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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Patent Protection in Vietnam

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Mech Eng 2Today’s post continues our series on core IPR protection in Vietnam with an introduction to patents, their application, the practical benefits of registration, and some tips and tricks to speed up the application in Vietnam.

Patents are essential to any innovator or applicator of technologies, particularly within the manufacturing and electronics sectors. Due to their more technical nature, application procedures are usually much longer than for other IPRs, but a successful registration grants the rights holder the exclusive control over the production, sale, and import/export of the product, thus representing a huge potential competitive advantage.

If you have any questions relating to patents for your company in Southeast Asia, get in touch with our experts today for free, tailored advice.

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Managing Intellectual Property as a Business Asset

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 woshou2_007Although intellectual property is a critical part of many companies’ portfolios and a key ingredient in their competitive advantage, it is often overlooked when assessing the value of a business. This can cause companies to fall short of their investment potential.

In this article, we take a step back and look at how and why intellectual property should be treated as a business asset and give broad outlines for IP strategies. For more information, get in touch with our experts today.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Trade Secrets in Vietnam

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ConfidentialContinuing our Vietnam IPR month, today’s post covers the protection of trade secrets in Vietnam.

Remember, trade secrets are only protected as long as they remain outside of the public domain, so the best way to protect them is to limit the availability of the information, and who has access.

If you have any questions about protecting your company’s trade secrets in Vietnam, or indeed anywhere in Southeast Asia,  It’s no secret that our expert’s tailored advice is provided completely free of charge. So get in touch today, and our experts can point you in the right direction.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Copyright law in Vietnam

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copyright2Continuing our series on the core IPRs relevant to SMEs in Southeast Asia, this month we’ll be looking into the legal framework and practical registration and enforcement procedures in Vietnam, tipped to be one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the coming years.

Copyright is an essential tool in any company’s IPR arsenal, covering not only literary and artistic works, but also your brochure images and text, instruction manuals, and product labels. Here we’ll lay out the Vietnamese copyright law, how to exploit it, and how best to enforce your rights in the event of an infringement.

As always, if you have any further questions, simply drop our experts a message and they’ll get back to you with free, tailored advice for your business.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Copyrights and Trade Secrets in Laos

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Copyrights are the rights of a creator of a book, song, play, or other creative work over the use of that work. Trade secrets are the undisclosed information that a company uses to gain an advantage over its competitors. Both are important products of creative brainpower which can set an SME apart.

This article details rules in Laos’  Law on Intellectual Property concerning copyright and trademark registration, protection, and enforcement. For SMEs seeking to reap the rewards of their creativity and maintain a competitive edge in Laos, the information herein represents an important first step in guarding against counterfeiting and IP piracy.

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