Copyright in Vietnam

Copyright means the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works including software, database, technical drawings, maps, books, music, paintings, photograph, architecture, sculpture, and films, advertisements…

Copyright in Vietnam

Developing countries tend to have lower IP indexes than developed countries. However, with the integration into the global economy through signing trade agreements, the bar for protection of life sciences IP, copyrighted content online, and enforcement against IP theft have been raised in developing countries including Vietnam because it realizes the benefits it brings. Hence, Vietnam has reviewed and changed its IP law in a way that better protect copyrights in Vietnam.

We are a copyright consultant in Vietnam with lawyers having suitable qualifications and experience to assist client from application, protection, and dispute handling process.

ANT Lawyers IP practice offers client in protecting and enforcing copyrights and similar intellectual property rights in Vietnam as following:

-Advise legal matters of copyright and related rights in Vietnam and abroad;

-Conduct searches and provide information on copyright and related rights, advice measures to protect copyright and related rights in Vietnam and abroad;

-Complete the applications and file to register copyright and related rights;

-Enforce the copyright and related rights, including investigation, supervision, negotiation, mediation, lawsuit initiation to handle infringement in Vietnam and oversea.

It is important to register copyrights in Vietnam for better protection hence our IP attorney at ANT Lawyers always strive our best to provide copyright registration services in Vietnam to client.

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How Licensing of Trademark in Vietnam Works?

Licensing of industrial property subject in general or of trademark in specific is regulated in Intellectual Property law. Accordingly, in trademark licensing, the owner (licensor) grants permission to another (licensee) to use that trademark on mutually agreed terms and conditions. The must be established in written form to avoid dispute in trademark licensing in Vietnam.

Trademark licensing in Vietnam

Accordingly, licensing of trademark includes the following types: exclusive contract, non-exclusive contract; sub-license contract.

Firstly, exclusive contract means a contract under which, within the licensing scope and term, the licensee shall have the exclusive right to use the licensed trademark while the licensor may neither enter into any trademark license contract with any third party nor, without permission from the licensee, use such trademark.

Secondly, non-exclusive contract means a contract under which, within the licensing scope and term, the licensor shall still have the right to use the trademark and to enter into a non-exclusive trademark license contract with others.

Thirdly, trademark sub-license contract means a contract under which the licensor is a licensee of the right to use such trademark pursuant to another contract.

In any type of the contracts, it is required to have the following contents: full names and addresses of the licensor and of the licensee; grounds for licensing; contract type; licensing scope including limitations on use right and territorial limitations; contract term; licensing price; rights and obligations of the licensor and of the licensee.

Besides the above contents, the parties also need to take note on the validity of this contract. Different from assignment contract of trademark when it is required to register at National office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam to take effect, the licensing contract of trademark does not required this kind of registration for taking effect. Licensing contract shall automatically be terminated upon the termination of the licensor’s trademark right.

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice regarding licensing of trademark or dispute in trademark licensing contract, our Trademark attorneys in Vietnam at ANT Lawyers will be of help.

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What Are Legal Framework for Fintech in Vietnam

The 4.0 industrial revolution along with the explosion of the Internet has created the basis for the forward leap in all fields of life. The financial sector is not an exception and is directly affected by science and technology.  In addition to traditional finance, a new type of finance has been formed with superior characteristics which are appropriate for the current situation and actual needs, which is Fintech – Financial Technology. Despite the advantages of Fintech, the process of operating it faces certain difficulties including the legal challenges.

Fintech Lawyers in Vietnam

Fintech may utilize technologies being big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, biometrics and blockchain… There is no comprehensive legal framework for such at the present in Vietnam. Hence, regulations on science, technology, information technology and intellectual property can be applied depending on the nature of the matters including Law on Intellectual Property, Law on Information Technology, Law on High Technology, Law on Science and Technology, Law on Cyberinformation Security and Cybersecurity Law. These regulations partly facilitate the research, development and application of technological innovation together with ensuring the protection of databases and related intellectual property.

In particular, digital payment is a big part of Fintech. This sector is governed by Law on Credit Institutions, and regulations on non-cash payments, intermediary payment services. The Prime Minister also issued Decision 316 since March 9, 2021, allowing the use of mobile money to pay for goods and services of small value. This is the legal basis for the establishment of Fintech companies providing digital payment services and for the use of this method by customers. Fintech application also extend to Peer to Peer lending, asset management, and crypto currencies which are not yet clearly regulated in Vietnam.

Because of the importance of making legal regulations governing Fintech, Official Dispatch No. 2433/VPCP-KTTH dated August 31, 2021 of the Government Office directed: “The State Bank of Vietnam chairs and coordinates with relevant agencies to continue studying and concretizing regulations on the pilot mechanism of P2P lending in the process of developing and finalizing the draft Decree on a controlled trial mechanism. Control (Regulatory Sandbox) financial technology activities in the banking sector, report to competent authorities for consideration and decision in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents”. On September 6^th, 2021, the Government issued Resolution No. 100/NQ-CP approving the proposal to formulate a Decree on a mechanism for controlled testing of Fintech activities in the field of the banking sector. In April 2022, after the research process, the State Bank of Vietnam published the Draft Decree on the controlled trial mechanism for Fintech activities in the banking sector. This draft is still at the stage of seeking public comment and has not been approved. The formation of the draft marks a new step in Vietnam’s legal framework for Fintech, laying a solid foundation for the later birth of the Decree.

In case the Draft is approved, the Government will officially issue the Decree on Controlled Trial Mechanism for Fintech in the banking sector. This Decree will serve as a basis for credit institutions and financial technology companies to test Fintech technology in their operations to a controlled extent. They can assess the effectiveness and possible risks when using Fintech solutions. Based on the results of the experiment, the legislature can identify issues that need to be corrected by legislation to promulgate legal documents regulating Fintech in the banking sector. If so, banking will be a pioneering field, leading to the formation of Fintech regulations in other fields.

In the face of the strong and rapid development of internet and its application, it is natural to have a separate legal framework for Fintech in Vietnam in the future. Fintech lawyers in Vietnam whom are interested in Fintech could also take part in the process of making the contribution through the comments on draft law drawing from the practical cases advising the clients. It is obvious that, some of the biggest companies in the word are in the technology industry. Among them, Fintech is the fastest growing start-up. The sooner legal framework on Fintech can be issued, the better for Vietnam to snap up opportunities to attract investment and catch up with the world.

Our Fintech, banking lawyers at ANT Lawyers - a Law firm in Vietnam will always follow up with development of legal framework in Fintech in Vietnam to provide update to clients.

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How to transfer money from Vietnam abroad?

The Cases of  Transferring Money from Vietnam Abroad

In the context of international economic integration, more and more foreign investors are coming and investing in Vietnam. Besides, many Vietnamese individuals and organizations have also implemented many investment activities, living, traveling… abroad. Therefore, there are needs to transfer money from Vietnam abroad. According to the provisions of Vietnamese laws on foreign exchange management, domestic individuals and organizations are allowed to transfer money  abroad in the following cases:

How to transfer money from Vietnam abroad?

For individuals being Vietnamese citizens, they are entitled to buy, transfer or bring foreign currencies overseas according to the State Bank’s regulations for the following purposes: to study and receive medical treatment abroad; traveling; business trip; visiting abroad; to pay charges and fees to foreign countries; allowances for relatives members living abroad; transfer of inheritance money to overseas heirs; transfer money in case of permanent residence abroad; One-way money transfer for other legitimate needs.

For enterprises, they are allowed to transfer money from Vietnam abroad when performing the following cases: Carrying out payment and transferring money related to the import or export of goods and/or services; payment of payments and remittances related to commercial credits and short-term bank loans; make payments and transfers related to direct and indirect investment income; transfer money when being allowed to reduce direct investment capital; payment of debts and interest of foreign loans; make one-way money transfers; payment and other remittance according to regulations of the State Bank of Vietnam.

ANT Lawyers is a Law firm in Vietnam with international standards, recognized by Legal500, IFLR1000. We are an exclusive Vietnam member of Prea Legal, the global law firm network covering more than 150 juridictions. The firm provides a range of legal services as following to multinational and domestic clients.

 

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Anti-dumping Law: The Basic Concepts

1. What is dumping?

In international trade, dumping is a phenomenon occurs when a commodity is exported at a price lower than the selling price of that item in the domestic market of the exporting country. Therefore, it is simple to understand that if the export price of a commodity is lower than its domestic prices, the product may be considered to be dumped.

Anti-dumping Law Firm in Vietnam

2. Why is dumping?

There are many causes of dumping in international trade. In fact, there are many cases that seller deliberately dumping in order to achieve certain benefits such as: Dumping to eliminate competitors in the import market to become monopoly and gain market share; Selling at low price to acquire foreign currency… Sometimes, the dumping is reluctant because the manufacturer and exporter cannot sell product, the production is stalled then the long-term storage products could be corrupted… Hence, they have to sell off to recover capital.

In international trade, the anti-dumping tax may be imposed without regarding to the reason why the manufacturers dumping. Dumped into foreign markets is often perceived as a negative phenomenon because it reduces the competitiveness of prices and the market share of domestic products of importing countries.

However, dumping can have positive impacts on the economy: consumers benefit from low price goods; if dumped goods are inputs of other manufacturing sector then the low raw material prices can make certain growth of that industry… Therefore, not all acts of dumping will be applying the anti-dumping measures.

As regulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the anti-dumping measures can only be applied in certain circumstances and must meet certain conditions. Specifically, the anti-dumping measures are applied only when the following three conditions are met: The imported goods are dumped; the manufacturing sector of similar products of the importing countries is significantly affected; there is a causal relationship between the dumping of imports goods and losses mentioned above

3. The anti-dumping tax?

The anti-dumping tax is the additional taxes besides the normal import tax, which is imposed on foreign products that are dumped into the importing country. This type of tax is to prevent dumping and eliminate the damages caused by the dumping of imported goods. In fact, the anti-dumping tax is used in many countries as a form of “legal protection” for its domestic production. In order to prevent the abuse of this measure, the WTO member countries have together agreed on the provisions required to comply regarding the investigation and imposition of anti-dumping tax, concentrated in an Agreement of the WTO on anti-dumping, which is the ADA Agreement.

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our international trade lawyers, countervailing duty lawyers and antitrust lawyers in Vietnam at ANT Lawyers - A Anti-dumping law firm in Vietnam  could be of help.

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Law Firm in Vietnam

ANT Lawyers is a law firm in Vietnam with offices in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City. We are an exclusive Vietnam law firm member of Prae Legal, a global law firm network spanning 5 continents and 150 countries through which we have built up relationship with lawyers from all parts of the world. This cooperation allow ANT Lawyers to handle cases involving matters of international nature involving foreigners.

Law Firm in Vietnam

ANT Lawyers works with corporate and individual clients from across the sectors and offers a true spectrum of legal expertise, both contentious and non-contentious. The range of our experience enables us to advise on various matters from the precedent-setting to the purely procedural.

The common thread in everything we do is our ability to combine both commercial and legal perspectives. This means our clients can rest assured that, whatever the case or transaction, our lawyers have the experience to deliver legal advice and service that works in a commercial context.

Our lawyers offer client with particular services that guide clients throughout investment, commercial transaction, M&A, civil transaction, property sales and purchase, IP registration, and dispute resolution procedures.

We help clients to overcome cultural barriers and achievie their strategic and financial results, anh in the meantime ensure best interest protection, risk minimization, and regulatory compliance.

Looking for a reliable local English speaking law firm in Vietnam for your business?

Tell us how we can be of service and one of our team members will contact you. Email: ant@antlawyers.vn, Tel: +84 28 730 86 529

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Business Secrets through Non-Disclosure Agreement

How to Protect Business Secrets through Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?

In business or production process, individual or organization being may have to share its business secrets with others.  Legal solution for this situation is to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement agreement (NDA).

Non-Disclosure Agreement Lawyers in Vietnam

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) are often used by inventors or companies when sharing business ideas, sample products which have just been created, patent and many other business secrets. This disclosure’s purpose is to explore the possibilities to cooperate, manufacture; to commercialize a particular product in relation to another company when seeking licensing contracts, financial source to develop a product; to deploy a business secret, to enter into a Merger and Acquisition transactions, or to create binding obligations on employees if they know or are known secrets of the company they are working for. 

What does the content of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) include?

NDA should begin with a clear statement of who the owner’s non-disclosed information is (owner); party who receives non-disclosed information (recipient); identify non-disclosed information and the reason for disclosing such information to the recipient. The most important thing of NDA is to identify the scope of non-disclosed information or confidential information to avoid the parties in dispute if one party discloses certain information. Another thing to keep in mind is that the NDA can achieve the purpose of the parties when stipulating clearly how the recipient has to protect that information and what is allowed or not allowed to do with that information. In particular, it is necessary to detail that the recipient has to take responsibilities if they violate the information security obligations specified in the NDA.

Besides, the parties may agree to a reciprocal NDA. Sometimes, the source of information is two-ways, both parties will then disclose confidential information to each other, for example when the two parties form a joint venture, or have intention of acquiring the target company through M&A. Accordingly, NDA will refer to the agreement of formation a joint venture, M&A which clearly states that which confidential information two parties will share, what are the rights and obligations of the two parties.

Of course, the best way to keep a secret is to not tell anyone. However, this is not always possible in the collaboration world when shared economy is thriving in Vietnam.  If the owner needs to share business secrets, they could sign with the recipient an non-disclosure agreement or contract to avoid unfortunate circumstances.

ANT Lawyers - Law firm in Vietnam could help clients to create NDA in various business transactions in M&A, joint venture, IP commercialization, labour to address the needs of business requirements in Vietnam.

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Performing Labor Contracts in the Period of Covid-19 Epidemic

The Covid-19 epidemic has seriously affected the development of the economy and society. The situation of businesses being spacing as well as suspension of production and service provision happens regularly in epidemic-affected localities, and that also seriously affects the life stability of employees. Because most enterprises’ financial situations get worse, so the businesses seem like they cannot guarantee income for employees. This is a force majeure and legal event, and the labor law has specific provisions to balance and ensure the interests of employees but also make the best support to enterprises.

 

Performing Labor Contracts in the Period of Covid – 19 Epidemic

 Specifically, according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 99 of the Labor Code 2019, specific instructions are provided in Official Dispatch No. 264/QHLĐTL-TL of Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social affairs  about paying salary (known as “ stoppage salary”) for employees during the shutdown period related to the Covid-19 epidemic on July 15, 2021; direct instructions for businesses and employees during the epidemic period, in case of having to suspend work due to an incident that is not the fault of the employer such as a dangerous disease, the employee and the employer agree on the salary according to the following regulations.

In case of having to suspend work for less than 14 working days, the agreed stoppage salary shall not be lower than the minimum wage.

In case of having to suspend work for more than 14 working days, the stoppage salary shall be agreed upon by both parties but must ensure that that salary in the first 14 days is not lower than the minimum wage.

Accordingly, the labor relationship is a civil relationship as well as ensuring the agreement between the parties, however, it is also necessary to pay attention to ensuring the life quality  of the employee, thus stipulating the case of having to suspend work from under 14 days that the parties have the right to agree on a salary which is ensured not lower than the minimum wage; besides, in case of suspension for more than 14 days, this is undesirable in the labor relationship as the damage for the employee is not allowed to work as well as does not guarantee income, and this also for the employer that they are not able to guarantee the output of goods and services provided to the partner, as well as the normal operation of the business, etc. Therefore, the law allows the parties to agree on the stoppage salary in this case.

The epidemic is a force majeure. In the case of having to suspend work for too long as it is unable to judge the progress of the epidemic, to ensure the financial ability of the employer as well as the health and safety of employees, the parties may agree to suspend performing labor contract. The content specified at point h, Clause 1, Article 30 of the Labor Code 2019, allows the parties to agree to suspend the labor contract, therefore we can realize this is also an appropriate regulation in the current epidemic period. Currently, when suspended in performing a labor contract, the employee is not entitled to salary and other rights and benefits as agreed in the labor contract. However, the employee and the employer may have another agreement on employee benefits.

According to Article 31 of the Labor Code 2019, within 15 days after ending the suspension period of the labor contract, the employee must be present at the workplace as well as the employer must accept the employee’s return to resume work under the signed labor contract in case of the valid labor contract, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Accordingly, the employee and the employer must fully agree on the contents related to the suspension of the labor contract, to avoid issues and disputes arising after ending the suspension period of the performing labor contract.

In addition, Point c, Clause 1, Article 36 of the Labor Law 2019 stipulates that the employer has the right to unilaterally terminate a labor contract in case of natural disaster, fire, dangerous epidemic, enemy sabotage or migration, relocation, or downsizing of production and business under the request of the competent state agency, and the employer has sought all remedies but can’t help reducing personnel. Therefore, in the situation of dangerous epidemics, termination of the labor contract with termination grounds is considered a non – illegal act of unilaterally terminating the labor contract.

However, the grounds for termination because of the dangerous epidemic that the employer has tried all measures to overcome but can’t help reducing the personnel are only necessary conditions that the employer needs to comply with, besides, Employers need to comply with the procedure for unilateral termination of labor contracts in terms of the notice period, as well as done allowances to employees when unilaterally terminating labor contracts according to regulations in law.

ANT Lawyers – A labour dispute law firm in Vietnam with international standard, local expertise and strong international network. We focus on customers’ needs and provide clients with a high quality legal advice and services. For advice or services request, please contact us via email ant@antlawyers.vn, or call us +84 24 730 86 529.

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How to Invest, Do Business and Reside in Vietnam in 2022?

With economic opening policies, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreign investors. Accordingly, the number of foreign investors in Vietnam is constantly increasing. In order to create favorable conditions for individual investors with direct capital investment or representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam to live, work, Vietnam has policies, suitable for each type of investor in being granted temporary residence cards in Vietnam.

How to Invest, Do Business and Reside in Vietnam

Investors using visas, temporary residence cards under the investment category sponsored  by foreign investment companies and with the temporary residence card symbol DT, are divided into three types of temporary residence cards as follows: (i) DT1 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of VND 100 billion (USD 4.5 mil) or more or investing in industries, professions eligible for investment incentives, geographical areas with investment incentives decided by the Government; (ii) DT2 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of between VND 50 billion (USD 2.3 mil) and under VND 100 billion or investing in industries, trades to encourage development investment decided by the Government; (iii) DT3 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution from VND 03 billion (USD 136k) to less than VND 50 billion. Temporary residence cards with a specific term for investors and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam are as follows: Temporary residence cards with symbol DT1 have a term of not more than 10 years; Temporary residence card with symbol DT2 is valid for no more than 05 years; Temporary residence card with symbol DT3 is valid for no more than 03 years. In case foreign investors and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of less than VND 03 billion, they will not be granted a temporary residence card, instead they will apply for a signed visa DT4 which is valid for no more than 12 months.

The application file for applying for a temporary residence card to a foreign investor must be documents proving the status of the sponsoring agency, organization, individual; documents proving the relationship between the investor and the sponsoring agency, organization or individual; information of the sponsored investor; relevant document information to determine the type of temporary residence card issued to investors; and declarations in accordance with the law.

If foreign investors and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam wishing to stay in Vietnam, they need to apply for a temporary residence card according to the conditions, documents, procedures of Vietnamese law. It is important to consult with immigration lawyers at ANT Lawyers – Law firm in Vietnam for effective solutions.

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Dispute Resolution Through Arbitration in Vietnam

Dispute resolution methods are litigation, negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Handing disputes requires litigation dispute law firm in Vietnam with dispute lawyers in Vietnam having experience and knowledge to provide resolutions to complex cross-border issues, commercial and civil disputes.

Arbitration Law Firm in Vietnam 

In the current business environment, most business agreements could contain a clause stipulating that disputes arisen must be resolved in arbitration. For a dispute to be referred to arbitration, there must be a valid arbitration agreement in writing, either as an arbitration clause within a contract or a separate agreement.  If the agreement is included within the context of a contract, the arbitration clause is considered independent, and any modification, extension, or termination of the contract does not affect the validity of the arbitration clause. Vietnamese law allows for a written arbitration agreement to take the form in any written form, so long as the writing clearly indicates the parties’ intent to resolve any dispute via arbitration. If a dispute falls within the scope of a valid arbitration agreement, but a party attempts to initiate court proceedings, the residing court does not have jurisdiction over the matter, and must drop the case. Moreover, an arbitration agreement does not have to stipulate specific dispute matters and/or the arbitration organization authorized to resolve disputes without supplemental agreement.  Even if there is a valid arbitration agreement, Vietnamese Arbitration Law stipulates that in order for a dispute to go to arbitration, it must also fit into one of three categories:

(1) disputes arising from “commercial activities”;

(2) disputes where at least one party is engaged in commercial activities;

(3) other disputes where the law stipulates that arbitration is a permissible means of resolution.

In category (1), the term “commercial activity” is defined in Commercial Law No. 36-2005-QH11 (31 December 2005) as “activity for profit-making purposes comprising the purchase and sale of goods, provision of services, investment, commercial enhancement, and other activities for profit-making purposes.”  The types of disputes that often fall into the second category are noncommercial disputes, such as civil disputes, where at least one party to the dispute is engaged in commercial activities. However, this category does not apply in disputes between a good/service provider and a consumer. In this case, the law allows the party to choose between litigation and arbitration. Even the agreement includes a standard arbitration clause in the supply of goods or services contract, the dispute may not be arbitrated without the consumer’s consent. The final category of disputes permissible for arbitration gives legislators discretion to expand or maintain the types of disputes resolved through arbitration.  An example of a category (3) dispute is a dispute arising from investment activities governed by the Law on Investment.

Arbitration has become an extremely popular method of dispute resolution, as many businesses prefer it over the high costs of litigation.

Arbitration lawyers in Vietnam at ANT Lawyers - a Law firm in Vietnam with accreditation in national and international arbitration practice could help providing legal advice in disputed matters, and guide the clients throughout the process. The arbitration lawyers could also advise the clients on various matters from choice of arbitrator, choice of arbitration rules, ad-hoc or institutional arbitration, place of arbitration, enforcement of arbitral award.

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Patent Registration under PCT Procedure in Vietnam

Vietnam joined in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March 10^th 1993 and originations, individuals can register international patent as provided in PCT by filling registration application at National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP). NOIP has responsibility to examine and handle the application as provided in PCT.

Register Patent in Vietnam

With highly professional staff and great experience in IP aspect in Vietnam, ANT Lawyers would like to support you in filling international patent under PCT procedure:

Required Document

03 English written declaration for registration PCT application originating in Vietnam;

02 Written descriptions including images or drawings (if any) ;

02 written request of invention protection;

01 Original Power of Attorney;

Other related document (if only).

International Patent registration originating in Vietnam under PCT

Receipt of applications:A registration application of an invention shall be filed in Vietnam, including protection claims in any of the Member Countries of the PCT Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the PCT application originating from Vietnam). The application shall be submitted directly or by mail to the NOIP or the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter referred to as the International Bureau)

The international search process:This process shall be conducted at competent authorities (National or regional patent office that meets the requirements set by PCT and be designated by PCT General Assembly). National patent office with PCT application originating in Vietnam is: Intellectual Property office of Australia, Austria, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Korea and the European Patent Office.

Publication of the international application: PCT application originating in Vietnam shall be posted at PCT Gazette.

The international preliminary examination: Conducted by the international preliminary examining authority as provided in PCT. The purpose of examination is to give a preliminary and non – binding opinion whether the invention in the application meets the requirement protection or not. Examining authority shall make a preliminary examining report and send to International Bureau.

National or regional phase: international application shall be examined form and content as regulation of normal patent registration in each nation.

Note:

Applicants must specify which countries they want the international application to take effect.

Each international application is subject to international search to find out the relevant technical status known to provide preliminary and non-compulsory claims on inventions that require novelty, creativity and usefulness. Therefore, the Contracting Party designated for patent protection is entitled to apply the standards of an invention under its domestic law in relation to the known state of the art and other conditions of competence. Patent shall be decided whether to be accepted for the protection based on the application.

If you are looking for an experienced IP services in Vietnam to help you with your IP application, you should visit ANTLawyers. Our attorneys have experience with the IP process and will work closely with you as you apply for your IP in Vietnam.

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Dispute Attorneys in Hanoi

ANT Lawyers law firm could assist clients on dispute resolution matters throughout Vietnam from office in Hanoi.

Dispute attorney in Hanoi

We have dispute attorneys in Hanoi with qualification and experience to assist client to resolve dispute in Vietnam.

We have been representing clients in dispute in various sectors i.e. dispute in international trade, dispute in commercial transactions, dispute in partnership or shareholder agreement, dispute in property sales and purchase, dispute in intellectual property, dispute in finance, dispute in maritime matters.

Our expertise, experience, and understanding of Vietnam culture allow us to offer client a suitable and flexible solutions to the matters, taking into consideration of commercial perspective of the issues the client face, and take the client throughout the stages of litigation proceeding at Vietnam national or provincial courts, and arbitration centers.

If possible, we advise client on alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, which our lawyers are well trained and certified internationally in US and EU with adaption of skills to Vietnam cultures to help client resolve conflicts without formal proceeding to save cost, time and maintain the relationship between disputed parties.

Our dispute resolution practice at ANT Lawyers helps our clients with the following:

Negotiation: reviewing relevant contracts and documents, advising possible courses of action and negotiating with relevant parties before initiating the legal proceeding.

Litigation and legal representation: representing clients before Vietnamese courts and other Vietnamese authorities.

Arbitration: advising on choice of arbitration, drafting arbitration clause, and representing clients for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.

Alternative proceedings: certain alternatives may be available for dispute resolution in Vietnam.

ANT Lawyers - a dispute law firm in Vietnam with international standard, local expertise and strong international network. We focus on customers’ needs and provide clients with a high quality legal advice and services.

You could learn more about ANT Lawyers Dispute Practice or contact our dispute attorney in Hanoi, for advice via email ant@antlawyers.vn or call our office at (+84) 24 730 86 529.

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