Vietnam IP & Legal Guides
Practical, up-to-date guides on intellectual property and doing business in Vietnam — written for foreign companies and in-house counsel.
Trademark Registration in Vietnam: A Practical Guide for Foreign Companies (2026)
Vietnam is first-to-file — foreign brands are routinely registered by third parties first. A practical guide to who can file, the process, timeline, cost and enforcement.
Patent Registration in Vietnam: What Foreign Applicants Need to Know (2026)
How foreign companies protect inventions in Vietnam: patentability requirements, the PCT national phase, timeline, annuities and the local-agent requirement.
Setting Up a Foreign-Invested Company in Vietnam (2026)
A practical guide for foreign investors incorporating in Vietnam: market-access conditions, the IRC-then-ERC process, capital, timelines and the real-world steps.
Setting Up a Representative Office in Vietnam
A low-cost way for foreign companies to test the Vietnamese market: what a representative office can and cannot do, eligibility, licence term and procedure.
Franchising into Vietnam: Conditions and Registration
How foreign brands franchise into Vietnam: franchisor eligibility, the duty to register with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the contract and trademark protection.
Mergers & Acquisitions in Vietnam: A Guide for Foreign Investors
Foreign investors doing M&A in Vietnam: transaction forms, the M&A approval / capital-contribution procedure, ownership limits and merger-control notification.
Work Permits for Foreigners in Vietnam (2026)
Foreigners working in Vietnam: work-permit conditions, exemptions, term and procedure — updated for Decree 152/2020 and Decree 70/2023.
Industrial Design Registration in Vietnam: A Guide for Foreign Businesses (2026)
Protecting the appearance of your products in Vietnam: what qualifies, the drawings that matter, timeline, fees and how design rights complement trademarks and patents.
Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam: A Guide for Rights-Holders (2026)
Four enforcement routes in Vietnam — administrative, customs, civil and criminal — and how foreign rights-holders should combine them against infringement and counterfeiting.
Using the Madrid Protocol to Protect Your Trademark in Vietnam (2026)
How the Madrid System works for and from Vietnam: designating Vietnam in an international application, using Vietnam as an office of origin, fees and key timelines.