Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Japan Patent Office (JPO) willassist the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Science andTechnology in implementing a project to comprehensively improve its ability inprocessing applications for industrial property (IP).
IPD Director Dinh Huu Phi said, with its role as an intellectual property management agency, the department has devised many specific measures to promoteintellectual property-related innovation activities, and deal with the backlogof industrial property applications.
The IPD suggested the JPO continue to help it with processingindustrial property registrations through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and retrieve intellectualproperty data through the Japan Funds-In-Trust underthe World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Accordingly, Vietnam and Japan will establish a joint working group to discuss cooperationprogrammes on rapid appraisal of patent applications, human resourcesdevelopment, and quality management of patents.
The JPO’s experts will work with the IPD on specific contents before submittingto the Japanese Government for approval. It will also cooperate with WIPO andrelevant partners to assist the department in issues related to retrieving intellectual property data.
Recently, the Japan Funds-In-Trust helpedthe IPD upgrade its ability and IT infrastructure. A large number of Vietnamesestaff working in the field has been trained under the support of the Fund.
Phi said the JPO will aid the department in fine-tuning policies to improve theefficiency of intellectual property protection and exploitation; better itsability to appraise industrial property applications; accelerate the automationof industrial property registration management system; and promote cooperationin the work.
At present, the number of industrial property applications submitted to the IPDis on the rise, while the processing ability remains limited, leading to the backlog ofregistrations.
In 2017, the IPD received over 102,000 applications, including 58,800applications for intellectual property rights. The department processed morethan 80,000 applications, including 39,000 registrations for industrial propertyrights, up 1 percent against 2016.-VNA
IPD Director Dinh Huu Phi said, with its role as an intellectual property management agency, the department has devised many specific measures to promoteintellectual property-related innovation activities, and deal with the backlogof industrial property applications.
The IPD suggested the JPO continue to help it with processingindustrial property registrations through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and retrieve intellectualproperty data through the Japan Funds-In-Trust underthe World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Accordingly, Vietnam and Japan will establish a joint working group to discuss cooperationprogrammes on rapid appraisal of patent applications, human resourcesdevelopment, and quality management of patents.
The JPO’s experts will work with the IPD on specific contents before submittingto the Japanese Government for approval. It will also cooperate with WIPO andrelevant partners to assist the department in issues related to retrieving intellectual property data.
Recently, the Japan Funds-In-Trust helpedthe IPD upgrade its ability and IT infrastructure. A large number of Vietnamesestaff working in the field has been trained under the support of the Fund.
Phi said the JPO will aid the department in fine-tuning policies to improve theefficiency of intellectual property protection and exploitation; better itsability to appraise industrial property applications; accelerate the automationof industrial property registration management system; and promote cooperationin the work.
At present, the number of industrial property applications submitted to the IPDis on the rise, while the processing ability remains limited, leading to the backlog ofregistrations.
In 2017, the IPD received over 102,000 applications, including 58,800applications for intellectual property rights. The department processed morethan 80,000 applications, including 39,000 registrations for industrial propertyrights, up 1 percent against 2016.-VNA
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