Title page
Contents
Foreword 8
Editor's introduction to the series 9
Acknowledgments 11
Chapter 1. Procedure 12
1.1. Introduction 12
1.2. Overview of the legal system in Viet Nam 12
1.2.1. Court hierarchy 12
1.2.2. Jurisdiction in intellectual property proceedings 13
1.2.3. Administrative intellectual property jurisdiction 13
1.3. Sources of law 14
1.4. Obtaining intellectual property protection 15
1.4.1. Administrative bodies responsible for registration 16
1.4.2. Appellate bodies 16
1.5. Revocation or invalidation 17
1.6. Infringement 18
1.6.1. First-instance civil proceedings 18
1.6.1.1. Originating process 19
1.6.1.2. Service and acceptance of the case by the court 19
1.6.1.3. Urgent measures/interim relief 20
1.6.1.4. Preparing for the meeting and mediation 21
1.6.1.5. Production of relevant materials 22
1.6.1.6. Judgment 22
1.6.1.7. Appeals and protests 23
1.6.2. Administrative proceedings 23
1.6.2.1. Administrative powers 23
1.6.2.2/1.6.2.3. Administrative actions 24
1.6.3. First-instance criminal proceedings 25
1.6.3.1. Standing 25
1.6.3.2. Procedure 25
1.6.3.3. Search and seizure orders 26
1.7. Evidence 27
1.7.1. Expert evidence 28
1.7.2. Use of evidence from other proceedings (including overseas proceedings) 28
1.7.3. Expert evidence at trial 29
1.7.4. Dealing with witnesses 29
1.8. Remedies 30
1.8.1. Civil remedies 30
1.8.1.1. Injunctions, apologies and rectification 30
1.8.1.2. Damages 31
1.8.1.3. Destruction 31
1.8.1.4. Legal costs 32
1.8.2. Criminal remedies 32
Chapter 2. Trademark 33
2.1. Introduction 33
2.2. What is a trademark in Viet Nam? 33
2.3. Sources of law 34
2.4. Obtaining registered trademark protection 35
2.5. Requirements for trademark registration 36
2.6. Rights conferred by registration 37
2.6.1. Ownership and assignment of a trademark 38
2.7. Revocation or invalidation 38
2.7.1. Proceedings for the revocation of rights 38
2.7.2. Grounds for the revocation of a trademark 38
2.8. Infringement proceedings 39
2.8.1. Standing 39
2.8.2. Establishing infringement 39
2.8.2.1. Defenses to allegations of infringement 41
2.8.2.2. Cross-claim challenging the validity of a trademark 41
2.8.3. Procedure for conduct of infringement proceedings 41
2.9. Evidence 41
2.10. Remedies 42
2.10.1. Civil remedies 42
2.10.2. Provisional urgent measures 42
2.10.3. Criminal remedies 43
2.10.4. Administrative sanctions 44
2.11. Unfair competition 44
2.11.1. Definition 44
2.11.2. Remedies 45
Chapter 3. Patent 46
3.1. Introduction 46
3.2. What is a patent in Viet Nam? 46
3.3. Sources of law 47
3.4. Obtaining patent protection 48
3.4.1. Application process 48
3.4.2. Opposition 49
3.4.3. Appeals 50
3.5. Requirements for a valid patent 50
3.5.1. Patentable subject matter 50
3.5.2. Novelty 50
3.5.3. Inventive step 51
3.5.4. Susceptible to industrial application 51
3.6. Rights conferred by a patent 51
3.6.1. Duration of rights 52
3.6.2. Ownership of and transferring rights 52
3.6.2.1. Assignment and licensing 52
3.6.2.2. Compulsory licensing for State use 52
3.7. Revocation or invalidation 54
3.7.1. Standing to apply for revocation 54
3.7.2. Grounds for revocation 54
3.7.3. Appeals to the Provincial People's Court 55
3.8. Infringement proceedings 55
3.8.1. Standing 55
3.8.2. Establishing infringement 55
3.8.3. Defenses to allegations of infringement 57
3.9. Evidence 57
3.10. Remedies 58
3.10.1. Civil remedies 58
3.10.2. Provisional urgent measures 58
3.10.3. Criminal remedies 59
3.10.4. Administrative sanctions 59
Chapter 4. Copyright 60
4.1. Introduction 60
4.2. What is copyright in Viet Nam? 60
4.3. Sources of law 60
4.4. Obtaining copyright protection 61
4.4.1. Registration 62
4.5. Requirements for valid copyright 62
4.6. Rights conferred by copyright 63
4.6.1. Economic rights 63
4.6.2. Moral rights 63
4.6.3. Duration of rights 64
4.6.4. Ownership of copyright 64
4.6.5. Assignment and licensing of copyright 65
4.7. Revocation or invalidation 65
4.8. Infringement proceedings 65
4.8.1. Civil proceedings 65
4.8.1.1. Standing 65
4.8.1.2. Acts of civil infringement 65
4.8.2. Criminal proceedings 68
4.9. Evidence 68
4.9.1. Presumptions 69
4.9.2. Defenses to allegations of infringement 69
4.10. Remedies 70
4.10.1. Civil remedies 70
4.10.2. Provisional urgent measures 71
4.10.3. Criminal remedies 71
4.10.4. Administrative sanctions 72