ABSTRACT
Doctor of Philosophy Declaration
1. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION - IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN VIETNAM
1.1. Flexibilities in Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Protection under TRIPs
1.2. Research Questions, Methodology, and Thesis Organization
2.3. Thesis Organization
2. CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUALIZING LAW’S FLEXIBILITY
2.1. Problems of Law Itself
1.1. Law is Encoded in Language and Language is Ambiguous
1.2. Law May Have Conflicting Rules for Interpreting Law
4.1. Interpretation within the WTO
4.2. How Vietnam Has Dealt with Interpretative Problems in Respect of the WTO
1.3. Law May Have Gaps in It
1.4. Law May Get out of Date
1.5. Law Makers May Not Have Sufficient Knowledge
2.2. Vietnamese Culture and Society
2.1. Favouring Community Life and Cooperation
2.2. Non-Development of Commerce, Urbanization, and Industrialization
2.3. Religious and Political Factors
2.4. Legal Legacy
72.1. French Colonial Law of Limiting Industrial Development
72.2. Socialist Legislation Opposing Private Ownership
2.3. Conflict within the WTO/TRIPs Environment
3.1. Conflicting Interests between Developing and Developed Members
3.2. TRIPs and the Incorporation of Previous International Conventions
2.4. Locating TRIPs Flexibilities
3. CHAPTER 3: LOCALIZING THE WTO TRIPs AGREEMENT IN VIETNAM
3.1. Integration of Vietnam into the Global Multilateral Trading System
1.2. The Memorandum on Foreign Trade Regime
1.3. The Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiations
1.4. Intellectual Property Questions and Replies Communications
3.2. The TRIPs Agreement: Structure and Main Contents
2.3. Categories of Intellectual Property Rights
106.1. Copyright and Related Rights (Arts. 9-14)
106.2. Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Patents (Arts. 15-34)
106.3. Layout-Designs (Arts. 35-38)
106.4. Undisclosed Information (Art.4 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Arts.
3.3. Internalizing TRIPs Provisions in Vietnam
3.1. The Warming-up Period 1995-1998
113.1. The 1995 Civil Code
113.2. The 1995 Civil Code Implementation Regulations
113.3. Legislative Impediments
3.2. The Period of Covering Other TRIPs Subject Matters 1999-2004
119.1. Covering the Scope of Intellectual Property Protection
119.2. Provisions for Intellectual Property Enforcement
3.3. The Full Completion of TRIPs Requirements 2005 -
122.1. Enacting the Intellectual Property Law and Amending the Civil Code
122.2. Guiding the Implementation of the Intellectual Property Law and the New Civil Code
3.4. Flexibilities in TRIPs General Provisions in Vietnam
4.1. A More Extensive Protection?
4.2. Which Implementation Mcthod?
4.3. Other TRIPs-Incorporated Treaties?
3.5. Conclusions
4. CHAPTER 4: COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN VIETNAM UNDER TRIPs’ FLEXIBILITIES
4.1. Copyrightable Subject Matter
1.2. Exclusions from Protection
148.1. Non-Protectability
148.2. Fixation
4.2. Granting Bundles of Rights
2.2. ‘Droit de suite’
2.4. Copyright Non-Voluntary Licensing
159.1. Non-Exclusive and Non-Transferable Compulsory Licenses under Apendix of the Berne Convention
159.2. Other Non-Voluntary Licenses under the Berne Convention
2.5. Parallel Imports and Exhaustion of Rights
162.1. What Is the Exhaustion of Rights?
162.2. What Are Parallel Imports?
162.3. TRIPs Flexibility on Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights
4.3. The Terms of Protection
4.4. Exceptions to Infringement
4.1. The Meaning of ‘Limitations’ and ‘Exceptions’ Provision
4.2. The Scope of the ‘Limitations’ and ‘Exceptions’ Provision
4.3. The Prerequisites for Limitations and Exceptions
176.4. Exceptions to Copyright Protection in Vietnamese Law
178.1. The General Criteria for Exceptions
178.2. The Particular Case Criterion
4.5. The Protection of Related or Neighbouring Rights
4.6. Conclusions
5. CHAPTER 5: PATENTS AND PLANT VARIETIES IN VIETNAM UNDER TRIPs’ FLEXIBILITIES
5.1. Detailing the Patent Criteria
200.1. Novelty
200.2. Inventiveness
200.3. Industrial Applicability
5.2. Ordre Public or Morality
2.2. Diagnostic Methods, Plants and Animals, Essentially Biological Processes and Other Exclusions
5.3. Patent Exceptions and Compulsory Licenses
3.1. Exceptions to the Exclusive Rights
3.2. TRIPs and Post-TRIPs Compulsory Licensing Systems
3.3. Patent Exceptions and Non-Voluntary Licenses in Vietnam
222.1. Exceptions to the Patent Use Prevention Right
222.2. A Prior User
222.3. An Interim User
222.4. Non-Voluntary Licensing
5.4. The Protection of Plant Varieties in Vietnam under TRIPs
4.1. Patentability or Non-Patentability of Plant and Animal Inventions
4.2. The Protection of Plant Varieties
4.3. The Main Features of the Vietnamese System on Plant Varieties
239.1. The Criteria for Plant Variety Protection
239.2. The Rights to Plant Varieties
239.3. The Duration of Protection
239.4. Exceptions and Restrictions
5.5. Conclusions
6. CHAPTER 6: OTHER TRIPs CATEGORIES OF PROTECTION IN VIETNAM
6.1. Protectable Subject Matter
6.2. Term of Protection
6.3. The Termination of a Registered Mark on Non-Use Basis
6.4. The Protection of Well-Known Marks
6.5. The Protection of Trade Names
6.6. Indentifying Geographical Indications of Origin
6.7. Protection against Misleading and Unfair Use
6.8. The Higher Level of Geographical Indication Protection for Wines and Spirits
6.9. Exceptions to Geographical Indication Protection
6.10. Protectability
276.1. Novelty
276.2. Creativity
276.3. Industrial Applicability
6.11. The Protection of Textile Designs
6.12. Exceptions to Industrial Design Protection
6.13. The Duration of Protection
6.14. Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits
4.1. The Legal Form of Protection
4.2. Exceptions or Limitations to Layout Design Rights
4.3. The Term of Protection
6.15. Protection for Undisclosed Data Relating to Pharmaceutical and Agro-Chemical Products
6.16. Conclusions
7. CHAPTER 7: ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN VIETNAM UNDER TRIPs
7.1. Civil Law Remedies
1.1. Classifying Wrongs against Intellectual Property Rights
309.1. Material Damages
309.2. Moral Damage
1.2. The Burden of Proof
1.3. Civil Remedies for Intellectual Property Infringements
313.1. Cessation of Infringing Acts
313.2. Ordering an Apology or Rectifying Publicity
313.3. Ordering the Performance of Civil Obligations
313.4. Payment of Damages
313.5. Ordering the Destruction, Distribution, or Use of Those on Conditions
7.2. Scientific-Technological Specialized Inspectorates
2.1. Industrial Property Administrative Violations
2.2. Primary and Extra Penalties
2.3. Administrative Remedies
2.4. Competence to Issue Penalties
7.3. Culture-Sports-Tourism Specialized Inspectorates
3.1. Principal and Additional Sanctions
3.2. Administrative Remedies
3.3. Competence to Issue Sanctions
7.4. Plant Varieties Specialized Inspectorates
7.5. Market Control Units
7.6. Conclusions
8. CHAPTER 8: THE HEARING OF COPYRIGHT DISPUTES IN VIETNAM
8.1. Overview of Intellectual Property Trials in Vietnam
1.1. The Pre-1980s Period
1.3. The Period after 1996-
8.2. Literary and Artistic Works as Cultural and Social Products
2.2. Copyright Regulation
372.1. The Application of Legislation Prior to the 1995 Civil Code
372.2. The Application of the 1995 Civil Code, Amended 2005
372.3. The Protection of Written Works
372.4. The Protection of Musical Works
372.5. The Protection of Other Categories of Works
372.6. Other Infringements of Copyright
8.3. Conclusions
9. CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION - IMPLEMENTATING THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN VIETNAM
APPENDICES
1. Appendix 1
2. Appendix 2
3. Appendix 3
4. Appendix 4
5. Appendix 5
6. Appendix 6
7. Appendix 7
TABLE 1: Applications for Non-Compulsory Patent Licences of Pharmaceutical Products in Some Developing Countries from 2003 to 2007
TABLE 2: The 10 Copyright Cases in Court in Vietnam from 1997 to 2006 by Jurisdiction
TABLE 3: The 10 Copyright Cases in Court in Vietnam from 1997 to 2006 by Issue
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