VIEtnAM
VIEtnAM
UnDER tHE IP LAW, CYBERsqUAttInG MAY
ConstItUtE An ACt of UnfAIR CoMPEtItIon
days to request suspension of clearance and lodge a bond to compensate Th ese changes to Vietnam’s IP rights regime refl ect a focused eff ort by the
the owner of the goods for potential losses if the goods were wrongly government of Vietnam to improve IP rights awareness and enforcement in
seized. Customs may suspend clearance for 10 days while the rights holder the country.
establishes infringement and co-operates with the authorities to commence
an administrative action or civil court proceedings.
Th omas J. Treutler is an intellectual property attorney at Tilleke & Gibbins in
Domain name dispute regulations
Hanoi. He can be contacted at: thomas.t@tillekeandgibbins.com
On December 24, 2008, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and
Jennifer Sloan is a consultant at Tilleke & Gibbins in Hanoi. She can be
Communication issued regulations on domain name dispute resolution.
contacted at: jennifer.s@tillekeandgibbins.com
Th ere are now three means to resolve domain name disputes: informal
negotiation, arbitration and litigation. A complainant may take action
under one of these three means of dispute resolution if all of the following
conditions are met: Thomas J. Treutler is an intellectual property attorney based
in the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offi ces of tilleke & Gibbins.
• Th e disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the
treutler, a UsPto-qualifi ed patent attorney and a member
name of the complainant, or to a trademark or service mark in which the
of the state Bar of California, was named a ‘Leading Lawyer
complainant has lawful rights or interests
in Intellectual Property’ by Chambers Asia in both 2008
• Th e respondent has no lawful rights or interests in the domain name and 2009.
• Th e domain name has been used by the respondent in bad faith.
Jennifer Sloan is a consultant at the Hanoi offi ce of tilleke &
Bad faith is found in various circumstances, such as “[l]easing or transferring
Gibbins Consultants Ltd. she is a barrister and solicitor licensed
the domain name to the complainant; [or] leasing or transferring such to a
by the Law society of Upper Canada. Jennifer received a BA
competitor of the complainant to obtain illegitimate profi ts”. Complainants
Honours in Law and Psychology from Carleton University, ottawa
in 1991 and a BEd from York University, toronto in 1993.
should also keep in mind that under the IP Law, cybersquatting may
constitute an act of unfair competition.
172 World Intellectual Property Review Digest 2009 www.worldipreview.com
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