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Vietnam

IP Vietnam · Cục Sở hữu trí tuệ

Our home register, and the desk that runs every file on this map. Slow examination, strict formalities, and a market where manufacturing and counterfeiting sit close together.

Trademarks
System
First to file
Madrid Protocol
Member
To registration
~18–24 months
Term
10 years, renewable
Patents & designs
PCT
Member
Utility model
Utility solution
Hague (designs)
Member
Design term
5 years, renewable to 15

Utility solutions need novelty and industrial applicability but no inventive step — the usual route when an invention is a real improvement rather than a leap. Designs must be filed before any public disclosure.

What to watch in Vietnam

Four things that decide whether the filing holds

  • Examination is slow and formal

    A clean specification at filing saves a year of office actions. This is where local drafting habits actually matter.

  • File before manufacturing starts

    If your goods are made here, the name is exposed here. Register before the first purchase order, not after.

  • Customs recordal is effective

    For export goods it is one of the more useful tools available in this jurisdiction.

  • Vietnamese-language clients

    Our domestic practice runs at winterip.com — same team, same register, in Vietnamese.

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