When operating a coffee shop in Vietnam, individuals may wish to register for trademark protection. However, the procedure may be confusing; especially to foreigners. Therefore, in this article, LSX will give a brief on the procedure for registering coffee shop trademarks in Vietnam.
Legal ground
- 2005 Intellectual Property Law
Definition of trademarks
Accordingly, trademarks are signs to distinguish goods, services of different organizations, individuals. In fact, signs used as trademarks must be visible signs in the form of letters, words, images, drawings, or a combination of such elements represented by one or more colors.
Conditions for the protection of coffee shop trademarks
Hence the regulations of Intellectual Property Law, coffee shop trademarks need to meet the following conditions:
- A visible sign in the form of letters, words, drawings, images, including holograms or a combination of such elements, represented by one or more colors
- Having the ability to distinguish goods and services of the mark owner from those of other subjects.
Dossier for protection of coffee shop trademarks
Basically, a dossier for the protection of coffee shop foreign trademarks will contain the following documents:
- 02 Registration form
- 05 samples of the same mark (except for the sample of the mark affixed on the declaration)
- Power of attorney
- Documents proving the right to register, if the Company enjoys that right from someone else
- Documents proving the right of priority, if there is a request for priority right
- Copy of fee and fee payment voucher (in case of payment of fees and charges via postal service or directly into the account of the National Office of Intellectual Property)
Procedure for registering coffee shop trademarks
Step 1: Trademarks research
Basically, search activities are important in ensuring that the registered trademark is valid, saving time and costs in the application process.
Step 2: Submit the trademarks application
Secondly, after done gathering the dossier, the applicant can submit it at the NOIP. The time limit for examination will be as follow:
- Results of formality examination of applications: 01 month from the date of application receipt
- Status of publication of valid applications: 02 months from the date of acceptance of valid applications
- Results of substantive examination of applications: 06 months from the date of publication of valid applications
Step 3: Receive the protection title
Then, after examining the content of the application and the mark meets the protection requirements, the NOIP will issue a certificate of trademark registration.
In case of receiving a notice of refusal of a valid application (after the formal examination) or a notice of refusal to grant a Trademark Registration Certificate (after the substantive examination).
Above is the procedure for registering coffee shop trademarks in Vietnam. Thank you for paying attention to our article In case you have any questions, please contact Lawyer X for quick and best legal services: +84846175333.
Yes, in fact, a collective mark under Vietnamese Law is a mark used to distinguish the goods and services of members of the organization that is the owner of the mark from those of organizations or individuals who are not members of the organization. that position.
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