Le Q. Vinh

I am an attorney and also a patent, design, trademark and copyright practitioner accredited by the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office (IPVN) and the Copyright Office of Vietnam (COV) with 20 years+ of experience currently practicing in Vietnam for Bross & Partners (www.bross.vn).

As one of the founding partners leading the intellectual property practice of the firm since 2008, I have been advising and representing both foreign and Vietnamese enterprises, ie. from multinational corporations ranked by Forbes and VNR500 and to small and medium-sized companies operating in different industries sectors from pharmaceutical, fast food, beverage including milk, fashion, electric goods to fertilizer, seafood, coffee, construction materials, banking and auditing.

Individually listed in the IAM Patent1000, WTR1000 and honored as the Asialaw Profile’s leading lawyers for four consecutive years (2014-2017) amid Bross & Partners is constantly ranked and recommended by the Managing Intellectual Property (IPSTARS), WTR1000, Benchmark Litigation, AsiaLaw Profiles,  AsiaIP, Legal500 AsiaPacific and Asian Legal Business.

My expertise and experience is involved with various high-profile cases, including criminal case recently adjudicated in January 2020 relating to counterfeit trademark goods in which Vietnam for the first time prosecuted criminal liability for corporation, civil court litigation, border IPR protection, administrative measure against trademark infringement, ongoing defense to copyright infringement accusation claiming a record damage of nearly 2 million USD, and victoriously represented to recover domain name via the UDRP procedure. In addition, I had academic experience in completing the long-awaited Project for well-known trademark protection funded by the MoST and INTA.

Education and Qualifications:

• 2004 – 2005     Registered Patent, Design, Trademark and Copyright Agent
• 1994 – 1998      Hanoi University of Law (Hanoi, Vietnam), LLB (Law)

Other Trainings:

• 2014  Certificate, Intellectual Property Rights and Public Health, Hanoi
  • (United Nations Conference on Trade and Developments)
• 2014  Certificate, Industrial Property Representative for Rights to Plant Varieties, Hanoi
  • Department of Crop Production under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
• 2009  Certificate, IP Practitioners Seminar, Malaysia
  • (JPAA, MyIPO and MIPA)
• 2005  Certificate, Arbitration of IP Disputes and Domain Names Dispute Resolutions, Singapore
  • (WIPO and SIAC)
• 2003  WIPO IP online-training course
• 2001  US Federal Bureau of Investigation, IPR Enforcement Course, Hanoi, 
• Jul – Dec 2000
  • Certificate on the Basic course on Securities and Securities market
  • Certificate on the Securities Analysis and Investment
  • Certificate on the Basic Applicable laws and Regulations in the Securities Industry
  • (State Securities Commission of Vietnam)

Professional Qualifications:

• Certificate of qualification as a lawyer (legal practice license) granted by the Ministry of Justice, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (October 2005)

Professional Associations:

• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA)
• Vietnam Intellectual Property Association (VIPA)
• Vietnam Bar Federation
• Hanoi Bar Association

Publications:

• A 190-page study report as a result of “Project on Protection of Well-known Trademark under Vietnamese Laws – Situation and Solution” co-authored by attorney Le Quang Vinh (Bross & Partners) and Dr. Phan Ngoc Tam (Ho Chi Minh City’s University of Law) sponsored by the INTA and Ministry of Science and Technology. The project closed by officially announcing on November 17, 2017 in Hanoi and then published into a book by the Technical and Scientific Publishing House in 2017
• Article “The challenges of breaking with the tradition” published on the bi-monthly reputable magazine World Trademark Review, Issue December/January 2014 making comments on the newly emerging issue of protection of non-traditional marks
• Article “The benefits of a civil approach in IP-related unfair competition lawsuits” already released by World Trademark Review, Issue April/May /2014 analyzing the historical development of legal framework against IP-right related unfair competition acts, including domain name dispute resolution through a civil action;
• Article “A brief history of protection” published on World Trademark Review, Issue June/July 2014 commenting the famous protection regime under the laws of Vietnam;
• Article “Fundamentals of anti-counterfeiting legislation” published on World Trademark Review, Issue August/September pointing out and reviewing the legislation and practical application regarding anti-counterfeiting goods in Vietnam
• An interview on “Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand was lost in China” in the “Evening News” program on VTV1 Channel, September 2011;
• An interview on “Franchise and License the Brand” in the “Lawyers of Enterprises” program on VITV Channel, December 2009;
• An interview on “Protection of Trademark for Vietnam Enterprises in Overseas” in the “Lawyers of Enterprises” program on VITV Channel, October 2009;
• Why registering domain names is crucial, Vietnam News – The National English Language Daily, January 21, 2009, Talking Law page 17.
• Invited Speaker, Maison du droit Vietnamo-Francaise, Workshop on Trademark Dispute Resolutions, Hanoi (October 3, 2008).
• Domain Name Dispute Resolution, VietnamNet, 2007.
• Invited Speaker, VCCI, Vietnamese Brands and US Market, Hanoi (October 30, 2007)
• Invited Speaker, Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), the 38th ABU Programme Committee meeting, Copyright Session, Protection of Format Copyright, Hanoi (November 23, 2005)