Ten Vietnamese records in the intellectual property were announced at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Apr. 24.
Of the records, two were won by individuals.
Femalescientist Nguyen Thi Tram transferred two rice hybridised varieties fora record value of 10.7 billion VND (535,000 USD) in 2008.
ArtistBui Van Ngo from Ho Chi Minh City registered authorised rights for499 of his paintings under the form of graphic fine arts from 1984 todate, the largest number of registered works.
Of the records,Kien Giang, Binh Thuan and Dak Lak were first three localities inVietnam receiving Geographical Indication (GI) certificates, whichrecognised a product dominating others of the same categories.
The southern province of Kien Giang secured GI status for making Phu Quoc fish sauce.
The central province of Binh Thuan received two GIs for dragonfruit from Phan Thiet and Binh Thuan, while the Central Highlandsprovince of Dak Lak received a GI for its coffee.
On thisoccasion, Lac Viet Information Technology Joint Stock Company won thetitle for its most used e-dictionary in Vietnam .
Phu Nhuan Service Joint Stock Company had most music products for karaoke registered.
Tan Hiep Phat Trade and Service Co. Ltd. had owned the largest numberof brand names for its beverages. So far, it has registered 73 beverageproducts.
The Viet Map Application Co. Ltd. had the most popular software for providing detailed road maps.-VNA