Vietnamese firms should attach more attention to registering for intellectual property protection in foreign markets if they wished to develop brands abroad, according to the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP).
Authorities, business groups and companies need to co-operate closely to
keep out fake products during the upcoming festive season, a conference
heard yesterday in HCM City.
As intellectual property rights are becoming increasingly important in
international trade, experts urged Vietnamese companies to pay attention
to overseas trademark protection registration.
The recent Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) recognition for the Phu
Quoc fish sauce trademark in the EU has raised hopes for thousands of
Vietnamese exporters of agricultural products.