Intellectual Property Practice

Our Intellectual Property Practice covers not only Vietnam, but also Asian countries and United States of America where we have closed cooperation with local IP agents. With a deep experienced IP team of 10 patent and trademark attorneys, Bizlink Lawyers & Consultants is able to offer clients superior services including.

01Patent/Utility Solution, Industrial Design and Trademark

Advising on the patentability of inventions/utility solutions and industrial design, registrability and use of trademark
Conducting novelty and similarity searches including searches for concluding IP infringement.
Advising on the list of goods/services, sample of the trademark
Completing applications for patent/utility solution, trademark and industrial design including national phase of PCT applications for patents;
Translating and/or writing the specification of invention, list of goods/services of trademark;
Appealing against decisions on the granting/refusal of granting protection for IP objects;
Providing advice on and proceeding with the recordal of assignment of pending applications;
Recordal of merger, acquisition, changes
Monitoring patent expires and arranging for annuity payment and renewal of IP objects.
Watching notice services for finding potentially conflicting IP objects.

02Copyrights

Advising and proceeding with the registration of copyrights;

Providing legal advice on and representing clients in negotiations and the preparation of the licensing and/or assignment contract of copyright and other copyright-related contracts;

Appealing against decisions on the granting or refusal of granting a certificate of registration of copyright;

Giving opinion and representation for clients in the enforcement of copyright and neighboring rights;

Licensing and assigning copyrights.

03Licensing, Franchising & Technology Transfer

Drafting and reviewing contracts for licensing, franchising and technology transfer.

Advising and proceeding with the registration/recordal of license or assignment of IP objects attaching to the franchising and technology transfer.

Proceeding with the registration/recordal of license, assignment of IP objects, franchise and technology transfer.

04Appeal and Opposition

Appealing against decisions on the refusal of granting titles of protection for industrial property objects;

Appealing against decisions on the granting title of protection for industrial property objects;

Opposing applications for registration of industrial property objects;

05Investigation and IP Infringement Enforcement

Conducting investigation on actual use of IP objects including infringing products;
Obtaining the evaluation and conclusion on IP infringement including unfair competition from the State competent authority;

Making contact with infringer and requesting to stop infringement/unfair competition;

equesting and cooperating with the State competent authorities take appropriate actions against infringer/unfair competitor;

Proceeding custom prohibition and enforcement against IP infringing products;
Proceeding litigation procedures involving IP disputes.

06Other IP Services

Bizlink Lawyers & Consultants also provides other IP and IP related services including services for new varieties of plants, internet and domain name issues, topographies, trade secret protection and related data protection, evaluation of IP assets, media and advertisement, consulting on packaging, labelling, regulatory requirements, management of IPRs, arranging for IP training and IP research survey.