The new Law on Cooperatives set to take effect on July 1 this year, includes regulations on the establishment, management, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, and related activities of cooperative groups, cooperatives, and unions of cooperatives. It also introduces state policies to promote the development of cooperatives.
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.
Understanding IP Law in Vietnam: Why Selling Genuine Products Might Still Be Infringement?
Compensations are for having certificates of land use rights or being entitled to issuance. However, a single case is not entitled to issuing certificates of land use rights but still has compensation.
With 210 articles, the 2024 Law on Credit Institutions is expected to complete a legal framework for dealing with credit institutions facing liquidity risks and poorly-performing credit institutions.
The filing of a trademark application is generally considered to be automatically made in good faith and creates exclusive rights for the owner. However, if the filing is intended to deprive the genuine trademark owner of the benefits of their existing mark and cause confusion for consumers, it will break the goals and basic principles of the law on intellectual property rights protection. Such trademark filing with the motive described above is considered to be in”'bad faith”.
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.
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