20 years
Vietnam State Intellectual Property Office
English: Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam, Abbreviation: IPVN
Website: Trang chủ - CỤC SỞ HỮU TRÍ TUỆ (ipvietnam.gov.vn)
Vietnam Utility Model Patent Search: IP Viet Nam
1 year
Filing Language: Vietnamese Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Description of patent IPC classification number
If the applicant, inventor or assignor discloses the relevant invention information at an officially recognized exhibition within 6 months before the filing date, it can enjoy a 6-month novelty grace period.
no
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date
Filing Language: Vietnamese
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- Description of patent IPC classification number
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Vietnamese national phase Amended Article 19/28/34/41
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Description of patent IPC classification number
no
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
yes. Please consult IPVN for the standards and charges for restoring the priority.