Ms Linh Thi Mai Nguyen > Tilleke & Gibbins > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile

Tilleke & Gibbins
Viettel Tower A, 25th Floor, Suite 2506
285 Cach Mang Thang Tam, District 10
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam

Work Department

Intellectual Property Department

Position

Partner and Head of Trademark – Vietnam
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Career

Linh Thi Mai Nguyen is a partner and heads the Tilleke & Gibbins trademark team in Vietnam. Linh brings to the firm a comprehensive understanding of Vietnamese IP law both from a lawyer’s perspective and from the viewpoint of Vietnam’s legislators and judiciary, the product of more than a decade of experience as a lawyer advising owners of world-famous brands on protecting their IP rights in Vietnam, and five years as a legal program officer with the USAID-funded STAR project, where she coordinated with government agencies to ensure that Vietnam’s legal regime complied with international commitments.

Recognized as a leading trademark attorney by the WTR 1000, Linh has crafted persuasive arguments to win appeals and oppositions for foreign trademark holders in the fashion and consumer goods industries. She has also represented major franchises from the U.S. in the real estate and fitness sectors to resolve disputes with franchisees in Vietnam, and secure the protection of the IP assets of the franchisor.

A graduate of the Hanoi Law University, Linh was later awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to obtain an LLM in the United States from the Franklin Pierce Law Center (now the University of New Hampshire School of Law).

Linh is a licensed IP agent and a qualified lawyer of the Hanoi Bar Association. She serves on the executive board of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Association (VIPA) and is a member of VIPA’s International Cooperation Committee. She is also a member of INTA’s Right of Publicity Committee.

Languages

Vietnamese, English

Education

LLM, Franklin Pierce Law Center

LLB, Hanoi Law University

Lawyer Rankings

Vietnam > Intellectual property: international firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Linh Thi Mai Nguyen – Tilleke & Gibbins

Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property team, led by Thomas Treutler in Ho Chi Minh City, handles a broad range of matters, with a particularly strong reputation in areas such as anti-counterfeiting, strategic filing, and commercial IP work. The practice excels in IP prosecution and enforcement in the life sciences sector, as well as the technology, media, and telecommunications spaces. With extensive patent litigation and domain name dispute expertise, Loc Xuan Le heads the firm’s IP enforcement team. Linh Thi Mai Nguyen leads the trademark department, while Thanh Phuong Vu, with a background in pharmaceuticals and biotech, is head of patents.