1 year
- Filing Language: Vietnamese - via Paris Convention - via Nationalization of PCT - Necessary documents: - Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
 - Necessary documents: - Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
 - Attachments (if any) - Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism deposit certificate and its Vietnamese translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and its Vietnamese translation
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Description of patent IPC classification number
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
 - Attachments (if any) - WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Vietnamese national phase Amended Article 19/28/34/41
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism deposit certificate and its Vietnamese translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and its Vietnamese translation
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Description of patent IPC classification number
 
- yes. After the substantive examination of the invention patent application, the patent applicant can submit a request and pay the prescribed conversion request fee to convert the patent type from invention to utility model. If the invention patent does not meet the conditions for granting a patent, a request for conversion may be filed within three months from the date of issuance of the rejection document of the invention patent. 
- 20 years 
- Filing Language: Vietnamese - Necessary documents: - Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
 - Attachments (if any): - Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Description of patent IPC classification number
 
- 10 years 
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date
 
- 5-6 years 
- 1 year 
- no 
- yes. Multiple designs may be included in one design application. 
