Trademark registration in Vietnam for fruits and vegetables

Currently, many fruits in our country have not received enough attention and investment to have marks. Therefore, consumers still have difficulty identifying and purchasing Vietnamese fruit products that ensure quality and origin. In addition to collective trademarks, certification trademarks, and geographical indications, each gardener, production facility, and fruit grower should register a trademark to build a name and reputation for their own product.

Classifying for trademark registration in Vietnam for fruits and vegetables

Class 31

Fresh fruit and vegetables, raw and untreated agricultural, aquaculture, horticultural and forestry products; Raw and unprocessed grains and seeds; Fresh vegetables, tubers and fruits, fresh herbs; Natural plants and flowers; Bulbs, seedlings and seeds for planting.

Class 45

Purchasing, selling, importing and exporting: fruits, fresh fruits.

Some reputable fruit and vegetable trademarks

• Dazzle Apple
• Apple Envy
• Ambrosia Apple
• Fuji apples
• But Core
• Rockit Apple
• Juliet apple
• Gaypak Tangerine
• Kiwi Spirit
• Hoang Quy Grapefruit

Procedure for trademark registration in Vietnam for fruits and vegetables

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. Grouping 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 judged 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 the trademark application is 02 months from the date of notification of valid application acceptance.
• Contents of the 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

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.

Clients need to register a trademark in Vietnam and abroad, please contact us Viet An Law Firm – Industrial Property Representative for the fastest, most professional support at the most reasonable cost!