The promulgation of Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP and Circular No.
23/2023/TT-BKHCN marks an important step forward in strengthening
IP protection in Vietnam, in accordance with higher standards and
requirements from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for
Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), European Union-Vietnam Free
Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP), Hague Convention, among other international
agreements.
To comply with new regulations under the amendment and
supplementation of Intellectual Property Law in 2022 (IP Law), on
23 August 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 65/2023/ND-CP
(Decree 65) to regulate detailing several articles and measures to
implement the IP Law. Further, on 30 November 2023, the Ministry of
Science and Technology promulgated Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BKHCN
(Circular 23) detailing several articles of the IP Law and measures
to implement Decree 65.
