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Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry calls for a fair evaluation after US designates the country as a 'Priority Foreign Country' in annual IP report.

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WASHINGTON — The United States has again placed India on its Priority Watch List for intellectual property concerns, citing persistent enforcement gaps, patent delays and long-running disputes over protections for pharmaceutical and digital products. The designation was included in the 2026 Special 301 Report released…
China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has released its annual filing statistics for 2024, highlighting a sustained increase in utility model applications but a notable decline in utility model grants. The data also details trends in invention patent and industrial design filings, as well as shi…
Viet Nam called on the US to provide an objective and balanced assessment of Viet Nam’s efforts and achievements in intellectual property (IP) protection, said Spokesperson of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on May 1. In response to a reporter’s question regarding Viet Nam’s reaction to the US des…
Vietnam has called on the United States to deliver an objective and balanced evaluation of its intellectual property protection efforts following the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision to designate Vietnam as a 'Priority Foreign Country' in its latest report. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized the…
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It is requested that the US side have an objective and balanced assessment of Vietnam's efforts and achievements in the field of intellectual property protection. On May 1, answering reporters' questions, requesting to know Vietnam's reaction to the US identification of Vietnam as a "priority foreign country" in the A…