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IP/N/1/VNM/I/8  
IP/N/1/VNM/E/9  
 
26 March 2021  
(21-2482)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
VIET NAM : JOINT CIRCULAR NO 05/2016/TTLT -BKHCN -BKHDT  
DATED 05 APRIL 2016 - ON DETAILING AND GUIDING  
MEASURES AGAINST CORPORATE NAMES THAT  
INFRINGE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS  
Notifying Member  VIET NAM 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Joint Circular No 05/2016/TTLT -BKHCN -BKHDT dated 05 April 2016 - ON 
DETAILING AND GUIDING MEASURES AGAINST CORPORATE NAMES THAT 
INFRINGE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS  
Subject matter  Industrial property (general); Enforcement  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/VNM/21_2171_00_e.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  
 
A Joint Circular of Ministry of Sc ience and Technology and Ministry of Planning and Investment 
detailing and guiding measures against corporate names that infringe industrial property rights.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  20 May 2016  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  19 March 2021  IP/N/1/VNM/10 • IP/N/1/VNM/I/8 • IP/N/1/VNM/E/9  
 
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  Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam  
vietnamipo@ipvietnam.gov.vn   
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  