What Are the Procedures of filing PCT Patent Application in Vietnam?

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (Patent Cooperation Treaty) abbreviated as PCT was signed on June 19, 1970 in Washington. The PCT came into effect on June 1, 1978, and Vietnam joined the PCT on October 3, 1993. PCT allows an invention to be protected in multiple countries simultaneously by making a single international patent application instead of making multiple patent applications in many separate countries or regions. Intellectual Property...

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Brief Reminder of Time Schedule to Apply PCT Application into Vietnam

According to Vietnam Law on Intellectual property, a PCT applicant who would like to go into Vietnamese phase after the end of PCT procedures need to submit the application within the following duration: Vietnam patent If an international application designates Vietnam, the National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam (NOIP) is the designated office. In this case, in order to enter the national phase, the applicant shall submit, within...

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