New law and Regulations

Intellectual Law effective from July 01,  2006.            

Decree 103/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 on Establishment of Industrial Property Rights;   

Decree 105/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 on Enforcement of Protection of Industrial Property Rights and Governmental Management of Industrial Property;  

Decree 106/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006 on Administrative Measures against Infringement of Industrial Property Rights.  

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 A Brief  of Enforcement of Patent Rights under the Intellectual Law

CIVIL ACT  

1. Acts     IP Law Article 202 

1.1. Stop

1.2. Requesting Public Apology

1.3. Claiming Compensation   

1.4. Destroying infringing Goods/Machines

1.5. Injunction  

2. Collecting Proof & Evidence by the plaintiff     IP Law Article 203           

3.  Evaluation for compensation     IP Law Article 204    

3.1. tangible compensation : court judgment upon evidences by plaintiff

3.1.1. IP Law Article 205.1.a :  

- loss of income/profit or missed chance, plus 

- profit gained by the infringer, plus 

- expense for civil procedure.           

3.1.2. IP Law Article 205.1.b : average or precedent licensing price        

3.1.3. IP Law Article 205.1.c :  for losses whose value assess not available

max VNd 500.000.000 (US$ 20,000)      

3.2. intangible compensation 

IP Law Article 205.2 :     

VNd 5.000.000 (US$ 200)  to VNd 50.000.000 (US$ 2,000)       

4. Injunction     IP Law Article 206 : 

- court judgment on stop, raid and seizure  

- pledge by plaintiff 20% of the subject value or min 20.000.000 (US$ 1,000)  

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES  

1.  Jurisdiction     IP Law Article 200.1  & Decree 106 Article 17

- Inspector (from provincial to ministerial level)

- Market Control (from provincial to ministerial level)

- Custom Office (from provincial to ministerial level)

- Economic Police (from provincial to ministerial level)

- Provincial Government  

2. Administrative Penalty     Decree 106 Article 12  

2.1. Fine     

2.1.1. Decree 106 Article 12.1:  

- infringing product worth up to VNd 20.000.000 (US$ 1,000) : 

- fine  VNd 200.000 (US$ 10) or 1 to 2 times of the value of the product

2.1.2. Decree 106 Article 12.2 :

- infringing product worth up to 40.000.000 (US$ 2,000) 

- fine 2 to 3 times of the value of the product

2.1.3. Decree 106 Article 12.3 :

- infringing product worth up to 60.000.000 (US$ 3,000) : 

- fine 3 to 4 times of the value of the product

2.1.4. Decree 106 Article 12.4 :      

- infringing product worth over 60.000.000 (US$ 3,000) : 

- fine up to 5 times of the value of the product  

2.2. Other Measures     

2.2.1. Decree 106 Article 12.5 : Seizing infringing goods/machines      

2.2.2. Decree 106 Article 12.5 : Suspending Business           

2.2.3. Decree 106 Article 12.6 : Destroying, detaching infringing device           

2.3.4. Decree 106 Article 12.6 : Deporting Machines/Devices