{"id":658,"date":"2021-04-18T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wizpro.com.vn\/?page_id=658"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:52:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:52:58","slug":"industrial-design-frequent-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wizpro.com.vn\/index.php\/industrial-design-frequent-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Design Frequent Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id='' \n                class='helpie-faq accordions faq-toggle custom-styles' \n                data-collection='' \n                data-pagination='0' \n                data-search='0' \n                data-pagination-enabled='0'\n                role='region'\n                aria-label='FAQ Section'\n                aria-live='polite'><h3 class=\"collection-title\">Frequent Asked Questions related to Industrial Design<\/h3><form class=\"search\" onSubmit=\"return false;\"><div class=\"search__wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"search__input\" aria-label=\"Search\" role=\"searchbox\" placeholder=\"Search FAQs\"><span class=\"search__icon\"><svg class=\"svg-icon--search\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\">\r\n                        <g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#171717\">\r\n                            <path stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M18.5 18.3l-5.4-5.4\"\/>\r\n                            <circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                    <\/svg><\/span><\/div><div class=\"search__message\"><\/div><\/form><h3 class='accordion__heading accordion__category' id=\"accordion-header-term-172\" data-item=\"hfaq-term-172\" data-id=\"term-172\" data-slug=\"uncategorized-faq\">Uncategorized FAQ<\/h3><article class=\"accordion \"><div class='helpie-faq-row'><div class='helpie-faq-col helpie-faq-col-12' ><ul><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-627\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-627\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-627\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-627\" data-slug=\"what-is-an-industrial-design\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">What is an industrial design?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-627\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-627\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Under Vietnam laws, &#8220;an industrial design is the external appearance of a product, which is manifested by means of contours, three-dimensional form or color, or a combination of these elements,and which is of a new character in the world and used as prototype for manufacturing handicrafts and industrial products&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-629\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-629\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-629\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-629\" data-slug=\"is-there-any-classification-system-for-industrial-design-applications\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is there any classification system for industrial design applications?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-629\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-629\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. Although not yet a contracting party of Locarno Union, Vietnam does adopt the International Classification of industrial designs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-633\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-633\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-633\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-633\" data-slug=\"is-there-any-exclusion-from-registration\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is there any exclusion from registration?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-633\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-633\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. Following cannot be registered.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>External appearance of a product which is easily created by a person of average professional knowledge in the relevant field;<\/li>\n<li>External appearance which results naturally from the technical specifications of products or which only bears technical specifications;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0External appearance of civil or industrial construction work;<\/li>\n<li>Appearance of a product which cannot be seen whilst in use;<\/li>\n<li>Appearance of a product which only has an aesthetic use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-635\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-635\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-635\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-635\" data-slug=\"what-is-required-for-filing-an-industrial-design-application-in-vietnam\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">What is required for filing an industrial design application in Vietnam?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-635\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-635\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>For filing a design application in Vietnam, the following information and documentation are required:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>5 sets of photos\/drawings of front, back, top, bottom, left, right and perspective views of the design;<\/li>\n<li>Description of the design;<\/li>\n<li>A Power of Attorney;<\/li>\n<li>Full <em>name<\/em>, <em>address<\/em> and <em>nationality<\/em> of the Inventor(s) and Applicant(s);<\/li>\n<li>A <em>certified true<\/em> copy of the basis application if claiming convention priority.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>More detail can be found <a title=\"What are Requirements for Registering an Industrial Design in Vietnam?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wizpro.com.vn\/index.php\/filing-requirements-national-patent-utility-solution-applications-in-vietnam\/filing-requirements-industrial-design-applications-in-vietnam\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-637\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-637\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-637\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-637\" data-slug=\"is-it-possible-to-claim-priority-when-filing-industrial-design-application-in-vietnam\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is it possible to claim priority when filing industrial design application in Vietnam?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-637\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-637\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. A the applicant can claim priority the basis of the Paris Convention provided that the Vietnamese application is filed within 6 months from the filing date of 1st application.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-639\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-639\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-639\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-639\" data-slug=\"when-and-how-does-an-industrial-design-lose-its-novelty\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">When and how does an industrial design lose its novelty?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-639\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-639\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>An industrial design lose its novelty when:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>it appears in a publication distributed in home country and elsewhere in the world;<\/li>\n<li>it is publicly known in home country and elsewhere in the world;<\/li>\n<li>it is used, registered or published in home country and elsewhere in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-641\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-641\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-641\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-641\" data-slug=\"is-it-possible-to-include-two-or-more-designs-in-one-registration\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is it possible to include two or more designs in one registration?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-641\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-641\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>No. Separate application is required for each design. However, one application may cover similar designs of the same product.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-643\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-643\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-643\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-643\" data-slug=\"does-substantial-examination-exist-in-the-process-of-an-industrial-design-application\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Does substantial examination exist in the process of an industrial design application?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-643\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-643\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. Industrial design applications are first examined as to formality within one month. If the application meets all the filing requirements, it will proceed to the substantive examination process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-645\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-645\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-645\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-645\" data-slug=\"is-there-any-publication-system\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is there any publication system?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-645\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-645\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. Publication is first made after the application passed the formal examination and the 2nd time after a patent is granted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-647\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-647\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-647\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-647\" data-slug=\"is-it-possible-to-file-an-opposition-action\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is it possible to file an opposition action?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-647\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-647\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. An opposition can be filed at any time during the pendency of the application or within 5 years after granted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-649\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-649\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-649\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-649\" data-slug=\"how-long-will-it-normallytake-to-obtain-final-registration\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">How long will it normally take to obtain final registration?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-649\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-649\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>It usually takes about 9 to 15 months from the filing date.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-651\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-651\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-651\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-651\" data-slug=\"what-is-the-term-for-a-design-patent\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">What is the term for a design patent?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-651\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-651\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>The term a design patent is 5 years from the accepted filing date and can be extended twice for 5 years each.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-653\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-653\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-653\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-653\" data-slug=\"what-is-the-scope-of-the-right-provided-by-a-design-patent\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">What is the scope of the right provided by a design patent?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-653\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-653\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>The right of a design patent extends to the same and\/or similar design of the same article.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-655\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-655\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-655\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-655\" data-slug=\"is-it-possible-to-invalidate-cancel-a-design-registration\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is it possible to invalidate\/cancel a design registration?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-655\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-655\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>Yes. Invalidation or cancellation action can be lodged before the IP Vietnam by any party. Reasons for invalidation or cancellation are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of novelty;<\/li>\n<li>The owner of the registration has no right to apply for registration of the design;<\/li>\n<li>The owner of the registration fails to pay post registration maintenance fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-657\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-657\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-657\" \r\n                data-item=\"hfaq-post-657\" data-slug=\"what-constitutes-infringement-to-a-registered-design-right\" \r\n                style=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">What constitutes infringement to a registered design right?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-657\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-657\"\r\n                style=\"background:#FCFCFC;\"><p>The acts which constitute an infringement of a registered industrial design are: manufacturing, sale, transportation, importation, and exportation, advertisement for sale of products showing the design which is identical with and\/or similar to the registered 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