Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Notification of laws and regulations under article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement - Viet Nam : Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BKHCN dated november 30, 2023 - Elaboration on the law on intellectual property and measures to implement decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP dated august 23, 2023 of the government of Vietnam on 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 NAMCIRCULAR NO. 23/2023/TT-BKHCN DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - ELABORATION

ON THE LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT DECREE

NO. 65/2023/ND-CP DATED AUGUST 23, 2023 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM

ON ELABORATION ON SEVERAL ARTICLES AND MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE

LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGARDING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY,

PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, RIGHTS TO PLANT

VARIETIES, AND STATE MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY CONCERNING PROCEDURES FOR

ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

RIGHTS AND ASSURANCE OF

INFORMATION ON

INDUSTRIAL

PROPERTY

 

Notifying Member

_Viet Nam_

 

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BKHCN dated November 30, 2023 - ELABORATION ON THE LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT DECREE NO. 65/2023/ND-CP DATED AUGUST 23, 2023 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM ON 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)_

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_07805_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/VNM/25_07805_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

 

_Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BKHCN provides detailed procedures and forms for implementing the amended Law on Intellectual Property and Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP. It regulates the application, examination, amendment, and opposition procedures for patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical indications. The Circular also repeals previous regulations including those such as Circulars No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN and 16/2016/TT-BKHCN to align with the current legal framework.

 

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Vietnamese

Entry into force

23 October 2023

Other date

 

 

Notification details

 

Submission date of notification

31 October 2025

Other information

See also:

 

IP/N/1/VNM/20

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

 

IP/N/1/VNM/O/11

Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN dated 22 July 2011 of the Ministry of Science and Technology amending and supplementing some provisions of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN of February 14, 2007, as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKHCN of July 31, 2010 and Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN of February 25, 2008, amended and supplemented by Circular No. 04/2009/TT-BKHCN of March 27, 2009

 

IP/N/1/VNM/I/4

Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN of February 14, 2007, Guiding the Implementation of the Government's 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/5

Circular No. 05/2013/TT-BKHCN dated 20 February 2013 - Amending the Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN dated February 14 2007, Guiding The Implementation of the Government's Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP, elaborating a number of articles of the Intellectual Property Law applicable to industrial property, amended in the Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKHCN dated July 30 2010 and the Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN dated July 22 2011

 

IP/N/1/VNM/I/9

Circular No 16/2016/TT-BKHCN dated 30 June 2016 - on amendment and supplement of some articles of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN dated February 14, 2008 guiding the implementation of the Government Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles on industrial property of the Intellectual Property Laws, which have been amended and supplemented by Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKHCN dated July 30, 2010, Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN dated July 22, 2011 and Circular No. 05/2013/TT-BKHCN dated February 20, 2013

 

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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