Intellectual property in Vietnam

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam and the Copyright Office of Vietnam.
Regional Organisations: Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG), Intellectual Property Resource of each member economy of the APEC Community.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademarks law	10 years, renewable every 10 years.	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Design law	5 years
Copyright Copyright (Guidelines IP law)	50 years or indefinitely depending on the kind of works.	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Models laws	5 years.

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