Register trademark in Vietnam for occupational safety training services

Occupational safety and hygiene training is aimed at raising awareness, recognizing dangerous factors, and offering measures to help workers minimize occupational accidents as well as occupational diseases. Accordingly, when occupational safety and hygiene are guaranteed, it will have an extremely important role and significance not only for workers and business owners but also affect the overall development of society. From there, it contributes to promoting economic development and reducing the burden on society.

Classify to register trademark in Vietnam for occupational safety training services

According to the international classification of goods/services under the Nice Agreement, version 12-2023, applicable from January 1, 2023, occupational safety and hygiene training services are not specifically named on the classification table. but this service is classified in group 45 of the Classification. Accordingly, when the application owner want to register trademark for this service, classify the trademark as follows:

Group 45: Services to protect people: occupational safety and health training services

In addition, for employee protection products that businesses want to register as trademarks, refer to the following grouping:

Group 09: Labor protection umbrellas

• Diving suits, diving masks, headphones for divers, nose clips for divers and swimmers, gloves for divers, breathing apparatus for swimming; Fire extinguishing equipment.
• Clothing intended to protect against serious or life-threatening injuries, for example, protective clothing against accidents, radiation, or fire, bulletproof clothing, helmets, head protection for medical use sports, mouth guards for sports, protective clothing for pilots, knee pads for workers;
• Knee pads for workers;
• Protective face shields for workers;
• Face shields for workers;
• Seat belts: not for use on vehicle seats or sports equipment;
• Safety belts: not for use on vehicle seats and sports equipment.

Procedures for register trademark in Vietnam for occupational safety training services

Step 1: Select a mark, goods, and services for the trademark

The first step we need for trademark registration in Vietnam of generator products is to select a suitable and impressive mark.

Trademark selection: Select a trademark template that meets the protection criteria. The selected mark is not similar to other registered trademarks, or well-known trademarks.

Select the list of registered goods: You need to select the list of goods and services bearing the trademark according to the above instructions. Classification of goods and services to be carried out according to the latest updated versions of the Nice International Classification of Trademarks.

Step 2: Research trademarks

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

• Trademark template;
• List of goods and services to research and register.

Step 3: Submit registration form

After a profound search and the mark is evaluated to be registrable, the applicant will proceed to submit a registration application.

Agencies receiving and processing dossiers and collecting registration fees in Vietnam: National Office of Intellectual Property.

Step 4: Formality examination of the application

• The time limit for formal 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

The time limit for publication of a trademark application is 02 months from the date of notification of valid application acceptance.

Contents of the application publication 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

The time limit for substantive examination is 09 months from the date of application publication.

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

The final step to trademark registration in Vietnam of generator products is after receiving the notice of intention to grant a protection title, the applicant shall pay the granting fee.

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