Vietnam decree a boost for brand owners
10 November 2010
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Peter Ollier, Hong Kong
A new decree that came into effect in Vietnam yesterday could give an important boost to brand owners trying to enforce their trade marks in the country
The government issued decree no 97/2010/ND-CP on Sanctioning Administrations in the Field of Industrial Property in September this year as part of the regulations that will implement revisions to the country's IP Law.
"This has clarified the issues that had been uncertain or unclear for a long time," said Son Doan, managing partner of IPMax law firm in Hanoi.
Although Vietnam has amended its laws to comply with the TRIPs Agreement, IP owners have found it difficult to enforce their rights in the country.
Revisions to the 2005 IP law, which came into effect in 2006, tried to shift the burden...
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