Students from 5 schools discuss Intellectual Property

The conference was attended byProf. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim(Vice Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities), Mr. Phan Ngan Son (Deputy Director of the National Office of Intellectual Property) and representatives of teachers, scientists and students from 5 universities.

The conference received 18 scientific reports, focusing on reflecting different aspects of the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Vietnam today such as: copyright protection for literary and folk art works.;Conflict between trademark protection and geographical indications under intellectual property law;on identifying barriers in building digital libraries to protect traditional knowledge in Vietnam (case study of Traditional Medicine);Identifying shortcomings in copyright protection for electronic newspaper works in Vietnam;The problem of infringement of related rights to broadcast programs in Vietnam;The impact of Blockchain technology on the protection of intellectual property rights for music products... These topics are all considered to address new, topical and meaningful issues for the enforcement of the Law on Intellectual Property in Vietnam today.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim (Vice Principal of the School) delivered the opening speech at the conference.

Mr. Phan Ngan Son (Deputy Director of the National Office of Intellectual Property) spoke at the conference.

The reports are highly appreciated for their practicality in research orientation such as the topic on the application of patent number WO2004098301 “Procedure for the preservation of bananas” to preserve Dai Hoang royal bananas.…Some topics closely follow business issues such as: resolving disputes over trade names and trademarks through the Taisun Vietnam case; innovation activities in foreign direct investment enterprises in Vietnam; commercialization of inventions in Vietnamese science and technology enterprises, etc.

The group of students who won the First Prize presented the report "Application of patent number WO2004098301 “Procedure for the preservation of bananas” to preserve Dai Hoang royal bananas" (Thach Thi Anh Hong, Chu Kim Chi, Tran Quoc Long - University of Social Sciences and Humanities).

In particular, IP issues in Vietnam are viewed in comparison with other countries, under the impact of international integration such as: international patent protection under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - strategies to delay costs and maximize the value of domestic and international patents; protection of traditional knowledge in the context of international economic integration; determination of trademark infringement under Vietnamese law in comparison with Japanese law...

Associate Professor, Dr. Le Thu Ha (Lecturer of Foreign Trade University, member of the Jury) commented: This year's research has been carefully prepared and invested, so the research is of high quality. I also highly appreciate the live presentations at the conference. The students clearly showed confidence and mastery in their research. In particular, their research is closely linked to practice. This is one of the commendable things because IP should not only be discussed in terms of law but also must be brought into practical life and have a breath of reality.

Dr. Tran Le Hong (Chief of the Office of the National Office of Intellectual Property, member of the Jury) said he was impressed with the report “Application of patent No. WO2004098301 “Procedure for the preservation of bananas” to preserve Dai Hoang royal bananas” by a group of students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The authors knew how to start from practice to come up with their research ideas, and knew how to apply the knowledge they learned to solve real-life problems. That is the greatest value of the research works.

At the end of the conference, the Organizing Committee awarded 01 First prize, 02 Second prizes and 02 Third prizes to the author groups.

• First Prize:Patent application number WO2004098301 “Procedure for the preservation of bananas” to preserve Dai Hoang royal bananas(Thach Thi Anh Hong, Chu Kim Chi, Tran Quoc Long - University of Social Sciences and Humanities).
• Second Prize:International patent protection under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - strategies to defer costs and maximize the value of domestic and international patents(Nguyen Nhu Quynh - University of Law, Hue University);Commercialization of inventions in Vietnamese science and technology enterprises(Ha Hien Thuong - Foreign Trade University).
• Third Prize:Resolving disputes over trade names and trademarks through the Taisun Vietnam case(Nhu Thao Linh, Hoang Thi Linh, Chu Viet Ha - National Economics University);Free movie websitebelowPerspective of copyright law on cinematographic works(Nguyen Huy Phuc, Dinh Thi Linh Khanh, Vu Ngoc Diep - Hanoi Law University).

The conference is an annual scientific forum for students of 5 major universities in Hanoi, held to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on April 26 every year. This is the 8th year the Student Scientific Conference on Intellectual Property has been held to connect scientists, students, and lecturers interested in intellectual property, aiming to improve the effectiveness of protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Vietnam in the context of international economic integration.

The theme of this year's World Intellectual Property Day is "Powering change - women in innovation and creativity" with the following goals: raising awareness among students, those directly involved in innovation and intellectual property activities; promoting the formation and development of the startup business community; honoring the creativity, ingenuity and courage of women to promote change in the world and shape the future.

The group of authors won the first prize.

Third Prize Winners

Second prize winners