Notice on receiving and handling feedback regarding overdue written response cases filed with the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office
(Vietnam Intellectual Property Office (VNIPO), October 30, 2024, English translation by ELITE Law Firm)
Vietnam Intellectual Property Office issued Notice No. 3297/TB-SHTT dated October 29, 2024, on receiving and handling feedback on cases of overdue written responses from the Office.
Recently, due to technical problems, some documents related to the examination of industrial property registration applications issued by the VNIPO were sent to the Applicant, and the deadline (time limit) for the Applicant’s response has expired or been shortened compared to the deadline stated in the document. For these cases, the NOIP will handle as follows:
The VNIPO will receive feedback documents, collect fees and national fees, and handle them as if they were implemented within the deadline specified in the document. In this case, the starting point for calculating the time limit according to the document is the date of sending the document by post based on the receiving date of the envelope instead of the issuance date of the document.
The VNIPO hereby hopes to receive the sympathy and cooperation of the Applicants.
Yours truly,
