of the use of collective trademarks or certification trademarks; Demonstration of the characteristic (or unique) nature and quality of products bearing the trademark; Map of the geographical area; Documents confirming permission to use special signs; Documents confirming the receipt of registration rights from others, etc.
COMMITMENT TO SERVICES
On time
All that we do will be planned specifically in terms of time and content. You can control what we do, and the time to completion, and in all cases, we help you maintain the enterprise’s compliance with the deadlines with competent authorities and employees.
Exactly
We commit to the accuracy of the contents of consultation, established documents, and services we provide to customers. We aim to provide you with a safe and effective legal solution for your business operations.
Security
We establish a confidentiality commitment with you, so information about the enterprise, human resources, finance, etc., and other contents related to enterprises and investors will only be disclosed with your consent or in accordance with the laws of Vietnam.
SERVICE PERFORMANCE PROCESS
Assign
CDLAF assigns designated personnel responsible for ensuring information security, ensuring that only assigned individuals have the right to access information and handle client communication.
Collect information and prepare the service contents
Assigned personnel are responsible for collecting clients information, reviewing regulations and preparing service content.
Control the quality
The Board of Lawyers and Counsels reviews the service content prepared by the assigned personnel before it is sent to clients for their review.
Clients’ approval
Clients review and approve the service content prepared by CDLAF. When requested, meetings are held to explain the prepared content.
Completion
Personnel responsible for service completion directly implement it at the competent authority (if required). They also monitor the progress, report the results, and hand them over to clients.
After-service support
Guide clients to perform necessary tasks related to the delivered results and provide updates on changes in legal regulations.
REASONS FOR CHOOSING CDLAF’S SERVICES
- We provide you with effective and comprehensive legal solutions, help you save your money, maintain compliance in the enterprise, and simplify all legal issues when doing business in Vietnam;
- As a law firm established in Vietnam, we have close relationships and knowledge of working methods, and policies of competent authorities, which facilitates you when operating in Vietnam;
- CDLAF Lawyers have held many important positions in law firms, banks, financial enterprises, foreign enterprises. Therefore, our lawyers provide students with the legal regulations as well as the actual solutions and opinions of competent authorities, see more about human resources.
- The system of forms about enterprise, labor, tax, etc. available and constantly updated will be provided as soon as customers request.
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