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International Country Code:
VN
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Time Zone:
UTC/GMT +07:00
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Currency:
Vietnamese dong (VND)
Industrial Design registration in Vietnam
from
455.00
Fees associated with filing an industrial design application in Vietnam as well as other design fees are available in the fee calculator.
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Minimum filing requirements in Vietnam
- applicant's name and address, inventor's name and address;
- set of pictures/drawings of the design.
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Multiple design applications
Multiple design applications are possible in Vietnam.
The validity term of a design in Vietnam is five years from the filing date and may be renewed twice every five years (15 years in total).
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Examination of a design application in Vietnam
Substantive examination must be requested at filing.
The opposition against a Vietnamese design application may be submitted by a third party within 4 months from the publication date.
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Power of Attorney requirements
The original Power of Attorney must be submitted within one month from filing an industrial design application in Vietnam. Notarization or legalization is not required.
The certified copy of the priority document must be translated into Vietnamese and submitted within three months from filing an industrial design application in Vietnam.
Novelty grace period for industrial design is six months from the first disclosure/publication/exhibition.
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Grant and patent maintenance
The official grant fee for the industrial design patent must be paid within three months from issuance of the decision to grant a design patent. To renew the validity of the design patent, the owner must file a request for renewal and pay the renewal fee within six months before the expiry of the preceding validity term. The design patent may also be renewed within 6 months after the renewal due date on condition of payment of an additional charge.
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Representation by a patent attorney
For foreign persons, it is required to perform the industrial design prosecution in Vietnam through an agent, a registered Vietnamese patent attorney.
An industrial design means a specific appearance of a product embodied by three-dimensional configurations, lines, colours, or a combination of these elements.
Brief summary is based on the information provided by HAIHAN-IP on 27.02.2024
Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with Vietnamese IP Laws.