RegionalIntellectual Property Attaché for Southeast Asia Peter N. Fowleremphasized that US importers attach great importance to fair businesspractices, including the use of licensed software and the respect for IPrights.
According to Fowler, in addition to its keystrength in agricultural products, Vietnam is currently experiencing asurge in information technology exports to the US. Local suppliersshould pay attention to these issues, as well as cyber security, with aview to reducing risks and creating long-term relations with USpartners.
Experts from the US shared information withVietnamese business representatives on legal issues involved inexporting goods to the US market, as well as experience in limitingrisks when joining international supply chains.
Michael Mudd,Secretary General for the Asia-Pacific of the Open Computing Allianceintroduced the Unfair Competition Act (UCA) as well as supply chains andcyber security issues to the participants.-VNA