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

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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Proactive Customs in Vietnam

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200There’s some very welcome news for European businesses in Vietnam: Customs have announced that they are ramping up their inspection efforts to tackle counterfeit goods in the country. How does this affect you? If you have any intellectual property recorded in Vietnam, Customs are asking for your recordal information so they can better identify genuine and fake products. This can help stop knock-offs of your goods from both entering Vietnam and leaving the country for other markets such as those in Europe. Continue reading “Proactive Customs in Vietnam” »