Patents and Utility Models are among the most valuable industrial property rights, protecting technological innovations, research achievements, and inventive solutions while providing businesses with sustainable competitive advantages. Securing patent and utility model protection not only grants exclusive rights to exploit inventions commercially but also establishes a solid legal basis for preventing infringement, enforcing intellectual property rights, enhancing the value of intangible assets, and facilitating technology commercialisation and transfer.

Canis Group provides comprehensive legal advisory services relating to the acquisition, protection, commercialisation, and enforcement of patent and utility model rights in Vietnam and across jurisdictions worldwide. Supported by a team of experienced intellectual property lawyers and professionals, together with an extensive international network of partner law firms and IP practitioners, we assist clients in developing effective patent protection strategies aligned with their research, innovation, technology development, and commercial objectives.

In addition to patent prosecution, Canis Group advises clients on patent portfolio management, technology transfer, licensing arrangements, commercial exploitation of industrial property rights, and the protection and enforcement of clients’ legitimate rights and interests before competent authorities and in intellectual property disputes.

Scope of Services

• Conducting patent and utility model searches and assessing novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability, registrability, and potential legal risks.
• Advising on patent and utility model filing strategies and international protection programmes in Vietnam and other jurisdictions.
• Preparing and filing patent and utility model applications before competent intellectual property authorities, including applications filed through applicable international treaties and filing systems.
• Monitoring prosecution proceedings and responding to office actions, examination reports, notices, and requests issued by competent authorities.
• Representing clients in opposition, appeal, invalidation, cancellation, revocation, and other proceedings relating to patent and utility model applications and granted patents.
• Maintaining the validity of patents and utility models, monitoring annuity payments, and managing clients’ patent portfolios.
• Advising on and recording patent and utility model assignments.
• Advising on and recording patent and utility model licence agreements and other technology licensing arrangements.
• Advising on the commercialisation of intellectual property assets, technology transfer, valuation of industrial property rights, and related commercial transactions.
• Advising on patent enforcement, infringement actions, customs protection, dispute resolution, and the protection of patent owners’ legitimate rights and interests before competent authorities.

Canis Group is committed to delivering practical, commercially focused, and internationally recognised legal solutions to assist clients in acquiring, protecting, commercialising, and enforcing patent and utility model rights effectively. Our objective is to maximise the value of our clients’ intellectual property assets, strengthen their technological competitiveness, and support sustainable innovation and business growth in Vietnam and international markets.