SIGNS NOT PROTECTED AS MARKS

According to the IP Law 2005, amended 2009, 2019, the following signs shall not be protected as marks:

1.   Signs identical with or confusingly similar to the national flags, national emblems;

2.   Signs  identical  with  or  confusingly  similar  to  emblems,  flags,  armorial  bearings, abbreviations,  full  names  of  State  agencies,  political  organizations,  socio-political organizations,  socio-political  professional  organizations,  social  organizations  or  socio-professional organizations of Vietnam or international organizations, unless permitted by such agencies or organizations;

3.  Signs identical with or confusingly similar to real names, alias, pen names or images of leaders, national heroes or famous persons of Vietnam or foreign countries;

4.   Signs identical with or confusingly similar to certification seals, control seals, warranty seals of international organizations which require that their signs must not be used, except where such seals are registered as certification marks by those organizations;

5.   Signs  liable  to  mislead,  confuse  or  deceive  consumers  as  to  the  origin,  functional parameters, intended purposes, quality, value or other characteristics of the goods or services.

If you have any questions in relation to the above matters, please don’t hesitate to contactact with us for more explanation.

Please contact us:

A DONG IP – TRANSLATION – CONSULTANCY COMPANY

Room F2&F3, No. 2 Phung Khac Khoan Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Tel: 84-28 3926 0120 – 39260125

Email: consultant@a-dong.com.vn; info@a-dong.com.vn

Website: adong-ip.com