6 December, 2019
Under the Vietnamese legal system, the law on intellectual property is a newly developed law. Although the first law on intellectual property in 2005 covers most of the impactful matters, it still requires further amendments because of constant changes in the field of intellectual property.
Recently, the National Assembly promulgated Law No.42/2019/QH14 amending the law on intellectual property. Three of the most salient provisions regarding industrial property would be discussed hereunder.
Firstly, there is a significant change concerning the novelty of invention. Under the new law, an invention is not deemed to have lost its novelty if it is disclosed by the person entitled to registration specified in the law on intellectual property or by the person who has information of invention, provided that the patent application is submitted in Vietnam within 12 months from the date of disclosure.
The full article can be found from Zicolaw's site here.
For more information, please contact:
Kevin Hawkins, Co-Executive Partner at ZICO Law Vietnam,
kevin.hawkins@zicolaw.com
