Trademark registration in Thailand
Thailand is Vietnam’s largest trading partner in ASEAN today. According to Thai statistics, Vietnam is currently the Thailand’s second largest…
United States is an extremely important export market of Vietnam for lately years and Vietnam is currently enjoying many benefits in trade relations with the US because of great export value to this market. Vietnamese enterprises, when investing in the US, need to pay attention to registering their trademarks to protect their rights.
Besides to being able to distinguish same types products/goods/services, a trademark that wants to register for protection in the US needs to meet other conditions under the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement as follows:
The United States applies the first-to-use principle, so trademark ownership and registration are given priority to the first person to use the mark, not the first to filing.
To apply for trademark registration in the US, Vietnamese enterprises must prepare the following documents:
The application will be reviewed within 6 months
from the filing date. If approved, the application will be published in the Industrial Property Gazette for any third party with related rights and interests may object to the registration.
If there is no objection, the enterprise will be issued a Certificate of Trademark Registration.
For trademarks that have not been used in the market, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will issue notices of acceptance. Within 03 years
, the owner must submit proof of using trademark in the US market to be granted a Certificate of Trademark Registration.
4. Trademark registration service in the US
Customers wishing to register for trademark protection in the US can contact InvestOne Law Firm for free advice:
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