Vietnam

On 04/9/2018, the Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) signed the Decision No. 2525/QD-BKHCN issuing the Charter on organization and operation of the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam as the replacement for the Decision No. 69/QD-BKHCN dated 05/01/2014. According to the new Charter, the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam is a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Science and Technology, assuming functions of giving advice and assistance to the Minister of Science and Technology in consistently undertaking state management on intellectual property; directly carrying out state management and organizing the implementation of service activities on industrial property in accordance with the laws and legal regulations. The Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam is used as international transaction name (“IP Viet Nam” is its acronym).