Register Trademark Viet Nam

1. Viet Nam trademark search (Optional):

To verify the registrability of your Viet Nam trademark in Vietnam before officially filing a Viet Nam trademark application at the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP), you should search for the trademark. The result will show whether or not your trademark is similar to the trademark registered by other applicants for the same product/service. In addition, the result will also indicate that the launching of your product under your trademark/brand name into the Vietnam market is legal or illegal by that time.

Time frame: 02 working days

1.1. Required documents:

The applicant shall send LHD Law Firm the following documents:

(i) 05 samples of trademark;

(ii) List of products/services bearing the trademark

2. Register Viet Nam trademark

2.1 Time frame of Viet Nam trademark registration in Vietnam:

The trademark application shall be passed through three stages:

a) Formality examination of trademark application: 01 months

b) Publication of trademark application: 02 months counted from the date of acceptance of formality of the trademark application

c) Substantive examination: 12-14 months counted from the date of publishing the trademark application

If the result of the substantive examination shows that the applicant’s trademark is registrable, NOIP shall issue a Certificate of Trademark Registration within 01 month.

2.2 Required documents:

To register a trademark in Vietnam, the applicant shall provide LHD Law Firm the following documents:

(i) 12 samples of trademark (size 8 cm x 8 cm);

(ii) Power of Attorney (Provided by LHD Law Firm);

(iii) List of products/services bearing trademark.

2.3 Validity Duration of trademark registration:

A trademark once registered is valid for a term of 10 years and can be renewed every 10 years for an unlimited period.