Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement

Apple was using Nokia's technology in its products without paying for it.  Nokia announced Wednesday it is suing Apple in German and U.S. courts for patent infringement, claiming the U.S. tech giant was using Nokia technology in "many" products without paying for it. Finnish Nokia, once the world's top mobile phone maker, said the two companies had signed a licensing agreement in 2011, and since then "Apple has declined subsequent offers made...

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Nokia, Apple bury hatchet in patent dispute

It's an upgrade in the relationship between two companies. Nokia and Apple said Tuesday they were burying the hatchet in a bitter patent dispute with a cooperation agreement and an undisclosed cash payment by the U.S. tech giant to the Finnish group. By settling their ongoing intellectual propertydispute, the two companies would "move the relationship... from being adversaries in court to business partners," Nokia's chief legal...

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Time Limit of Trademark Protection Extension

Procedure of extending mark certificate in Vietnam As regulation of law on intellectual property, the mark, trademark or service mark, is one of protected subjects of industrial property right. However, to be protected by law, the owner of mark shall apply protection registration dossier to competent authority prior. When the owner registers and is granted a certificate of registered mark, the owner shall have the exclusive right to label...

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The Benefit from Protecting Invention Patent

How to Register invention in Vietnam? Invention protection shall bring advantages for the owner of invention including the usage and application within the duration of 20 years. As Law on intellectual property of Vietnam, an invention patent shall be valid from the grant date until the end of twenty (20) years after the filing date. Besides, Invention patent can bring its owner the followings: The steady position on the market: with...

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Transfer of Investment Projects in Vietnam

What steps to be taken to transfer an Investment Project in Vietnam? Under the current Law on Investment, investors are entitled to transfer part or all of the project to another investor when satisfied the specific conditions and conducting to procedure of project adjustment under the regulation of law. The conditions of project transfer ·         The project is not terminated in the cases...

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How to Terminate Representative Office in Vietnam?

Termination of operation of representative offices of foreign trader in Vietnam Foreign Traders wishing to terminate the operation of representative office in Vietnam need to complete the procedure at Tax authorities, the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade and the procedure to return the seal at the police. Pursuant to the provisions of the Vietnam laws, the termination of operation of representative offices of foreign traders...

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Granting Investment Registration Certificate in Vietnam

How to obtain an Investment Registration Certificate in Vietnam? As Vietnam integrates further into the global supply chain, foreigners are more and more encouraged to invest in Vietnam in many areas for pursuing profit.  The foreign direct investment of the foreigners is required to be registered at Vietnam state authority to protect the rights of the investor. According to the Law on Investment 2014, investment projects of...

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Opposition of Applications for Registration of the Mark Protection

How to Oppose Applications for Registration of the Mark Protection in Vietnam? Vietnam Law on Intellectual Property allows any third party to have right to denounces the opposition of trademark applications for registration which have identical or confusingly similar signs. As from the date an application for registration of mark is published in the Official Gazette of Industrial Property up until prior to the date of issuance of a decision...

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How to Handle Rejection of International Trademark Registration In Vietnam By The NOIP?

Cancellation Against of Trademark in Vietnam The procedure to register a trademark in Vietnam is carried out at the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP). The duration calculated from the full receipt of the dossier to the announcement is at least 12 months, or it can be expended from 16 months to 18 months. However, in many cases, NOIP could send a notice on its intended refusal of the trademark application because...

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Guidance of Representative Office Setting-up in Vietnam

Establishment of representative offices of foreign traders in Vietnam The establishment of representative offices of foreign traders in Vietnam have to follow the procedures as guided by the Commercial Law in Vietnam and the related decrees providing instructions of the law. Preparation of dossiers for establishment of representative offices includes: ·         An application form for License...

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Renewal of License for the Establishment of Branches Office in Vietnam

How to extend branch license in Vietnam? The extension of the license for the establishment of a foreign trader’s branch in Vietnam shall be following the regulation of the commercial law and the relevant guiding decrees and circulars under Vietnam laws. Preparation of dossiers for extension of license for the establishment of branches includes: Application for extension of license for the establishment of branches,...

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