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The violation in industrial property create damages to business and the the end users. The government has increased the effort to curb the violations. ANT Lawyers’ Intellectual Property lawyers in Vietnam keep abreast with changes in the Intellectual Property laws in Vietnam to provide our client the best service.
The Government has just enacted Decree No.99/2013/ND-CP on handling administrative violations in industrial property field. Accordingly, the maximum fine for individual’s violation is VND 250 million (or USD 12,000) ; similar violation of organization may be fined more than 2 times and maximum is VND 500 million (or USD 25,000).
According to this Decree, the Market Surveillance Agency has competence to handle violations occurred in domestic market:
–Guiding on protection of industrial property;
–Sealing, temporary seizure of the means;
–Violating patent, trademark, design, geographical indication; producing, importing, transporting, storing for sale of goods or stamps, labels, or items bearing counterfeit marks, geographical indications; unfair competition in industrial property field.
It is entitled to seizure evidences, means of administrative violation, deprive the use right licenses, professional practice certificates or suspend business activities of goods and services in a period of time
Decree 99/2013/ND-CP shall replace Decree 97/2010/ND-CP issued by the Government and take effect on October 15th 2013.
ANT Lawyers - A Law firm in Vietnam is supported by a team of experienced patent, trademark, design attorneys with qualification and skills handling full range of legal services relating to intellectual property rights in Vietnam. We have specialized in the preparation and registration of patents, trademarks and designs for our clients.
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