More than 4,500 violations of intellectual
property rights worth tens of billions of Vietnamese dong were discovered in
the past five years and nearly VND20 billion in fines has been collected.
This
information was released by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) at a
June 12 conference in Hanoi to review the action plan for preventing and
handling intellectual property rights violations in the 2006-2010 period.
Addressing
the meeting, MoST Deputy Minister Chu Ngoc Anh said with effort and
collaboration of ministries, agencies and localities nationwide, the law-making
activities for protecting intellectual property rights have seen significant
changes, reflecting Vietnam’s strong commitment to settle the issue when
joining the WTO.
The
action plan has helped prevent intellectual property rights violations, he
said.
Anh
said the review of the action plan offers a chance for his ministry and related
agencies to share experiences in managing and collaborating to prevent and
combat violations of intellectual property rights.
The
review focused on communication to raise public awareness of the need to comply
with intellectual property laws, as well as inspecting, detecting and handling
violations.
Participants
in the event emphasized the importance of adhering to international commitments
on intellectual property and ensuring a mechanism for enforcing intellectual
property laws through close collaboration with State management agencies and
the participation of the judiciary.
They
said it is essential to establish a joint coordination mechanism to strengthen
the inspection and handling of intellectual property violations in order to
improve the plan’s effectiveness.
Also at
the conference, the Ministries of Science and Technology; Culture, Sports and
Tourism; Agriculture and Rural Development; Information and Communications;
Finance and Public Security, as well as the Supreme People’s Court and Supreme
People’s Procuracy signed a collaboration action plan for preventing and
combating intellectual property rights violations in the 2012-2015 period.
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