Law No. 50/2005/QH11 of 29 November 2005, on Intellectual Property. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Certification Offences/penalties Business/industry/corporations Plant protection Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 July 2006. Abstract This Law, consisting of 222 articles divided into 18 Chapters, establishes the Intellectual Property basic legislation. This Law provides for copyright, copyright-related rights, industrial property rights, rights to plant varieties and the protection of these rights. This Law applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals; foreign organizations and individuals that satisfy the conditions specified in this Law and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. Subject matters of copyright include literary, artistic and scientific works; subject matters of copyright-related rights include performances, phonograms, video recordings, broadcasts and encrypted program-carrying satellite signals. Full text English Website www.wipo.int References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 104/2006/ND-CP on detailed Regulations to implement the Intellectual Property Law, regarding Plant Variety Rights. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2006 Keyword: Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Certification, Authorization/permit, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Policy/planning, Procedural matters, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 103/2006/ND-CP detailing and guiding the Implementation of a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property regarding Industrial Property. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2006 Keyword: Intellectual property rights/patents, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Certification, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Procedural matters, Plant variety, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 07/2022/QH15 on amendments to some Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2022 Keyword: Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Certification, Business/industry/corporations, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX