Vietnam

PCT - National Phase Entry

Patent Term: 20 years

Deadline: 31 months

Language: Vietnamese

Translation: N/A

Charge for Excess Claims: No

Examination Request: Substantive examination within 42 months from priority date

Required Documents: POA within 34 months

Annuities: First annuity is usually paid with the official grant fees

Paris Convention - Direct Filing

Patent Term: 20 years

Deadline: 12 months

Language: Vietnamese

Translation: N/A

Charge for Excess Claims: No

Examination Request: Substantive examination within 42 months from priority date

Required Documents: POA within one month from filing, Priority document

Annuities: First annuity is usually paid with the official grant fees

Design Application

Patent Term: 5 years (renewable twice)

Deadline: 6 months from priority

Language: Vietnamese

Translation: Translation of the front page of the priority document

Charge for Excess Claims: N/A

Examination Request: Automatically initiated within 6 months

Required Documents: POA, Priority document, Certified copy of priority document

Annuities: Grant fee due within three months from decision

Trademark Application

Patent Term: 10 years

Deadline: N/A

Language: Vietnamese

Translation: N/A

Charge for Excess Claims: N/A

Examination Request: Substantive examination is carried out

Required Documents: POA, Priority document, Certified copy of priority document

Annuities: Renewal fee due within 6 months before expiry