1. Circulars Guiding the Implementation of the Law on Intellectual Property

• Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN dated February 14, 2007, guiding the implementation of Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP dated September 22, 2006, of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property regarding industrial property.

• Appendix A – Registration Declaration Forms (Inventions / Layout Designs / Trademarks / Industrial Designs / Geographical Indications).

• Appendix B – Supplementary Application Forms (Application Transfer / Application Supplementation / Substantive Examination).

• Appendix C – Renewal Forms (Renewal / Amendment / Duplicate Grant / Invalidated Title Termination / Converted Trademark Registration / International Trademark Registration / Complaint / International Trademark Amendment).

• Appendix D – Transfer Registration Forms (Compulsory Licensing / Assignment of Rights / Licensing Contract / Licensing Contract Amendment).

• Appendix E – Representation Forms (Examination Registration / Certificate Grant / Certificate Re-issuance / Organization Recordal / Organization Information Amendment).

• Appendix F – Search Request Forms (Inventions / Industrial Designs / Trademarks).

• Appendix G – Protection Title Templates.

• Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN dated February 25, 2008, guiding the issuance and revocation of Industrial Property Assessor Cards and Certificates of Eligibility for Industrial Property Assessment Operations.

• Appendix 1 – Professional Examination Application Form.

• Appendix 2 – Card Issuance/Re-issuance Application Form.

• Appendix 3 – Application Form for Certificate of Organizational Eligibility.

• Appendix 4 – Industrial Property Assessor Card Template.

• Appendix 5 – Template for Certificate of Individual Qualification for Assessors.

• Appendix 6 – Template for Certificate of Organizational Eligibility for Assessment.

• Circular No. 04/2009/TT-BKHCN dated March 27, 2009, amending and supplementing Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN guiding the issuance and revocation of Industrial Property Assessor Cards and Certificates of Eligibility for Industrial Property Assessment Operations.

• Appendix 1 (Amended) – Professional Examination Application Form.

• Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN dated July 22, 2011, amending and supplementing a number of provisions of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN dated February 14, 2007 (as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKHCN) and Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN dated February 25, 2008 (as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 04/2009/TT-BKHCN).

• Consolidated Text of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN dated February 14, 2007, guiding the implementation of Government Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP dated September 22, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property regarding industrial property (as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKHCN and Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN).

• Consolidated Text of Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN dated February 25, 2008, guiding the issuance and revocation of Industrial Property Assessor Cards and Certificates of Eligibility for Industrial Property Assessment Operations (as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 04/2009/TT-BKHCN and Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN).

• Circular No. 04/2012/TT-BKHCN amending and supplementing a number of provisions of Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN dated February 25, 2008, guiding the issuance and revocation of Industrial Property Assessor Cards and Certificates of Eligibility for Industrial Property Assessment Operations (as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 04/2009/TT-BKHCN and Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN).

• Consolidated Text of Circular No. 01/2008/TT-BKHCN dated February 25, 2008, guiding the issuance and revocation of Industrial Property Assessor Cards and Certificates of Eligibility for Industrial Property Assessment Operations (as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 04/2009/TT-BKHCN, Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN, and Circular No. 04/2012/TT-BKHCN).

• Consolidated Compilation of Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BKHCN with amending and supplementing circulars (Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKHCN dated July 31, 2010, Circular No. 18/2011/TT-BKHCN dated July 22, 2011, and Circular No. 05/2013/TT-BKHCN dated February 20, 2013) (for reference).

• Circular No. 18/2013/TT-BKHCN guiding the implementation of a number of provisions under the Initiative Statute promulgated under Government Decree No. 13/2012/ND-CP dated March 02, 2012 (effective from September 25, 2013).

2. Circulars Guiding Intellectual Property Prior to the Effective Date of the Law on Intellectual Property

• Circular No. 132/2004/TT-BTC dated December 30, 2004, guiding the collection, remittance, management, and use of industrial property fees and charges.

• Circular No. 30/2003/TT-BKHCN dated November 05, 2003, guiding procedures for establishing industrial property rights over inventions / utility solutions.

• Circular No. 29/2003/TT-BKHCN dated November 05, 2003, guiding procedures for establishing industrial property rights over industrial designs.

• Circular No. 92/2002/TT-BTC dated October 18, 2002, regulating the collection, remittance, management, and use of examination fees, information and service provision fees, as well as fees for registration, granting, publication, and maintenance of protection titles for new plant varieties.

• Circular No. 119/2001/TT-BNN dated December 21, 2001, guiding the implementation of Government Decree No. 13/2001/ND-CP on the Protection of New Plant Varieties.

• Circular No. 23 TC/TCT dated May 09, 1997, guiding the collection, remittance, and management of industrial property fees and charges.

• Circular No. 3055/TT-SHCN dated December 31, 1996, guiding the implementation of provisions on procedures for establishing industrial property rights.

• Circular No. 1134/SC dated October 17, 1991, guiding the implementation of Decree No. 84/HDBT dated March 20, 1990, on amending and supplementing the Statute on Technical Innovations, Production Rationalization, and Inventions, as well as Statutes on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Utility Solutions to enforce the Ordinance on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights.

3. Other Related Circulars

• Circular No. 44/2011/TT-BTC guiding anti-counterfeiting work and protection of intellectual property rights in the customs sector.

• Joint Circular No. 16/2009/TTLT-BTTTT-BCA dated May 12, 2009, on coordination in preventing and combating illegal printing.

• Circular No. 22/2009/TT-BTC dated February 04, 2009, specifying collection rates, regimes for collection, remittance, management, and use of industrial property fees and charges.

• Joint Circular No. 02/2008/TTLT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC-BCA-BTP dated April 03, 2008, guiding the application of legal provisions in resolving intellectual property disputes in People's Courts.

• Joint Circular No. 01/2008/TTLT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC-BCA-BTP dated February 29, 2008, guiding criminal prosecution for acts infringing upon intellectual property rights.

• Joint Circular No. 129/2004/TTLT/BTC-BKHCN dated December 29, 2004, guiding the implementation of border control measures regarding industrial property for imported and exported goods.

• Joint Circular No. 58/2003/TTLT-BVHTT-BTC dated October 17, 2003, guiding copyright protection at customs authorities for imported and exported goods.

• Joint Circular No. 02/2001/TTLT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC-BCA-BTP dated December 25, 2001, guiding the application of provisions in Chapter XIV of the 1999 Criminal Code on "Crimes Infringing Upon Property."

• Joint Circular No. 10/2000/TTLT-BTM-BTC-BCA-BKHCNMT dated April 27, 2000, guiding the implementation of Prime Minister Directive No. 31/1999/CT-TTg dated October 27, 1999, on fighting the manufacture and trading of counterfeit goods.