How do I copyright a website?

Copyright protects original works of authorship, including the text, graphics, photographs, sound recordings and audiovisual elements of websites and their underlying computer programs. To be copyrightable, website material must meet two criteria: 1.It must be an original work of authorship. It must originate with the copyright owner and show some minimal amount of creativity. You cannot copyright a domain name or the title of a website. 2.It...

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Why is software copyrighted?

Copyright is the answer to a major problem: how do you protect something creative that took a lot of work to create, but very little to copy? That protection is important, because few people will, or even can, create something that other people want to enjoy, unless they have some reward at the end. This is especially true for software, where making an absolutely perfect copy is easy. Software Compliance Law Firm in Vietnam Writing software...

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Procedure of extending mark certificate in Vietnam

Time Limit of Trademark Protection Extension As regulation of law on intellectual property, the mark, trademark or service mark, is one of protected subjects of industrial property right. However, to be protected by law, the owner of mark shall apply protection registration dossier to competent authority prior. When the owner registers and is granted a certificate of registered mark, the owner shall have the exclusive right to label the product, service...

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What is "intellectual property"?

Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. Intellectual property rights are the rights given to persons over these creations. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. IP is protected in law by patents, copyright and trademarks, which enable people...

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Is reposting an image or video on Instagram copyright infringement?

Sharing content from other people on social media is far from new. We all do it all the time. However, there are some legal considerations you should take time to think about. Copyright in Vietnam  And, with Instagram, there are additional considerations because the platform itself doesn’t support sharing content. So, before you start (or keep) regramming to Instagram, take a look at these legal issues to protect yourself and your...

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How to Prepare Application for Anti-dumping Review

The review of anti-dumping measures on imported goods will be conducted by Vietnam Competition Authority  (VCA) 12 month from the decision by Ministry of Trade and Commerce is issued. Process of anti-dumping reviews in Vietnam  Application dossiers requesting for review of imposition of anti-dumping measures shall including (i) Application and (ii) Other documents and information deemed necessary by the requesting party, in Public...

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Measures to Prevent and Ensure Administrative Sanctions of Software Piracy

Vietnam is among countries with the highest rate of software piracy in the world, although the rate has reduced from 92% in 2004, to 81% in 2011, 78% in 2015 according to the report of BSA, The Software Alliance that promote legal software use and advocates for public policies that foster technology innovation and drive growth in the digital economy. Copyright Enforcement Law Firm in Vietnam Computer software is protected as literary works,...

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Determination of Competence between Court and Arbitration

Dispute resolution is always a matter of concern in Vietnam when it comes to the regulations and the effective enforcement of government authority. Contract Dispute in Vietnam The Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court issued Resolution 01/2014/NQ-HDTP in order to provide guidelines for the Law on Commercial Arbitration in Vietnam on dispute resolution process. Accordingly, the courts in Vietnam are permitted to deal with disputes...

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Can you patent a recipe or cooking process?

In theory, yes, because a recipe is a composition of matter (new drugs are patented all of the time), but your patent application will probably be rejected by any Patent Office in any country around the world as your recipe is probably an “obvious” variation of some similar recipe that everyone else was already using. If you try to patent your recipe as a new method of cooking, you run into the same problem that your recipe could be considered...

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Patent Prosecution Highway Mechanism Between Vietnam and Japan

First pilot program between Vietnam National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) and Japanese Patent Office (JPO) NOIP and JPO have jointly undertaken the first Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway program (“PPH”) since 01stApr, 2016. According to this bilateral PPH, the patent application filed at JPO (previously filed at NOIP) falling into one of the three following cases: Intellectual Property Lawyers in Vietnam (i)    ...

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