The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) reported that it has received more than 156,000 applications to establish industrial property rights of all kinds last year, a year-on-year increase of 11%.
Awarded digital enterprises at the National Forum on Digital Enterprises Development 2023 (VFTE 2023). (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam(IP Vietnam) under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) reportedthat it has received more than 156,000 applications to establish industrialproperty rights of all kinds last year, a year-on-year increase of 11%.
This includes 84,000 applications to register industrial propertyrights and 71,660 other types of applications and requests.
Notably, as the number of patent applications rose by 10.6%,industrial design applications rose by 11.8%.
With the high number of applications received last year, the IP Vietnamhas processed 125,778 applications of all types, including 74,130 applicationsto register industrial property rights, up 13.2% year-on-year, and 51,648 otherapplications/requests, up 6.6%.
In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, intellectualproperty rights protection is a "hot" issue not only in Vietnam butalso in many countries around the world.
Talking to the press, Luu Hoang Long, director of the IP Vietnam,said that intellectual property played an increasingly important role in thedevelopment of the country and localities.
Intellectual property activities in Vietnam were increasingly linked witheconomic and social development, he added.
The highlight of this field is the issuance of documents guidingthe implementation of the Intellectual Property Law last year.
The IP Vietnam will promote international cooperation whenparticipating in negotiations on intellectual property content within theframework of new generation free trade agreements this year.
At the same time, this office will preside over the development ofa plan to negotiate documents on genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
Along with negotiating new international treaties, the IP Vietnamhas been coordinating with relevant agencies to implement internationaltreaties that Vietnam has signed or acceded to such as the Vietnam-US BilateralTrade Agreement (BTA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Vietnam-UKFree Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)./.
Under a planning approved by the Prime Minister for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, the northern province of Quang Ninh has 23 industrial parks (IP), the largest number among localities across the country.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has implemented a series of investment attraction solutions towards luring over 1 billion USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) to industrial parks and economic zones this year.
The Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights on November 7 held the 71st ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Cooperation (WGIPC) Meeting in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
The Global Affairs Canada through the Expert Deployment Mechanism for Trade and Development (EDM) provided a training course on improving intellectual property (IP) management capacity for a delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Ministry of Finance from November 27 to December 2.
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In the digital age and amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution, IP plays an increasingly critical role, not only in safeguarding inventions but also in reducing copyright infringement and curbing piracy.
Awarded digital enterprises at the National Forum on Digital Enterprises Development 2023 (VFTE 2023). (Photo: VNA) 
