UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES AVAILABLE IN THE TRADEMARK OPPOSITION PROCEEDING IN VIETNAM(07/06/2018)
Generally speaking, trademark opposition systems are available in almost countries’ trademark laws, whereby they bestow on third parties the opportunity to oppose the registration of an applied-for trademark in a definite period of time prescribed by the applicable laws.
This Article was published and presented at the Roundtable on Intellectual Property Assessement on November 15, 2016 at the headquarter of NOIP in Hanoi
Whether Does Burger King Stop the Use and Registration of King’s Ice Cream?(04/15/2015)
On 19/08/2011, Burger King Corporation, a US global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in Florida, United States, owner of a variety of trademarks “Burger King” and Burger King & device protected in Vietnam for the goods and services in classes 29, 30, 32 and 43 (Opponent), filed an opposition against the applications for registration of the mark "King’s Ice Cream, device" under App.No. 4-2010-19216 for food products in class 30 in the name of King’s Creameries (S) Pte Ltd, a Singapore company (recently changed name as F&N Creameries (S) Pte Ltd) (Applicant). Detail
Is "The Beauty Shop" similar to "The Body Shop"?(04/02/2015)
On 23/01/2013, The Body Shop International Plc (UK)- owner of a series of trademarks “The Body Shop” protected in Vietnam for the goods in class 03 (the Opposer), filed an opposition against the applications for registration of the marks "the Beauty shop, device" under App.Nos. 4-2012-03933 and 4-2012-03932 for cosmetic products in class 03 in the name of Cong ty TNHH Quoc te Tra Giang, a Vietnamese company (Applicant). Detail