Registering trademark protection is a crucial business strategy for safeguarding a company’s intellectual assets and establishing a strong brand presence in the market. To assist businesses in the process of trademark registration and to keep them informed about relevant legal requirements, NVCS Law Firm is pleased to present an updated article on trademark registration fees in Vietnam, by the latest regulations. This guide aims to help companies navigate the registration process more smoothly and understand the associated costs.

Current Trademark Registration Fees and Charges

Based on the Schedule of Fees for Industrial Property Rights issued under Circular 263/2016/TT-BTC, the current trademark registration fees in Vietnam are as follows:

- Application Fee: 150,000 VND

- Application Publication Fee: 120,000 VND

- Search Fee for Preliminary Examination: 180,000 VND per product/service class

- Search Fee for Each Additional Product/Service (from the 7th onward): 30,000 VND per product/service

- Substantive Examination Fee: 550,000 VND per product/service class

- Substantive Examination Fee for Each Additional Product/Service (from the 7th onward): 120,000 VND per product/service

- Fee for Evaluating Priority Rights Request: 600,000 VND per application

- International Classification Fee for Goods/Services: 100,000 VND

- Registration Fee for Issuance of Protection Title Decision: 120,000 VND

- Publication Fee for Protection Title Decision: 120,000 VND

- Fee for Issuance of Trademark Registration Certificate: 120,000 VND

These fees cover various steps in the trademark registration process, including priority rights evaluation, classification, registration, publication, and certificate issuance.

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