How do you do trademark search in Vietnam?

Customers send Viet An Law Firm – Vietnam Intellectual property Agent a sample of the trademark and a list of branded products and services to Viet An Law Firm – IP Lawyers for a preliminary lookup and evaluation of trademark registration ability.

Step 1: Free preliminary search

Viet An Law will conduct a free preliminary search for customers to assess the ability of the trademark registration within 01 day from the date the customer provided the information.

After the preliminary search, if it is likely that the trademark does not have the ability to register, Viet An Law Firm will consult and provide the relevant references to find a solution for the trademark to be granted a certificate at later.

Step 2: Intensive look up Service before filing a Trademark Application

In case, after the preliminary examination of the trademark and it is likely to be registered, it is possible to search in depth through Vietnamese and international data to appraise the highest possibility of granting a protection title to the trademark. This is not a mandatory step, but should be taken to increase the trademark registration and save time.

Intensive search is a completely voluntary procedure of the applicant. However, this procedure should be conducted as this is the first and important step for a preliminary assessment of whether a trademark should apply for protection or not.

However, the trademark search is for reference only and is not a basis for granting or not granting a certificate (this partly related to the priority right of trademark registration as described above).

Dossiers for trademark lookup customers need to prepare: 03 trademark samples with sizes larger than 3 × 3 cm, not exceeding 8 × 8 cm.

Intensive trademark search procedure through Viet An Law Firm takes 1-3 working days.

Trademark search results: Notice of trademark search results

For any information related to trademark registration & Vietnam Trademark Renewal services for products and services, please contact Viet An Law – Vietnam Intellectual Property Agent for the most specific and detailed advice