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Vietnam intensifies anti-counterfeit efforts

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Vietnam Association for Anti-Counterfeiting and Trademark Protection (VATAP) and its enterprise members to intensify the fight against counterfeit goods and intellectual property infringement.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Vietnam Association forAnti-Counterfeiting and Trademark Protection (VATAP) and its enterprisemembers to intensify the fight against counterfeit goods andintellectual property infringement.

In the past few years, theGovernment has achieved positive results in combating trade fraud,making contributions to stabilising the society and improving investmentclimate. However, the sale of low-quality goods remains rife in thecountry.

VATAP has been requested to collaborate with theNational Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Smuggling,Trade Fraud and Fake Commodities (also called Steering Committee 389)and relevant ministries and organisations to disseminate information andpolicies on preventing trade fraud and intellectual propertyinfringement.

Meanwhile, VATAP business members arerequired to follow current technical regulations on managing productquality and intellectual property rights and register industrial designsand product origin.

In addition, they are urged to collaboratewith authorities to tackle the production and trade of fake goods andintellectual property infringement.

In the firstquarter of 2015 alone, authorised forces detected nearly 50,000violations, retrieving around 3 trillion VND (137.5 million) in taxes.They also began legal proceedings against over 430 offenders involved in351 cases.-VNA
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