thailand to grant gi recognition to buon me thuot coffee

Thailand to grant GI recognition to Buon me Thuot coffee

Thailand will soon grant a certificate of geographical indication (GI) to Vietnam’s Buon Me Thuot coffee trademark, said Jutathip Vuthiparum from the Thailand Intellectual Property Department.
intellectual property law in vietnam

Intellectual Property Law in Vietnam

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph provides a survey and analysis of the rules concerning intellectual property rights in Vietnam.
ineffective ipr protection a thorny issue in vietnam

Ineffective IPR protection a thorny issue in Vietnam

Counterfeit goods continue blighting Vietnam due to weak intellectual property right regulations and enforcement.
us urges vietnam to get tough on ip violations

US urges Vietnam to get tough on IP violations

The US has urged Vietnam to intensify its crack-down on intellectual property right infringements.
vietnam top in world innovation

Vietnam top in world innovation

jica enforces intellectual property rights

JICA enforces intellectual property rights

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed recently a record of discussion to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Vietnam.
thousands of intellectual property violations detected

Thousands of intellectual property violations detected

software pirates to walk plank

Software pirates to walk plank

Checks are being ramped up on computer software ownership.
apu international school detected use of unlicenced software

APU International School detected use of unlicenced software

The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism in cooperation with the Department for High-Tech Crime Protection conducted a raid and found APU International School in Ho Chi Minh City for severely violating the intellectual property rights law by running infringing Microsoft software.
software piracy could harm exports trade official warns

Software piracy could harm exports, trade official warns

Businesses and organisations themselves need to raise awareness of software ownership nowadays as intellectual property rights are increasingly upheld in the knowledge economy and becoming a global concern, a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City Octotober 12 heard.
vietnam re elected to wipo coordination committee

Vietnam re-elected to WIPO Coordination Committee

Vietnam is re-elected to the WIPO Coordination Committee for the 2012-2013 term at the 49th meeting of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva from September 26 – October 5.
smart move to keep brands safe

Smart move to keep brands safe

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s National Office of Intellectual Property tells VIR how important intellectual property registration abroad is for local firms when it comes to brand value protection.
google buys ibm patents to beef up portfolio

Google buys IBM patents to beef up portfolio

Google has bought more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM as the Internet giant seeks to build up its portfolio and head off potential intellectual property suits.
campaign turns spotlight on software piracy issue

Campaign turns spotlight on software piracy issue

A campaign was launched in mid - May by the Copyright Office of Vietnam, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Business Software Alliance to raise business and consumer awareness towards software copyright.
microsoft calls for stronger ip protection

Microsoft calls for stronger IP protection

Microsoft Corp. joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in recognising World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, an event that calls on the IT industry, governments and consumers to speak out about the importance of IP rights last April.