Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Notification of laws and regulations under article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement - Viet Nam : Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP dated August 23, 2023 - Elaboration on several articles and implementation measures of the law on intellectual property regarding industrial property rights, protection of industrial property rights, rights to plant varieties, and state management of intellectual property

NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

VIET NAMDECREE NO. 65/2023/ND-CP DATED AUGUST 23, 2023 - ELABORATION ON SEVERAL ARTICLES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES OF THE LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGARDING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL

PROPERTY RIGHTS, RIGHTS TO PLANT VARIETIES, AND

STATE MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

Notifying Member

Viet Nam

 

Details of the notified legal text

 

Title

Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP dated August 23, 2023 - ELABORATION ON SEVERAL ARTICLES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES OF THE LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGARDING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, RIGHTS TO PLANT VARIETIES, AND STATE MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Subject matter

Trademarks; Geographical indications; Industrial designs; Patents (including plant variety protection); 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_07804_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/VNM/25_07804_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[X]     First notification

[  ]    Amendment or revision to notified legal text

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

Previous notification(s) referred to

Not applicable

Brief description of the notified legal text

 

Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP provides detailed regulations and guidance on the implementation of several provisions of the amended Law on Intellectual Property. It covers procedural and substantive aspects related to registration, opposition, appeals, enforcement of rights, and administrative measures across various IP domains including patents, trademarks, geographical indications, and industrial designs. The Decree aims to ensure consistency and transparency in the application of the IP Law.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Vietnamese

Entry into force

23 August 2023

Other date

 

Notification details

 

Submission date of notification

31 October 2025

Other information

See also:

 

IP/N/1/VNM/O/8

DECREE Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 105/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property regarding protection of intellectual property rights and state management of intellectual property

 

IP/N/1/VNM/O/9

DECREE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 103/2006/ND-CP OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, DETAILING AND GUIDING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGARDING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

 

IP/N/1/VNM/I/3

Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, Detailing and Guiding the Implementation of a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property regarding Industrial Property

 

IP/N/1/VNM/I/2

Decree No. 105/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, Detailing and Guiding the Implementation of a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and on State Management of Intellectual Property

 

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

 

 



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