What does each technical and economic norm in service of processing a request for confirmation of an internationally registered trademark protected in Vietnam include?

What does each technical and economic norm in service of processing a request for confirmation of an internationally registered trademark protected in Vietnam include?

According to Section I, Part I Economic - technical norms of services for handling requests for confirmation of internationally registered trademarks protected in Vietnam issued by the Minister of Science and Technology together with Circular 17/2022 /TT-BKHCN (Effective from February 1, 2023) has the following regulations:

Each norm in the service of processing requests for confirmation of internationally registered trademarks protected in Vietnam includes: Work components, norm table. In there:

- Work components are the main work contents performed for the service of processing requests for confirmation of internationally registered trademarks protected in Vietnam;

- The table of norms includes components and waste levels of direct labor, indirect labor (management, service), machinery, equipment, and materials to complete the corresponding tasks of the processing service. Handling requests to confirm internationally registered trademarks are protected in Vietnam.

What is implementation of work component in technical and economic norms in Vietnam?

According to Section I, Part II, Economic - technical norms of services for handling requests for confirmation of internationally registered trademarks protected in Vietnam issued by the Minister of Science and Technology together with Circular 17/2022 /TT-BKHCN stipulates the work components to be performed as follows:

Step 1. Receive request.

- Receive, stamp and issue confirmation codes for dossiers requesting confirmation of internationally registered trademarks protected in Vietnam;

- Receive and stamp additional documents.

Step 2. Hand over required documents and additional documents to the processing department.

Step 3. Check and evaluate the documents in the request dossier and additional documents and consider determining the protection status in Vietnam.

3.1. Check and evaluate documents requesting confirmation:

- Check and evaluate the validity of the dispatch requesting confirmation;

- Check the attached documents mentioned in the dispatch.

3.2. Check and evaluate power of attorney:

3.2.1. The power of attorney is the original: Check and evaluate the information and legality and validity of the power of attorney;

3.2.2. The power of attorney is referred to the previously submitted application file:

- Find and compare with the original power of attorney:

+ From paper records.

+ From electronic records.

- Check and evaluate the information and legality and validity of the power of attorney.

3.3. Look up international registrations on the database of internationally registered trademarks according to the Madrid System of the World Intellectual Property Organization and print the international registration extract.

3.4. Consider determining protection status in Vietnam at the time of confirmation:

- Evaluate the protection or refusal status recorded in the internationally registered trademark database according to the Madrid System of the World Intellectual Property Organization;

- Check and compare the protection status or refusal recorded in the internationally registered trademark database according to the Madrid System of the certification issuing unit;

- Check the consistency of the information of the owner of the international trademark registration with the information in the authorization letter.

- Evaluate the validity of international registration at the time of confirmation:

+ Determine the international registration date, the date of later designation in Vietnam (in case of later designation), the date of protection in Vietnam, and the validity period;

+ Determine the list of protected goods and services in Vietnam;

+ Identify excluded components.

Step 4. Draft request processing results

4.1. Drafting certification for valid claims and related international registrations protected in Vietnam.

4.2. Draft official dispatch on request processing results:

- Draft official dispatch notifying documents that do not meet the requirements;

- Draft official dispatch announcing refusal to issue certification due to dossier not meeting requirements.

Step 5. Browse leaders at all levels.

Step 6. Get the number and stamp the request processing result.

Step 7. Hand over the request processing results to the receiving department.

Step 8. Return request processing results to the request submitter:

- Pay directly;

- Pay via Post Office.

What are regulations on table of economic and technical norms in service of handling requests for confirmation of internationally registered trademarks being protected in Vietnam?

In Section II, Part II Economic - technical norms of services for handling requests for confirmation of internationally registered trademarks protected in Vietnam issued by the Minister of Science and Technology together with Circular 17/2022 /TT-BKHCN regulates the table of economic and technical norms as follows:

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