State President Nguyen Minh Triet confirmed Vietnam ’s commitment to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR), which he said, is demonstrated by the laws it has introduced.
The state leader made the remarks during his meeting with the visiting World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) General Director Francis Gurry in Hanoi on January 20 th .
However, Vietnam is poor at implementing regulations on IPR, said Triet, adding that this was due to a lack of quality staff and modern technology.
Vietnam therefore is keen to receive WIPO’s continued support to catch up with the world in this field, especially when the country is trying to increase intellectual property’s contributions to national development, he added.
Gurry said that Vietnam is one of the best world models of cooperation with WIPO in IPR protection. The Vietnamese government has shown a strong determination and introduced a legal system and infrastructure to protect IPR.
Vietnam has soundly acknowledged the importance of controlling IPR in the current economic environment and has made many significant achievements over the past 20 years, Gurry added.
The WIPO’s General Director said that together with the WIPO, he personally will support Vietnam to protect IPR, and especially in building up the capacity of IPR-related agencies.
Vietnam’s development and the increasing flow of foreign direct investment into the country in recent times has prompted a huge demand for IPR in the future, he said./.
The state leader made the remarks during his meeting with the visiting World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) General Director Francis Gurry in Hanoi on January 20 th .
However, Vietnam is poor at implementing regulations on IPR, said Triet, adding that this was due to a lack of quality staff and modern technology.
Vietnam therefore is keen to receive WIPO’s continued support to catch up with the world in this field, especially when the country is trying to increase intellectual property’s contributions to national development, he added.
Gurry said that Vietnam is one of the best world models of cooperation with WIPO in IPR protection. The Vietnamese government has shown a strong determination and introduced a legal system and infrastructure to protect IPR.
Vietnam has soundly acknowledged the importance of controlling IPR in the current economic environment and has made many significant achievements over the past 20 years, Gurry added.
The WIPO’s General Director said that together with the WIPO, he personally will support Vietnam to protect IPR, and especially in building up the capacity of IPR-related agencies.
Vietnam’s development and the increasing flow of foreign direct investment into the country in recent times has prompted a huge demand for IPR in the future, he said./.
