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Exploring Vietnam's Foreign Investment Zones: Benefits and Opportunities

Vietnam's rapid economic growth and strategic location have made it an attractive destination for foreign investors. At the heart of this economic transformation are the country's foreign investment zones, which offer a range of benefits and opportunities for international businesses. This article delves into the world of Vietnam's foreign investment zones, exploring their advantages, key locations, and the potential they hold for global investors.

17/10/2024

Law on Cooperatives

The new Law on Cooperatives set to take effect on July 1 this year, includes regulations on the establishment, management, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, and related activities of cooperative groups, cooperatives, and unions of cooperatives. It also introduces state policies to promote the development of cooperatives.

16/10/2024

Railway Law to be revised to better serve the country’s transport needs

The Ministry of Transport is gathering public comments on a draft revised Railway Law with a focus on incentives and support for the railway sector; railway infrastructure investment and management; connection of railway transport with other modes of transport; and railway transport activities.

14/10/2024

The charge for the land price database from August 01, 2024

Land price is one of the most important problems that many people take great care of. Accordingly, what is the charge for the Land price database from August 01, 2024? The following post will explain this problem more.

08/10/2024

Facing a trademark refusal in Vietnam? Learn how to appeal and win

Have you invested time and effort into crafting the perfect trademark, only to see it rejected by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam)? Don't give up! Trademark refusals can be frustrating, but they aren't necessarily the end of the road. There are still options for challenging the decision and potentially securing your trademark registration. 

03/10/2024

Conditions for land-related compensation when the State recovers land

Land users entitled to land-related compensation must satisfy a number of conditions for land -related compensation when the State recovers land. Conditions for subjects are different.

02/10/2024

What to do if your trademark has been stolen in Vietnam

The "first to file" principle has been abused by bad faith trademark applicants as a sophisticated tool for "trademark squatting" and "misappropriation of trademark rights" from legitimate owners in Vietnam. Trademark squatting or intellectual property (IP) theft from foreign businesses has become a troubling and dangerous trend in Vietnam. 

01/10/2024

Why Selling Genuine Products Might Still Be Infringement?

Understanding IP Law in Vietnam: Why Selling Genuine Products Might Still Be Infringement?

25/09/2024

The single case not entitled to issuance of certificates of land use rights still gets compensation

Compensations are for having certificates of land use rights or being entitled to issuance. However, a single case is not entitled to issuing certificates of land use rights but still has compensation.

23/09/2024

Law on Credit Institutions

With 210 articles, the 2024 Law on Credit Institutions is expected to complete a legal framework for dealing with credit institutions facing liquidity risks and poorly-performing credit institutions.

12/09/2024

Bad faith – The secret to proving bad faith and regaining the trademark in Vietnam

The filing of a trademark application is generally considered to be automatically made in good faith and creates exclusive rights for the owner. However, if the filing is intended to deprive the genuine trademark owner of the benefits of their existing mark and cause confusion for consumers, it will break the goals and basic principles of the law on intellectual property rights protection. Such trademark filing with the motive described above is considered to be in”'bad faith”.

04/09/2024

Types of report required for enterprises

Enterprises must periodically take reports on occupational health and safety. Here are the types of reports required for enterprises.

28/08/2024

Stream-ripping: Vietnam and the battle against online content piracy

Did you know that you are participating in potential copyright infringement when you download music or videos from YouTube using unofficial tools? This behavior, which extends from music to videos to TV shows downloaded without the copyright owner's permission, not only violates the law but also seriously affects the revenue and creativity of artists.

23/08/2024

Roadmap to restrict production and import of disposable plastic products

The high volume of disposable plastic products becomes a burden on the environment. Therefore, the Government issued a roadmap to restrict the production and import of disposable plastic products specified in the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP as follows:

23/08/2024

How to report trademark infringement to Shopee e-commerce website in Vietnam?

Shopee, Lazada, and other e-commerce website operators in Vietnam are proactively working to protect intellectual property rights and create a safer e-commerce environment for consumers and brand owners. Shopee, in its efforts, has effectively blocked over 33 million listings flagged for potential intellectual property infringements and escalated the suspension of seller accounts for IP violations by 140%.

15/08/2024

Fighting the Fakes: 8 common tricks employed by online sellers in Vietnam

Online e-commerce platforms have revolutionized the way we shop, offering convenience and a broader selection of goods. However, this digital transformation has also brought significant challenges for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) holders who aim to control the proliferation of counterfeit products. Online sellers of fraudulent goods employ a very wide range of deception tricks in their online stores to outsmart the consumers, so as to maximize their ill-gotten gain.

07/08/2024