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More than 150 local and foreign scholars and researchers met at an international workshop in HCM City on Wednesday to discuss enforcement of intellectual property laws in relation to new trade agreements.— Photo giaoducthoidai.vn HCM CITY — More than 150 local and foreign scholars and researchers met at an international workshop in HCM City on Wednesday to discuss enforcement of intellectual property laws in relation to new trade agreements. The “Intellectual Property and Trade: Law and Practical Experience” workshop was organised by HCM City’s University of Economics and Law, Việt Nam’s Ministry of Science and Technology, and Indiana University in the US. Participants also included representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training and Ministry of Justice. Prof. Nguyễn Tiến Dũng, rector of the University of Economics and Law, said that professionals who work in the fields of research, teaching, government and business management would have an opportunity to view … [Read more...] about Enforcement of intellectual property laws discussed at int’l seminar

A customer browses a Vietnamese online shopping site. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Tú Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The establishment of an intellectual property court in Việt Nam is in sight but has yet to be completed, a deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has said. Unlike in foreign countries where the court plays a major role in handling violations of intellectual property rights, Việt Nam’s court system has not asserted its power as strongly on the matter, according to Nguyễn Như Quỳnh, MOST’s deputy chief inspector. “About 98.4 per cent of the violations in Việt Nam in the 2012-15 period, including online infringement, were handled by inspectors from administrative agencies,” she said. “There needs be an intellectual property court in Việt Nam , but we don’t know when it will be established,” she said at a conference on intellectual property enforcement in the digital world held in Hà Nội yesterday. While the prospect of … [Read more...] about Intellectual property court on way

HA NOI — Viet Nam is committed to protecting intellectual property rights in accordance with the law, said President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday. He was speaking during a meeting with the General Director of the World Intellectual Property Organ-isation, Francis Gurry. But he admitted the nation was still weak in enforcement and human resources and therefore expected to receive continuing support from WIPO, with Viet Nam and intellectual property organisation working closely together for more effective and practical outcomes in the protection of intellectual property rights. The Vietnamese State encouraged and created favourable conditions for intellectuals to contribute to national development, Triet said. World Intellectual Property Association would be willing to assist Viet Nam improve the capacity of agencies and personnel on the issue, Gurry said. Gurry hailed Viet Nam’s co-operation with WIPO in intellectual property rights protection and the country’s proper … [Read more...] about Intellectual property will be protected, says VN President

NA reviews draft on intellectual property (16-03-2005) Customs officers are checking IP products . — VNA/VNS Photo Trong Duc HA NOI — The National Assembly’s Science, Technology and Environment Committee yesterday reviewed the draft Law on Intellectual Property in Ha Noi. The draft Law is expected to be ratified later this year as Viet Nam moves closer to what deputies hope will be World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession. The new legislation marks a giant step in Viet Nam’s economic adaptation to WTO legal rules, with the Government vowing to push hard for the law’s ratification and protection of IP rights. "Viet Nam is clearly facing a number of challenges in its accession to the WTO, one of which is to ensure full protection and implementation of IP regulations," said Bui Manh Hai, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology. "Legal issues on IP will be addressed in only one legal document – the Law on Intellectual Property." The draft law has 14 … [Read more...] about NA reviews draft on intellectual property

NA mulls draft laws on electronic transactions, intellectual property (06-10-2005) HA NOI — The process of presenting signatures electronically sparked a debate among members of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday on whether to write detailed regulations into the draft Law on Electronic Transactions. Skeptical deputies pointed to the fact that, because regulations on the order and method of presenting signatures electronically would depend on businesses’ technological capability, it could not be covered in detail in the law. The law’s drafting committee told the National Assembly committee yesterday that regulations on electronic signatures were based on common and existing technological principles which were standard operating procedures for any business that would seek to conduct electronic transactions. Electronic signatures would be validated by the user and were considered safe when supported by a qualified service provider, the committee said. … [Read more...] about NA mulls draft laws on electronic transactions, intellectual property

Saigon Vietnam Beer prosecuted for violating property rights The Saigon Times Saigon Vietnam Beer products look similar to that of Sabeco’s beer products. The competent agencies of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have launched criminal proceedings against Saigon Vietnam Beer Group for violating industrial ownership rights - PHOTO: THE VIETNAM DIRECTORATE OF MARKET SURVEILLANCE HCMC - The competent agencies of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have launched criminal proceedings against Saigon Vietnam Beer Group for violating industrial ownership rights, according to the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Colonel Nguyen Huy Cuong, deputy head of the Investigation Police Department of the province, signed a decision to prosecute the brewer for violating rights in Hoa Long Commune in Ba Ria City. Saigon Vietnam Beer Group, headquartered in HCMC, had cooperated with BiVa, a beer production facility, to manufacture beer bearing Saigon … [Read more...] about Saigon Vietnam Beer prosecuted for violating property rights

PM meets Viet kieu business leaders, intellectuals on US visit (27-06-2008) Overseas Vietnamese business leaders and intellectuals receive Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at Houston International Airport in Texas. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam Washington D.C. — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his entourage met with overseas Vietnamese business-people and intellectuals in Houston, Texas after leaving Washington D.C on Wednesday afternoon. At the meeting, PM Dung reiterated the importance the Party and State placed on the national solidarity policy which aims is to turn Viet Nam into a just, democratic, civilised society and a country of wealthy people. "The overseas Vietnamese community is an inseparable part of the Vietnamese nation," the PM said, adding that the State always felt a responsibility towards them. According to PM Dung, almost all the 3.2 million overseas Vietnamese, of which half are said to reside in the US, have integrated well into … [Read more...] about PM meets Viet kieu business leaders, intellectuals on US visit

Statistics from the Việt Nam – Germany Hospital showed that the hospital received 1,138 patients due to workplace accidents in the first six months of this year.— Photo infonet.vn HÀ NỘI — A builder was taken to the Emergency Department of Việt Nam – Germany Friendship Hospital last Tuesday in a critical condition after receiving an electronic shock while at work. The man had sustained severe burns to over half of his body. Bùi Minh Bình, of Thái Bình Province, took the builder to hospital. He said he had only just met the man a day earlier when they worked together on a construction site in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District. Bình said he had moved from his hometown to Hà Nội to earn a living, Nhân Dân Cuối Tuần (The People Weekend) magazine reported. He sometimes worked as a builder and other times as a porter. Bình would take on almost any work as long as it was legal. “I just thought of going to the capital to earn a living, I never considered the dangers I could face … [Read more...] about Employers, employees neglect labour safety

Local residents work hard to reinforce a dyke system in in Thanh Hóa Province as it braces for storm Nakhun. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Nam Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Tropical storm Nakhun suddenly changed course on Sunday and headed for Việt Nam’s central provinces rather than the northern ones. The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said the storm was predicted to make landfall in the central provinces late Tuesday (October 17). Due to the storm, heavy rains with rainfall of 150mm are expected to hit the north and north-central provinces between Sunday midnight and Tuesday, the centre said. Additionally, 1-3m floods were forecast in the rivers of Thao, Lô, and Thái Bình provinces on Monday and Tuesday. The northern mountainous provinces of Lạng Sơn, Cao Bằng, Bắc Cạn, Thái Nguyên, Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Lào Cai and Yên Bái are still on high alert of landslides and flash floods, the centre said. By 7pm today, the storm would be 140km … [Read more...] about Nakhun shifts course, heads for centre

An expert from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) talks about the Enabling IP Environment project at the five-day National Advanced Training Programme on Successful Technology Licensing that began on Monday in HCM City. — Photo Thu Hằng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Nearly 70 universities, research institutions, businesses and innovation supporting agencies are participating in a five-day National Advanced Training Programme on Successful Technology Licensing that began on Monday in HCM City. “In the ASEAN region, Việt Nam is one of the rising stars regarding innovation,” said Olga Spasic, counselor with the SMEs and Entrepreneurship Support Division of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Department for Transition and Developed Countries. In the latest Global Innovation Index report, Việt Nam is recognised to be one of the “new Asian tigers” on the rise, including Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, she said at the opening … [Read more...] about WIPO supports innovation in VN