Counterfeit
destroys businesses, business environments, markets as well as the image of the
country. Handling trademark infringement in Vietnam has been
practically challenging.
Vietnam government has been trying to curb
the counterfeits however the results are limited. The counterfeit
business generates huge profits due to the gap price anywhere in the world.
Almost goods which is either popular or luxury, high or low-value of
either domestic or foreign brands are being counterfeited, imitated in Vietnam.
Falsification of household goods, food, cosmetics, shoes and items of
higher value such as bags, watches, glasses, etc may be found all over Vietnam.
For effective anti-counterfeit, we need a close cooperation among the authority
agencies in inspection, control of production, import and circulation in the
market. The Southern Department of Goods Quality Control in Vietnam in
one of its regular inspections when cooperating with competent agencies in Ho
Chi Minh City found after checking 79 stores with 416 items including: oil,
helmets, toys, electronic devices that 33.89% of goods of unsatisfactorily
labeled, 14.5% unsatisfactory quality. Where the consumers buy counterfeit
goods, they could and should report to State authorities, Anti-Counterfeit
and Brand Protection Association as an effort to contribute to curbing
counterfeit in Vietnam. The international brands being infringed could
request assistance from local law firms in Vietnam.
ANT Lawyers’ Intellectual Property lawyers in Vietnam
have assisted a number of clients being foreign brands in its effort to protect
their intellectual property and industrial property rights in Vietnam
under Intellectual Property Law through advisory, and
implementation service.
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