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Trademark Vietnam Rice protected in 22 foreign countries: MARD

The trademark “Vietnam Rice” has by now been protected in 22 foreign countries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported, urging for the issuance of a legal document managing the use of the trademark.
Trademark Vietnam Rice protected in 22 foreign countries: MARD ảnh 1Trademark Vietnam Rice. (Photo: business.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The trademark “VietnamRice” has by now been protected in 22 foreign countries, the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD) reported, urging for the issuance of a legal documentmanaging the use of the trademark.

Vietnam has been among the world’s top three riceexporters, together with Thailand and India, for years, the MARD said in a report sent to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 19.

According to the MARD, Vietnam Rice has become a GenericTrademark in 19 countries, including Indonesia, Russia and 17 member states ofthe African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). It has also beenregistered as a Certification Trademark in three countries, namely China,Brunei and Norway. The MARD holds the ownership of the trademark in thesecountries.

Trademark Vietnam Rice protected in 22 foreign countries: MARD ảnh 2Illustrative photo. 
It is important to heighten awareness of Vietnameserice products among exporters, importers, distributors and consumers both athome and overseas, the ministry said. Protection of the trademark also lays abasis for Vietnamese rice to expand its market and increase added value andcompetitiveness globally, as well as preventing the faking of Vietnamese origin.

Vietnam must also urgently grant the right to use thetrademark to Vietnamese producers and exporters as the trademark will be probablyrevoked if it is not used by the owner for 3 – 5 years in accordance toregulations of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and laws of some MadridSystem member states, it noted.

The ministry proposed the PM to permit it to develop a decreeproviding a set of procedures for administering the use of VietnamRice./.
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