Application and certificate of collective trademark registration of Hanoi

As of April 2023 the number of applications and certificates of collective trademark registration of Hanoi city is the highest in the country. Currently, Hanoi has a total of about 210 collective marks registered at the National Office of Intellectual Property. This article will present the application and certificate of collective trademark registration of Hanoi.

Single information registering trademark collective of Hanoi city

Dossier for registration of collective mark

• Brand sample with size larger than 3×3 cm and smaller than 8 x8 cm;
• List of goods and services requiring trademark registration;
• Trademark registration declaration (in case the client authorizes Viet An Law Firm, the declaration will be signed by the industrial property representative of Viet An Law);
• Authorization for Representative Viet An Law filed a trademark registration application;
• Proof of payment of trademark registration fee.
• Regulations on the use of collective marks. The Regulations should include the following:
• Name, address, basis of establishment and operation of the collective organization being the trademark owner;
• Criteria for becoming a member of a collective organization;
• List of organizations and individuals permitted to use the mark;
• Conditions for using the mark;
• Measures to handle violations of regulations on trademark use.
• A description of the characteristic (or specific) nature and quality of the product bearing the mark (if the registered mark is a collective mark used for products of particular nature or is a trademark certifying the source of the mark). geographical origin);
• Map identifying the territory (if the registered mark is a mark certifying the geographical origin of the product).

Procedures for collective trademark registration

Step 1: Select a mark and goods and services for the collective mark

• Trademark selection: Select a trademark template that meets the protection criteria. The selected mark is not similar to other registered trademarks, well-known trademarks.
• Select the list of registered products: You need to select the list of goods and services bearing the trademark according to the above instructions. Grouping of products and services to be carried out according to the latest updated versions of the Nice International Classification of Trademarks.
• Prepare dossiers for collective trademark registration according to regulations. If you have any difficulties related to the construction of a collective mark registration dossier, please contact Viet An Law Firm for full support.

Step 2: Research trademarks

To perform a trademark search, customers only need to provide Viet An Law:

• Trademark template;
• List of products and services to look up and register.

Step 3: Submit registration form

• After an in-depth search and the mark is judged to be registrable, the applicant will proceed to submit a registration application.
• Agencies receiving and processing dossiers and collecting registration fees in Vietnam: Vietnam Intellectual Property Department.

Step 4: Formality examination of the application

• The time limit for formality examination of a trademark application is 1 month from the filing date.
• The NOIP will consider the application for eligibility in terms of form, label form, application owner, filing right, subheading, etc.
• If the enterprise’s application meets the conditions. The NOIP will issue a Notice of acceptance of a valid application and publish the application.
• If the enterprise’s application does not meet the conditions. The NOIP will issue a Notice of Non-acceptance of the application and request the enterprise to amend it. The application owner and the applicant’s representative shall make amendments as required. Then, proceed to submit the revised official letter to the NOIP and pay an additional fee if the group is classified incorrectly.

Step 5:  Publication of trademark application

• Time limit for publication of trademark application: 02 months from the date of notification of valid application acceptance.
• Contents of application announcement include: Information about valid applications stated in the notice of acceptance of valid applications, trademark samples and a list of goods and services.

Step 6: Substantive examination of the application

Time limit for substantive examination: 09 months from the date of application publication.

Step 7: Pay the fee for granting a trademark protection title

After receiving the notice of intention to grant a protection title, the applicant shall pay the granting fee.

Clients wishing to register trademarks in Vietnam and abroad, please contact Viet An Law for the fastest, most professional support with the most reasonable cost!