Vietnam - Japan cooperate to protect intellectual property rights
Seminar provides venue for stakeholders to discuss issues surrounding IP rights.
Topic: intellectual property rights
Applications for intellectual property rights up 11% in 2023
Intellectual Property Office handled over 156,000 applications over the course of last year.
Claims for industrial property rights on the rise
140,904 applications seeking industrial property rights submitted in 2022.
Invention applications growing 9% each year
The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam received 140,903 applications for inventions in 2022.
Protection and management of IP assets still lacking
The protection and management of intellectual property (IP) assets belonging to enterprises in Vietnam remain short of requirements. The country ranks only 42nd out of 55 ranked countries in the intellectual property rights index for 2022. Many Vietnamese brands have had their trademarks stolen in foreign markets.