Overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System and the Role of WIPO in the PCT

Overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System and the Role of WIPO in the PCT

The PCT is an international treaty with more than 145 Contracting States. The PCT makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in a large number of countries by filing a single “international” patent application instead of filing several separate national or regional patent applications. The granting of patents remains under the control of the national or regional patent Offices in what is called the “national phase”.

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Conditions for Business in Accounting Services of an Enterprise

Conditions for Business in Accounting Services of an Enterprise

The accounting firm must not contribute capital to establishment of another accounting firm, except for contribution of capital together with a foreign accounting firm to establishment of an accounting firm in Vietnam.

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Differences Between Limited Liability Company and Joint Stock Company

Differences Between Limited Liability Company and Joint Stock Company

Investors could choose different forms depending on the needs and capacity on the ability to raise capital and sharing the risk in business as well as the management and operating costs. Each form will have its own organizational structure, operating mechanism, rights and obligations specified under Law on Enterprise 2014.

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The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) procedure

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) procedure

In general terms, your international patent application, provided that it complies with the minimum requirements for obtaining an international filing date, has the effect of a national patent application (and certain regional patent applications) in or for all PCT Contracting States. Moreover, if you comply with certain formal requirements set out in the Treaty and Regulations, which are binding on all of the PCT Contracting States, subsequent adaptation to varying national (or regional) formal requirements (and the cost associated therewith) will not be necessary.

 

 

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Australia Initiated the Anti-dumping Investigation Against Rod in Coil Originating from Vietnam

Australia Initiated the Anti-dumping Investigation Against Rod in Coil Originating from Vietnam

In the past, Australia implemented anti-dumping investigation against this product originating from Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey. Accordingly, Indonesia and Turkey were applied tax in 2015 but after the on review in 2016, tax has been lifted for product from Indonesia (due to causing no damage for Australian manufacturing industry).

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