Intellectual property infringement 1. The connection between expert opinions and resolving intellectual property infringement The legal framework for intellectual property in Vietnam, especially the Law on Intellectual Property, clearly stipulates the role of IP expert assessment in determining infringement acts. An expert opinion issued by VIPRI is a crucial, highly specialized piece of evidence that provides a basis for agencies such as Courts, Police, Customs, etc., to assess the degree of similarity, likelihood of confusion, or other factors related to the infringement act. Particularly in complex cases involving intellectual property rights such as inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, or copyrights, the expert opinion plays a pivotal role in clarifying specialized elements that disputing parties or competent authorities often find difficult to assess themselves. For instance, for inventions, determining novelty, inventive step, or industrial applicability ...
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