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A sign (can be words, images or words combined with images expressed in one or more colors) used to distinguish goods and services of different organizations and individuals.

Associated trademarks are trademarks registered by the same entity, identical or similar to one another, used for products or services of the same type or related.

Group logos are trademarks used to distinguish goods and services of members of the organizations that own such trademarks with goods and services of other organizations/ individuals.

It usually takes about 2 - 2.5 years to apply for a successful trademark protection registration. However, depending on the number of applications submitted and the processing speed of staff at the NOIP, the application can be issued earlier or later than the time mentioned above.

It is impossible for other parties to do faster, because all representatives to register trademarks only apply on your behalf (therefore are applicants), and the handling agency is the NOIP. Time spent on handling applications depends on the number of records that NOIP is staff must handle, so it might change a little.

Protection title is valid for 10 years from the time the application is received. When this period is over, you can extend it.

Certified copies are photocopied documents that have been sent to authorities such as People is Committee of the commune/ward or notary offices to be confirmed as true to the original.

If you want to register a trademark as a business owner, please provide: (1) - a certified copy of business registration certificate not exceeding 03 months; (2) ID card of the business's legal representative not exceeding 3 months ; (3) - accurate logo design and its meaning explanation/description (if any).

If you want to register a logo as a personal property, please provide: (1) - a copy of your ID card no more than 3 months; (2) - accurate logo design and meaning explanation/logo description (if any).

You can check whether your trademark has been registered before, or whether it is similar/causes confusions with other parties at the Intellectual Property Department is Digital Library of Industrial Property by the following link: http://iplib.noip.gov.vn/WebUI/WLogin.php

To know whether your logo is eligible for exclusive logo registration, you need to determine:

1. Is your logo truly a logo (a sign made of words, images or words associated with images, expressed in one or more colors)?

2. Is your logo able to differentiate its goods and services from other businesses is goods and services of the same type? If the anwers to the above questions are yes, you can register your logo for protection.

Asoka Law will assist customers to check whether their logos are eligible for exclusive registration, and offer free preliminary advice. (Usually logo checkup will cost a fee on the market, with different prices).

Following is the process of how Asoka Law handle records for customers in Ho Chi Minh City.

Step 1: Logo Checking Customers send logos via email consult@asokalaw.vn, and Asoka will check within 30 minutes. If the logo is eligible for registration, we will notify and send the Contract to customers. The two parties sign contracts, transfer fees and necessary documents.

Step 2: Prepare applications Asoka Law draft applications and send specialists to clients offices/places of request to sign and receive applications. The applications are submitted to the National Office of Intellectual Property within 24 hours from the time the customer signs.

Step 3: Hand over the applications Asoka Law sends the registered applications back to the customers together with handover minutes. Asoka Law is responsible for monitoring the records and handling problems arising until customers receive the Certificate of Trademark Registration.

Following is the process of how Asoka Law handle records for customers not in Ho Chi Minh City:

Step 1: Logo Checking Customers send logos via email consult@asokalaw.vn, and Asoka will check within 30 minutes. If the logo is eligible for registration, we will notify and send Contracts to customers. The two parties sign contracts, transfer fees and necessary documents.

Step 2: Prepare applications Asoka Law draft applications/instruct customers to sign the applications. Customers print applications and sign as instructed, after that deliver applications and contracts to the address of Asoka Law. The applications will be submitted to the National Office of Intellectual Property within 24 hours from the time Asoka receive them.

Step 3: Hand over the applications Asoka Law sends the registered applications back to the customers together with handover minutes. Asoka Law is responsible for monitoring the records and handling problems arising until customers receive the Certificate of Trademark Registration.

Trademark registration applications are processed at the National Office of Intellectual Property in the following order:

Step 1: Form Verification: Assessing the validity of application according to the requirements about form, excluded objects, and the right to apply... from which to decide whether the applications are valid or invalid. Evaluation time is 1 month from the filing date.

Step 2: Publication of valid applications: Trademark applications accepted as valid are published in the Industrial Property Gazette within 2 months from the date of being accepted as a valid. The publications are information related to valid applications stated in notices on acceptance of valid applications, trademark samples and lists of accompanied goods and services.

Step 3: Content evalulation Valid applications recognized as valid shall be evaluated in terms of content to assess the possibility of granting a Trademark Registration Certificate to the object stated in the applications under protection conditions. The time limit for evaluating trademark application contents is 9 months from the date of publishing of the applications.

Bước 4: Thu phí cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký nhãn hiệu: Sau khi thẩm định nội dung Cục Sở Hữu Trí Tuệ yêu cầu chủ sở hữu nhãn hiệu tiến hành nộp phí cấp văn bằng. Chủ sở hữu nộp phí và chờ cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký nhãn hiệu. 

Bước 5: Cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký nhãn hiệu: Sau 02 tháng kể từ ngày nộp phí cấp giấy chứng nhận đăng ký nhãn hiệu. Chủ sở hữu nhãn hiệu nhận Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký nhãn hiệu sau 1 - 1,5 năm kể từ ngày nộp đơn. aaa

Yes. Asoka Law accepts payment in cash for clients in Ho Chi Minh City. For clients wishing to pay for services in cash, please ask Asoka Law staff to show Payment Note signed and sealed by Asoka Law is legal representative. We will assign staff to collect money at the location required by customers.

Asoka Law accepts payment by bank transfer to our designated receiving account in either Vietnamese Dong (VND) or United States Dollars (USD). For further details, please refer to our payment instructions at the following page: https://asokalaw.vn/en/payment-terms-144-44.

Yes, provided it meets the requirements for copyright protection. Copyright arises when a work is created and expressed in a tangible form. Registration provides additional evidence of authorship or ownership for business transactions and disputes.

No. Copyright protects the creative elements of the design, while a trademark distinguishes your products or services from those of others. If you use your logo commercially, consider both forms of protection to suit your brand’s needs.

It protects eligible artistic elements, such as illustrations, patterns and the arrangement of visual elements on packaging. Registration does not grant exclusive rights to the product name, function, formula or every similar packaging design.

For foreign clients, logo and packaging registration starts at USD 185, and software and app registration starts at USD 335. The final fee depends on the work, number of registrations and supporting documents. Asoka confirms the scope and total fee before payment.

Listed prices include VAT. Please check your quotation for the government fees and services covered. If work outside the agreed scope is needed, Asoka will provide a separate quotation for your approval before proceeding.

Choose the Pre-registration Review to check your work, supporting documents and registration approach. Choose the IP Lawyer Consultation for a more detailed assessment of ownership, agreements between parties, disputes or protection options.

You will need a copy of your work, author and owner details, and documents supporting ownership. Depending on your circumstances, these may include a creative services agreement, an internal assignment of duties or a rights transfer agreement. Asoka provides a checklist tailored to your application.

Yes, provided your company legally owns the relevant rights. The individual creator is still identified as the author. Contracts, work assignments and ownership terms should be reviewed; payment or receipt of the files alone should not be relied on as sufficient evidence.

Potentially, yes. Prior publication does not automatically prevent registration. You must accurately disclose publication details and provide evidence of creation and ownership. Keep original files, revision records and handover documents.

For computer programs, copyright primarily protects the expression of the program in source code or object code, rather than the underlying ideas or functions. The interface design may require a separate assessment of its creative elements.

A demo alone is not enough to determine whether your application is ready. You will need a copy of the program and supporting ownership documents. If you hired a developer but have not received the source code, have the contract reviewed first.

Potentially, yes. The human creative contribution, rights to existing components and applicable license terms must be assessed. Open-source and AI use must be disclosed as required; incorporating these materials does not automatically give you ownership of everything included.

Business establishment includes a lot of steps, not only registering a business at the Department of Planning and Investment. After receiving the Business Registration Certificate, there are other related procedures you need to carry out such as engraving company seals, announcing seal samples, bank account registration, buying token, and initial tax delaration.

Yes, definitely. However, you may miss some necessary procedures due to misunderstanding of the Enterprise Law and relevant regulations. Futhermore, if you do not understand the core natures of information declaration & registration, you might not know how to properly prepare business registration appilcations/ documents, and to avoid future risks.

Yes, you can. However, currently some steps like submiting paper documents (hard copies) must be done at State agencies' offices. You can sign up to receive results by post delivery afterwards.

You shall check whether your business lines are conditional or not in order to apply for additional licenses or meet related requirements for doing business as prescribed by the law.

Currently, business registration and searching for related information have become a lot more convenient. You can look up requirements on your chosen business lines yourself at the online National Business Registration System (NBRS): https://dangkyquamang.dkkd.gov.vn

Asoka's network of lawyers can completely support clients in HCMC (where its headquarter is located), Vung Tau, Da Nang, and Hanoi City. With other locations, Asoka provides online registration service, guidance on submitting applications at local agencies, and follows our clients until all the procedures are completed.

When trademark records, copyright documents and licensing agreements sit with different teams or agents, it becomes harder to track rights and next steps. IP asset management brings this information together, tracks deadlines and identifies priorities, particularly as your business adds brands, enters new markets or licenses IP to others.

Even a small portfolio needs consistent follow-up when no one is responsible for it. Trademark Docket Management helps you track applications and registrations in Vietnam and prepare for key deadlines. You can start with a limited scope that fits your needs.

Yes. Asoka reviews the available documents, current status and pending tasks before agreeing on the handover. Taking over file management and formally changing the representative on record are assessed separately for each case.

The service focuses on trademarks used in business and franchising, and copyrights used in licensing. Depending on your plan, Asoka tracks protection records, ownership details, the scope of rights or obligations under IP agreements.

Management fees cover the tracking, updates and reporting specified in your plan. New applications, renewals, record amendments and enforcement work are scoped and quoted separately as needed. Asoka confirms the work and fees for your approval before proceeding.

Yes, under IP Licensing Management. Asoka brings together details of the assets, licensees, permitted use and key obligations to track reporting, reconciliation, payments and renewals. Revenue audits and debt recovery are not automatically included.

Depending on your plan, you receive a file or contract register, status updates, a work calendar and periodic reports. These show which assets are being tracked, what is coming due and which matters need your decision.

No. Appointing Asoka to manage your IP does not transfer ownership of your trademarks or copyrights, or control over their commercial use. Asoka acts within the agreed engagement and authorisation. You retain decisions on maintaining, extending, licensing or assigning your rights.

Yes. You appoint a contact to provide documents, confirm information and approve decisions. Asoka handles the tracking and follow-up agreed under your plan, helping your team stay informed about matters that need attention.

Fees depend on the scope and limits of your plan, including the number of applications, registrations, records, countries, contracts or licensees to be tracked. If your portfolio exceeds those limits or needs a separate review or record clean-up, Asoka confirms the additional scope and fees before taking it on.

Share a brief list of your IP assets and the issues you find difficult to track. Asoka will review this information with you and recommend a suitable plan, confirming its scope, limits and fees before you commit.

The Regular Legal service package provided by Asoka Law is for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with under 10 employees. We will assign 01 lawyer and 02 assistants to comprehensively manage 04 areas: legal, contract, tax, and labor.

Asoka Law prioritizes providing this Service Pack to businesses established by us. This is to ensure that we can help build such companies' governance systems from the start.

Yes, you can, However, before using Asoka's RLS package, you will be required to use our Review & Patch package, in which your company's entire operating system will be checked, and mistakes (holes) in operation will be fixed.

You can look up preliminary legal procedures for conditional business lines that need to be carried out in the National Business Registration Portal. If you do not know the details, you can book a consulting session for Asoka Law's lawyer to review and make a list just for you.

If your company is operating in conditional fields but fails to meet the extra conditions or have not registered, the company will be subject to sanctions from relevant State Agencies. Depending on the specific violation, the State agencies will have different levels of sanctions.

If you are not sure whether your company has missed any procedures or has not properly follow them, you can register to use Asoka Law's "Review & Patch Package". We will conduct a full review of your company's legal - tax - contract - labor systems and come up with options to assist you in handling operation errors.

Trademarks are the most fundamental type of businesses' intellectual properties. Still, it is not enough to protect your company by only trademark registration. Other intellectual properties, such as copyrights, inventions, utility solutions, and industrial designs, need to be registered as well to ensure that all creative and intellectual efforts of your business will be protected by the law.

Yes, totally. You can visit the official website of National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) to find out how to self-register. However, due to lack of understanding of the Intellectual Property Law and other related regulations, you might make some mistakes in the registration process. More importantly, if you do not understand the core nature of information declaration, you will not know how to properly prepare your trademark application in order to avoid future risks.

In this case, you need to check whether that company's trademark is registered with the NOIP. If there is no information about their trademark on the NOIP's database, you still have the right to register your trademark. Registration must be carried out quickly to protect your trademark ownership.

Currently, Asoka Law provides 2 consulting methods: free consultation (by our client care unit) and paid consultation (by our respective lawyers). You can fill out an inquiry form that will be automatically emailed to the client care unit, or go to our Lawyer Consultation page to request a paid consultation.

You can chat directly with Asoka's client care unit via the chat box displayed on our website. Or: call - message via Hotline 096 191 4328 (zalo / viber / whatsapp). In addition, we also have accounts on facebook, youtube (name: Asoka Law), and email (consult@asokalaw.vn). You can choose the contact channel that best suits you. Upon receiving your requests, Asoka Law specialists will contact you back within 30 minutes (during working hours).

Yes, you can. However, you must register in advance with our client care unit or through our Lawyer Consultation page. Pre-registration is for us to properly arrange a Lawyer that best suits your requests. Also, face-to-face lawyer consultation is a form of paid consultation under Asoka Law's provisions.

Asoka's Review & Patch package is suitable for: (1) companies operating for more than 1 year, but it is not clear whether there are any operating errors; enterprises before receiving investment or conducting mergers/ acquisitions; businesses needing to strengthen their legal health system.

Depending on each business's operational status, the amount of relevant records and information, Asoka Law will inform you in detail the processing time. However, normally for small and medium enterprises operating for over 1 year, it will take about 7-10 days for our lawyers and legal specialists to review and return results.

Absolutely. That is our goal when conducting reviews for businesses. We are responsible for sending you a consultation letter guiding in detail how to handle errors in four legal aspects related to: products/ services; contracts; labor, and taxes.

No. Conducting lawsuits is just one of the measures we can use when representing clients to handle disputes. After studying relevant documents, depending on the characteristics and severity of each case, Asoka Law's lawyers will come up with appropriate protocols for settlement.

Currently, Asoka Law's lawyers can fully support you in: Ho Chi Minh City (where our head office is located), Vung Tau, Da Nang, and Hanoi. For other areas, Asoka Law will requires additional fees for our lawyers and assistants regarding travel and accommodation.

When it comes to dispute resolution, our strengths can be summed up by the three letter C-B-A (aka Asoka Law's CBA principles), which are: Carefulness (carefully collecting information) - Backup (preparing backup plans) - Adaptability (adaptability for quick resolution). This creates a solid three-legged posture, bringing Asoka lawyer's successes in most dispute cases.

When your business is in trouble or somehow you cannot carry on and have to suspend, for example, you, a business owner, are not present to run your own business for a short period of time. However, at the time of temporary suspension, still you must fully satisfy the company's tax and debt obligations.

When a company's operation has expired but does not want to extend; its owner or members decide to completely terminate operations due to business results; its business certificate was revoked; or the company does not maintain the minimum number of members for 6 consecutive months without doing procedures for conversion.

As dissolution is relatively complicated, it is necessary to review whether the enterprise has fulfilled all tax and debt obligations with other parties. Depending on its operational status, Asoka Law will review dissolution application status and inform the expected time for completion. Normally, for a business with a good operation history, no debt or tax problems, Asoka Law will complete dissolution process in 45 - 60 working days.

Yes, you can. Asoka Law has an online lawyer booking system through our Lawyer Consultation page. You can easily schedule and choose an appropriate time frame for the consulting session.

We provide an overall review in 04 legal aspects related to: products/ services, contracts, labor, and tax. Hence, your company needs to prepare documents related to these four categories. The more detailed and accurate information provision is, the more convenient it is for accurate checking & patching results.

Yes, you can. However, you must register in advance with our client care unit or through our Lawyer Consultation page. Pre-registration is for us to properly arrange a Lawyer that best suits your requests. Also, face-to-face lawyer consultation is a form of paid consultation under Asoka Law's provisions.

Not automatically. Trademark rights are generally territorial. To secure protection abroad, your trademark must be registered or otherwise protected under the laws of each target market.

Prioritize markets based on your business plans, revenue potential, distribution partners, and risk of trademark misappropriation. Asoka helps identify priority markets that align with your business model.

Yes. You may designate multiple markets through the Madrid System or file directly in individual countries. The right approach depends on your target markets, protection needs, and eligibility.

The Madrid System allows eligible applicants to seek trademark protection in multiple designated member jurisdictions through a single international application. Each designated IP office determines protection under its applicable laws.

Yes, provided you meet the eligibility requirements and have a valid basic trademark application or registration with your Office of origin. A granted Vietnamese trademark registration is not always required.

No. An international registration recorded by WIPO does not guarantee protection in every designated jurisdiction. Each IP office may examine the mark and refuse protection under its own laws.

Direct filing may be preferable when you are targeting a specific market, do not qualify for the Madrid System, or need a filing strategy tailored to local trademark laws.

Timelines vary by jurisdiction, application status, and examination requirements. Asoka provides an estimated timeline for each market when reviewing your filing request.

It depends on the jurisdiction and the applicant's status. Some countries require representation by a locally qualified trademark professional. Asoka reviews these requirements before proceeding.

Costs typically include Asoka's service fees, WIPO or national trademark office fees, foreign counsel fees where applicable, taxes, and any additional expenses specific to your application.

No. Asoka's service fees are quoted separately from WIPO fees and other overseas charges. Your quotation will clearly itemize the applicable costs before you proceed.

Yes. Within the agreed scope of services, Asoka monitors application progress, tracks key milestones, and informs you of any official requirements or developments that may call for further action.

Provide documents supporting your rights or authorised use, images or links showing suspected infringement, a brief timeline and prior correspondence. If you received a warning letter, include all attachments and the response deadline.

Keep the letter and related documents, check the response deadline and review your sources and licences. Before admitting infringement or agreeing to compensation, have the grounds and response options assessed.

Timing depends on the documents available, the other party’s response and the approach taken. After assessment, Asoka outlines the stages and estimated milestones. There is no single timeline for every matter.

Asoka can help prepare and submit requests based on your IP rights, evidence and the platform’s reporting process. Removal depends on the platform’s review and any response from the reported party.

The choice depends on your rights, evidence, business impact, urgency and objectives. Asoka weighs the benefits, costs and risks of each approach so you can make an informed decision.

Choose assessment to understand your position and next steps; representation when you need a lawyer to act; or comprehensive IP protection for ongoing support across multiple or recurring matters.

Fees depend on the matter, parties involved, evidence and scope of representation. The assessment has a fixed fee. For further work, our quotation sets out the scope, fees and external expenses before we begin.

The basic scope covers demand letters, communications, negotiations and follow-up on corrective action. Requests for action by authorities and court proceedings are assessed and quoted separately.

Keep screenshots, links, locations and documents supporting your rights. Asoka assesses the suspected infringement, evidence and available options before you approach the other party.

Yes. We review your rights and the copying involved, then recommend appropriate requests, such as stopping use, removal or a negotiated resolution. The approach depends on the documents and evidence.

Yes. We assist with protecting software and responding to unlicensed-use claims. Our assessment focuses on ownership, licence terms, the scope of use and relevant evidence.

Choose IP STRATEGY if you plan to register a trademark or copyright; IP PROTECTION if you face a refusal, opposition, infringement warning or dispute; and IP TRANSACTIONS for advice on licensing, assignment, franchising or contributing IP as company capital.

Select the closest scenario and briefly describe what you need to resolve. If you’re unsure, submit an enquiry so Asoka can check the scope before you pay. This initial review helps identify the right service; substantive legal advice is provided through a paid package.

These three packages cover intellectual property matters. For personal data protection, DPIA or DTIA support, select the relevant category when submitting your enquiry. Asoka will identify the appropriate service and scope.

Describe your issue, desired outcome and any deadlines, and provide the relevant documents. These may include your trademark, creative work, registration certificate, refusal notice, warning letter, agreement or evidence. Please submit complete, legible documents in chronological order.

Each package has a defined scope. IP STRATEGY covers one trademark or creative work in one country. IP PROTECTION covers one case with one main objective. IP TRANSACTIONS covers one IP asset, one transaction type and one country. Additional work is quoted separately before it begins.

No. It includes reviewing up to three documents totalling 20 pages, including appendices, in Vietnamese or English; one online consultation of up to 60 minutes; and a written IP Transaction Action Plan. Full agreement drafting or review, negotiations, valuation and filing procedures are separate services.

Choose your package, complete the form, submit the required documents and review your order. Once your request is ready for payment, scan the order’s QR code. Check the recipient, amount and payment reference before confirming the transfer.

Payment alone does not confirm your appointment. For IP PROTECTION and IP TRANSACTIONS, Asoka confirms your appointment within one business day of receiving complete documents and confirming payment. IP STRATEGY is based on your submitted documents, with the written advice delivered by email.

The listed fee includes VAT, advice and deliverables specified in your package. Registration fees, official fees, translation, third-party costs and implementation work outside the package are excluded. Any additional work and fees are agreed with you before work begins.

You receive a written Action Plan tailored to your package. For IP STRATEGY, delivery is within two business days of receiving complete documents and confirming payment. For IP PROTECTION, it is within one business day after your consultation; for IP TRANSACTIONS, within two business days after your consultation.

Asoka assesses the legal grounds, risks and options based on the information and documents you provide. Outcomes also depend on the evidence, other parties and decisions by the relevant authorities. Our advice may identify a need for further documents or recommend against proceeding at that stage.

Yes. You can follow the guidance yourself or ask Asoka to assist with registration, infringement matters, dispute representation, agreements or related work. The scope, fees and timeline for further services are agreed separately before work begins.