Patent application in Vietnam

The following are required to be submitted to the Vietnam Patent Office:

Request for patent for invention made in the prescribed form;
Specification of the invention, including description and claims;
Abstract of the invention;
Document attesting the entitlement to file an application if the applicant has been assigned that right from another person;
Priority document if priority is claimed (i.e. a copy of the first application(s) certified by the receiving office);
Power of Attorney (if the application is filed through a representative); and
Filing fee receipt.

Requirements on applications for registration of inventions in Vietnam:

For PCT application:

Name, address and nationality of applicant/inventor;
Information on the PCT application number or WIPO’s publication number;
Copy of amended patent specification (if any) for national phase entry;
Signed Power of Attorney of applicant appointing patent agent in Vietnam; and
Signed Deed of Assignment, if applicant is not that of the international application.

Notes:

Language of filing: Vietnamese;
Original documents (iv) and (v) are required within 34 months from priority date. Notarization is not required; and
National phase deadline under both Chapter I and Chapter II is 31 month from priority date.

For Non-PCT application:

Name, address and nationality of applicant/inventor;
Copy of patent specification (in English);
Priority document where priority is claimed. Priority data (application number, filing date and country) is required at filing;
Signed Power of Attorney from applicant appointing patent agent in Vietnam; and
Signed Deed of Assignment, requested only if: (a) Applicant is individual not the inventor; or (b) Applicant is organization not the applicant of the priority application.

Notes:

Language of filing: Vietnamese;
Originally certified copy of document (3) is required within 03 months from filing date;
Original document (4) is required within 01 month from filing date. Notarization is not
required; and
Original document (5) is preferably submitted within 01 month from filing date. Notarization is not required.