The "first to file" principle has been abused by bad faith trademark applicants as a sophisticated tool for "trademark squatting" and "misappropriation of trademark rights" from legitimate owners in Vietnam. Trademark squatting or intellectual property (IP) theft from foreign businesses has become a troubling and dangerous trend in Vietnam.
Enterprises must periodically take reports on occupational health and safety. Here are the types of reports required for enterprises.
Did you know that you are participating in potential copyright infringement when you download music or videos from YouTube using unofficial tools? This behavior, which extends from music to videos to TV shows downloaded without the copyright owner's permission, not only violates the law but also seriously affects the revenue and creativity of artists.
The high volume of disposable plastic products becomes a burden on the environment. Therefore, the Government issued a roadmap to restrict the production and import of disposable plastic products specified in the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP as follows:
Shopee, Lazada, and other e-commerce website operators in Vietnam are proactively working to protect intellectual property rights and create a safer e-commerce environment for consumers and brand owners. Shopee, in its efforts, has effectively blocked over 33 million listings flagged for potential intellectual property infringements and escalated the suspension of seller accounts for IP violations by 140%.
Online e-commerce platforms have revolutionized the way we shop, offering convenience and a broader selection of goods. However, this digital transformation has also brought significant challenges for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) holders who aim to control the proliferation of counterfeit products. Online sellers of fraudulent goods employ a very wide range of deception tricks in their online stores to outsmart the consumers, so as to maximize their ill-gotten gain.
The 2023 Housing Law (the Law), with 198 articles arranged in 13 chapters, provides house ownership, development, operation management and use; housing transactions; and state management of housing in Vietnam.
Policies in tax management are planned to have some new changes. Here are 6 Drafts on tax to take contribution opinions from people with a number of significant contents as follows:
Applied from August 01, 2024, the Land Law 2024 amends, and supplements several contents prescribed in the Land Law 2013 which create a breakthrough in land management and usage. The Land Law 2024 has the earlier effective date.
Many important and new policies can significantly affect business establishments, organizations, and individuals in housing and land, medical and health, construction, etc.
The investment landscape of China in Vietnam is currently experiencing many positive changes. As of April 2023, investment from China has seen a nearly 70% increase compared to the previous year. Chinese investment is diversifying across various provinces and cities in Vietnam, reaching from the North to the South, and extending from strategically important provinces to major industrial zones.
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