With the goal of improving the efficiency of handling patent and trademark applications, as well as strengthening the capacity of officials of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), on May 7, 2024, the VNIPO opened the JICA Project Office for “Improving patent and trademark applications examination capacity of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office ” in Hanoi. This was not only an important step forward in promoting international cooperation but also a clear demonstration of the VNIPO’s strong commitment to enhancing and developing Vietnam’s IP system.
The ceremony had the presentation of Mr. Tran Le Hong, Deputy Director of the General VNIPO, Mr. Matsumoto Izumi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan to Vietnam; with JICA experts. The project ” Improving Patent and Trademark Applications Examination Capacity of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office” was sponsored and implemented by the Japanese Government after a period of close coordination between the two sides to develop and propose.
On February 21, 2023, the Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) issued Decision No. 182/QD-BKHCN approving the Project Document ” Improving Patent and Trademark Applications Examination Capacity of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office”. Based on the Decision of the MoST, in the coming time, the VNIPO will soon establish a Project Management Board and a Patent Working Group. The VNIPO will update the VNIPO ‘s participation in Project implementation with JICA Project experts working at the VNIPO to support Project implementation.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy General Director of the VNIPO Mr. Tran Le Hong expressed his thanks to Mr. Matsumoto Izumi and experts from JICA for their attention and support for the Project. The project will help improve the capacity of the VNIPO to examine patent and trademark applications, contributing to promoting the development of science, technology, and innovation in Vietnam.
“With experience in cooperation with JICA and many generations of long-term experts in previous projects, the VNIPO will actively and effectively coordinate with JICA in general and JICA experts in particular to achieve this project’s goals, contributing to strengthening the good cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Japan in the field of intellectual property”, Mr. Tran Le Hong affirmed.
Mr. Tran Le Hong proposed that the two parties will soon organize technical-level meetings to discuss and develop a master plan and first-year plan to implement the Project.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Ogawa Akira – a JICA expert working at the VNIPO expressed his honor to participate in the Project and committed that in the coming time, the two sides will actively implement cooperation content, regularly exchange and update information on the results of cooperation contents
Objective: Improving patent and trademark applications examination capacity of the VNIPO.
Funding source: Japanese Government.
Implementation time: 2 years.
Main activities: Training and coaching for Vietnam Intellectual Property Office officials; Improving the patent and trademark application examination process; Support building quality management system.
The project is expected to:
