Compare protection terms
Side-by-side protection terms for copyright, trademarks, patents, industrial designs and plant varieties.
| Types of intellectual property right | Protection term | Contents | Note | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copyright | Moral rights (except the right of publication) | Protected indefinitely. | Điều 27 khoản 1 Luật SHTT | |
| Copyright | Ordinary works — the author's life plus 50 years | The author's lifetime plus 50 years after death, ending at the close of 31 December of the final year. | Điều 27 khoản 2 điểm b Luật SHTT | |
| Copyright | Cinematographic, photographic, applied-art and anonymous works | 75 years from first publication; if unpublished within 25 years of fixation, 100 years from the date of fixation. | Điều 27 khoản 2 điểm a Luật SHTT | |
| Performers' rights | 50 years from the year following the year the performance was fixed | 50 years from the date of fixation. | Điều 34 khoản 1 Luật SHTT | |
| Rights of producers of sound and audiovisual recordings | Published recording — 50 years from the year following publication | Điều 34 khoản 2 Luật SHTT | ||
| Rights of producers of sound and audiovisual recordings | Unpublished recording — 50 years from the year following fixation | 50 years from the date of fixation. | Điều 34 khoản 2 Luật SHTT | |
| Rights of broadcasting organisations | 50 years from the year following the year the broadcast was made | 50 years from the date of fixation. | Điều 34 khoản 3 Luật SHTT | |
| Patent (invention) | 20 years from the filing date, non-renewable | 20 years from the filing date, not renewable. | A patent requires an annual maintenance fee. Forgetting to pay it is the most common reason a patent lapses before its term ends. | Điều 93 khoản 2 Luật SHTT |
| Utility solution | 10 years from the filing date, non-renewable | 10 years from the filing date, not renewable. | Điều 93 khoản 3 Luật SHTT | |
| Industrial design | 5 years from filing, renewable twice consecutively for 5 years each | 5 years from the filing date, renewable for 5 years each time, up to 2 times. | Điều 93 khoản 4 Luật SHTT | |
| Trademark | 10 years from filing, renewable indefinitely for 10 years at a time | 10 years from the filing date, renewable for 10 years each time, with no cap on renewals. | Renewals are unlimited, so a trademark can last forever if fees are paid. However a mark unused for five consecutive years can be cancelled on request. | Điều 93 khoản 6 Luật SHTT |
| Geographical indication | Indefinite, as long as the conditions for protection remain met | Protected indefinitely. | Điều 93 khoản 7 Luật SHTT | |
| Semiconductor integrated-circuit layout design | Up to 10 years from the filing date | 10 years from the filing date, not renewable. | Điều 93 khoản 5 Luật SHTT | |
| Trade secret | Indefinite, until the information ceases to be secret | Protected indefinitely. | Điều 6 khoản 3 điểm c và Điều 84 Luật SHTT | |
| Trade name | Lasts as long as lawful use continues | Protected indefinitely. | Điều 6 khoản 3 điểm b Luật SHTT | |
| Plant variety rights | Woody plants and vines — 25 years from the grant date | 25 years from the filing date, not renewable. | Điều 169 khoản 2 Luật SHTT | |
| Plant variety rights | Other varieties — 20 years from the grant date | 20 years from the filing date, not renewable. | Điều 169 khoản 2 Luật SHTT |