The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam has just issued a certificate of geographical indication registration for Ha Giang Spinibarbus fish products. Ha Giang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is the organization managing this GI.

The first meeting of the Working Group on intellectual property, including geographical indications within the framework of the implementation of the EVFTA Agreement, was conducted online in the afternoon of May 21, 2021.

Although the cost to register for patent protection abroad is not small, businesses still accept spending because of the long-term effect.

Overcoming difficulties and obstacles in the context of the complicated and unexpected developments of the Covid-19 pandemic that broke out on a national scale from the end of April until now, the Representative Office of the National Office of Intellectual Property in Da Nang city still maintains regular propaganda activities in the Central - Central Highlands region through online form.

The coordination between ministries and branches over the past time has actively contributed to preventing and handling violations of the law on intellectual property, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of rights holders, consumers, healthy business environment.

Due to the increasing situation of trading in fake LPG of unknown origin in the area, Son La Department of Market Management has directed to strengthen inspection and strictly handle violations.

The fight against smuggling and trade fraud in the current situation has never been so difficult. This information is acknowledged by Nghe An's market management force, especially in the time when the crime is increasingly complicated with many sophisticated tricks.

Face with the complicated and prolonged Covid-19 epidemic, ministries and branches agreed on the coordination contents in 2021 of the Program to coordinate action to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights in the period III (referred to as Program 168 phase III) will focus on amending Laws and Decrees related to intellectual property, and reviewing and registering for protection of intellectual property rights for some agricultural products in some localities; training and capacity building for IP related subjects and handling violations.

For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the correct application of intellectual property (IP) regulations from the beginning will help to avoid the costly legal issues of entering the EU market.

This is the proposal of the Ministry of Finance in the draft Circular on financial management for the implementation of the Intellectual Property Development Program up to 2030.