Opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to register international industrial designs

From December 30, 2019, the document of accession to the Hague Agreement on registration of industrial designs of Vietnam will officially come into force, making Vietnam an official member of the Hague System on Posting. international signature Industrial design (Lahay System). From now on, foreign businesses can use the System to apply

Before the Lahay system came into effect in Vietnam, Vietnamese businesses and individuals who wanted to protect their industrial designs abroad had only one way to apply for industrial design registration directly to Intellectual property agencies of each country separately follow the procedures of each country, costly time and cost.

By participating in this system, the applicant only needs to submit a single international industrial design registration application, then designate protection registrations in the member states of interest. If protection is not denied, the international registration of industrial designs will be valid and protected in the designated country. Thus, the Lahay system allows the filing of international industrial design registration applications with the simplest procedures; The most cost effective and effective way to support post-registration management.

Vietnam’s accession to the La Hay System satisfies practical needs, creating favorable conditions for domestic and international individuals and organizations to register industrial designs. Joining the Lahay Agreement will help Vietnamese businesses easily register for protection of industrial designs in 34 European countries, 17 Asian countries, 14 African countries and 4 American countries. as well as foreign enterprises easily register for protection of industrial designs in Vietnam. This is an opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to take full advantage of the advantages of the Lahay System and integrate deeply into the world economy.