The JPO held a bilateral meeting with the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance to exchange views on enhancing their cooperative relationship

November 5, 2024

Mr. Tran Huu Linh, Director General of the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance (DMS), visited the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on October 24 for a meeting with Mr. TAKIZAWA Go, Director-General of the Policy Planning and Coordination Department, the JPO. The DMS has the authority to seize counterfeit products in Vietnam. The DMS is also an important administrative organization that leads the local market surveillance agencies. Mr. Linh and Mr. TAKIZAWA exchanged information on the latest IP policies, confirmed the progress of cooperative projects based on the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between the two offices in 2021, and confirmed that they will continue to promote mutual understanding and strengthen cooperative relations between the two organizations.

On the same day, the DMS also had the meeting with corporate members of the International Intellectual Property Protection Forum (IIPPF)*, corporate members of the Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), the Customs Department, Ministry of Finance, Japan and the JPO. At the meeting, attendees exchanged the opinions on the topics include the operational procedure of crack down by the DMS and agreed to further strengthen cooperation to crack down on counterfeit products infringing IP rights of Japanese brand owners in Vietnam.

JPO will continue to strengthen cooperation with DMS, along with related organizations include IIPPF and will work on developing an environment where IP rights of Japanese brand owners is properly protected in Vietnam.

* The International Intellectual Property Protection Forum (IIPPF) is a gathering of companies and organizations that aim to resolve the issue of intellectual property rights infringement overseas, such as counterfeit products and pirated copies. The JPO supports the activities of IIPPF. For information on IIPPF's activities, please refer to the website of International Intellectual Property Protection Forum (IIPPF) (External Link)

Bilateral Meeting between the DMS and the JPO
Mr. Tran Huu Linh, Director General of the DMS (left) and Mr. TAKIZAWA Go, Director-General of the Policy Planning and Coordination Department, the JPO (right)

Bilateral Meeting between the DMS and the JPO
Attendees from the DMS and the JPO

Meeting between the DMS and related organizations include IIPPF

[Last updated 5 November 2024]