On March 29, in Hanoi, with the consent of the Minister of Science and Technology and the Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee, the Department of Intellectual Property coordinated with the City Department of Science and Technology. Hanoi hosts the 3 Intellectual Property Conference and side events. This is an annual event organized by the National Office of Intellectual Property to summarize and evaluate the annual state management of intellectual property and orient intellectual property activities in the coming time.
Hanoi leads the country in the number of licenses and applications for intellectual property rights
Speaking at the event, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat said that the annual Intellectual Property Conference has become an important forum for the science and technology industry, where the Ministry of Science and Technology , directly the National Office of Intellectual Property reports on state management of intellectual property at the Central level. The conference is also a place to discuss intellectual property activities in localities, businesses, research institutes, and universities.
This year's conference being held in Hanoi is even more meaningful when Hanoi is the top city in the 2023 Local Innovation Index Ranking. This is also the locality with the total number of registration applications. leading industrial property in the country. "Hanoi's experiences in building and exploiting intellectual property will be learned and replicated, making an important contribution to the development of intellectual property activities of the whole country", Minister Huynh Thanh Dat said.
According to the Minister of Science and Technology, in 2023, state management of intellectual property has achieved remarkable results, notably the improvement of institutions, policies and laws.
The Government and ministries and branches have issued 3 Decrees and 2 Circulars detailing and guiding the implementation of the Intellectual Property Law after the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Intellectual Property Law was passed by the National Assembly. Assembly passed on June 16, 6. Activities to support the establishment, protection, management and development of intellectual property, especially for key products and local specialties, are promoted; The number of processed applications to establish industrial property rights increased by 13,2% compared to 2022...
According to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization, Vietnam is ranked 46/132 countries and economies on the global innovation index in 2023 (up 02 places compared to 2022) and is one of the seven middle-income countries that have made the most progress in innovation over the past decade.
However, the Minister said that we also need to frankly evaluate that the current context is placing more requirements on state management of intellectual property in 2024 and the following years.
Many state management activities on intellectual property are facing the great challenge of having to innovate to further improve the efficiency of state management activities such as the issue of speed and quality of accurate processing. establish industrial property rights; enforcement of industrial property rights; the effectiveness of intellectual property management activities after being protected, especially for key and potential local products...
Mr. Le Hong Son, Standing Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee, said that Resolution No. 15-NQ/TW dated May 5, 5 of the Politburo on directions and tasks for developing Hanoi Capital until 2022. 2030, vision to 2045, Resolution of the XNUMXth Congress of the City Party Committee, one of the tasks and also an important solution is to restructure the economy, innovate the model and improve the quality of growth based on on science, technology and innovation.
The city focuses on promoting the development of intellectual property associated with developing the science and technology market. Focus on developing science and technology according to market mechanisms, with businesses as the focus. Support and improve the technology absorption capacity of businesses in the area. In recent times, the number of industrial property registrations has increased significantly, contributing to improving spiritual and material values for society. Hanoi is the leading locality in the country in the number of licenses and applications for intellectual property rights. Hanoi is also the top locality in the local innovation index ranking results announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
State management activities on industrial property contribute to local socio-economic development
Presenting a report at the Conference, Mr. Nguyen Van Bay, Deputy Director of the Department of Intellectual Property said: In 2023, the state management of industrial property (IP) of localities has achieved great successes. certain results, including aspects of work that have achieved good results, such as propaganda activities, dissemination of knowledge and laws on industrial property, consulting activities, guidance on registration, establishment and protection of industrial property. protecting industrial property rights, encouraging and supporting innovative and creative activities. Some typical localities such as Hanoi, City. Ho Chi Minh, Bac Giang, Son La, Lang Son, Ha Tinh, Can Tho, An Giang, etc. State management of industrial property has been carried out with good results.
The above results show that state management of industrial property in localities has achieved certain achievements, contributing to local socio-economic development.
Specifically, in 2023, the NOIP received 156.413 applications of all types (an increase of 11% compared to 2022), including 84.753 applications to register industrial property rights (an increase of 8,5%) and 71.660 types of applications/requests. others (up 14,1%).
The Department processed 125.778 applications of all types, including 74.130 applications to register industrial property rights (an increase of 13,2% compared to 2022) and 51.648 other applications/requests (an increase of 6,6%); granted 36.977 industrial property protection certificates of all kinds (down 12,5% compared to 2022).
In 2023, localities have made many efforts in enforcing industrial property rights to repel counterfeit goods and goods infringing industrial property rights, reflected in a sharp increase in both the number of cases handled and the amount of fines.
According to reports from localities, the whole country has had 3.049 cases of copyright infringement handled (mainly for trademarks) with a total fine of 36.735.363.000 VND and more than 340.000 products handled. an increase of 213% in the number of cases and 204% in total fines compared to 2022 (1.430 cases with a total fine of more than 18 billion VND).
Support activities to enforce IP rights have also been paid attention and promoted by the NOIP through providing 306 professional opinions to enforcement agencies (an increase of 40% compared to 2022); Participated in 07 cases that ended up being resolved in court.
Mr. Nguyen Van Bay also said that in the current situation, when the effectiveness of intellectual property rights enforcement in international commitments that Vietnam participates in or negotiates to sign, there is a tendency to impose requirements. As demands become increasingly higher and more stringent, the issue of improving the operational efficiency of our country's IP rights enforcement system is becoming an urgent task.
To do this, it is necessary to continue promoting training and fostering professional knowledge about industrial property for officials of agencies enforcing industrial property rights, establishing a mechanism for close coordination and information exchange. information and experience between agencies enforcing industrial property rights with each other and with state management agencies on industrial property at both central and local levels./.
