Copyright / Copyright – Related Rights

Information, documents required for application for copyright / copyright-related right

If the applicant is the owner cum the author / co-authors

• 02 copies of the writtings to be registered; whether the writtings registered or not; time of announcement; form of announcement; place of announcement.
• The procuration issued to Viet An Law Firm with the legal signature of the author / co-authors
• The notarized copy of ID card of the author / co-authors
• Full name, pen-name (if any) of the author, address, telephone number, fax, email of the author / co-authors
• The guarantee issued by the author / co-authors

If the applicant is the owner (company, organization, individual) not cum the author

• The procuration signed and sealed by the applicant under the form provided by Viet An Law Firm.
• The minute of legal transfer of writtings from the author / co-authors to other organization, company, individual or the Certificate of that the registration of the writtings is for business duty.
• 02 copies of the writtings to be registered; whether the writtings registered or not; time of announcement; form of announcement; place of announcement
• 01 notarized copy of business registration certificate of the company, organization.
• Full name, pen-name (if any) of the author, address, telephone number, fax, email of the author / co-authors
• The guarantee issued by the author / co-authors

Procedures on application for copyright

Submission of copyright registration

• Holding the entity of an intellectual property representative and being authorized by the Customer, Viet An Law will make the direct transaction with the Copyright Office of Vietnam to fulfill all of the procedures such as compilation of documents, submission of documents, fees, charges for copyright registration, progress supervision, reply as well as receipt and transfer of Copyright registration Certificate to the Customer.

Duration of copyright registration

• It will take Viet An Law 07 – 15 working days to fulfill the procedures on applying for the certificate of Copyright / Copyright-related right registration.

Effectiveness of the certificate

• The certificate will be considered effective throughout Vietnam.
• The copyright registration will make the author / writtings owner free from the obligation of proveableness prior to the happennin of any dispute, exeption for the opposite proveableness.