Notifying Member

Viet Nam

Details of the notified legal text

Title

LAW NO. 07/2022/QH15 DATED JUNE 16, 2022 - AMENDMENTS TO SOME ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights; Industrial property (general); Trademarks; Geographical indications; Industrial designs; Patents (including plant variety protection); Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits; Undisclosed information; Enforcement

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]    Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/VNM/25_07803_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/VNM/25_07803_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[  ]    First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_    Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/VNM/14

Brief description of the notified legal text

Law No. 07/2022/QH15 dated 16 June 2022 amends and supplements several articles of the 2005 Law on Intellectual Property (as amended in 2009 and 2019). It covers key areas such as copyright and related rights, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, enforcement, protection of undisclosed information, and IP-related border measures. The amendments aim to improve the effectiveness of IP protection and enforcement and ensure the law reflects current developments and best practices.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Vietnamese

Entry into force

1 January 2023

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

31 October 2025

Other information

Agency or authority responsible

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF VIETNAM (IP VIET NAM)

384-386, Nguyen Trai Street

Thanh Xuan District

Ha Noi City

Telephone:       (+844) 3858 3069, (+844) 3558 8217,

Telefax:   (+844) 3858 8449, (+844) 3858 4002

Email:      vothaihieu@ipvietnam.gov.vn; hieujinny@gmail.com