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FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8262
INFO AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH 
USDOC WASHDC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 HANOI 002893 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE ALSO PASS USTR BURCKY/ALVAREZ AND BRYAN 
STATE ALSO PASS USPTO FOR URBAN 
STATE ALSO PASS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR TEPP 
STATE ALSO PASS USAID 
USDA FOR FAS/FAA/AO HUETE 
USDOC FOR LASHLEY AND 4431/MAC/AP/OKSA/HPPHO 
USDOC ALSO FOR ITA/TD/OTEA/JJANICKE AND ITA/TD/SIF/CMUIR 
PHNOM PENH FOR AID 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KIPR ETRD EAID ECON VN IPROP
SUBJECT: VIETNAM:  SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL 
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ASSITANCE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 
¶1. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS VIETNAM HAS PUT IN PLACE THE 
LEGAL FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.  HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, IT 
HAS DEMONSTRATED A SERIOUS LACK OF ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE 
REGULATIONS IT HAS IN PLACE.  INTERNATIONAL DONORS HAVE 
RECOGNIZED VIETNAM'S LOW LEVEL OF CAPACITY IN THIS AREA AND 
HAVE RESPONDED WITH SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS.  THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND SWITZERLAND ARE 
PROVIDING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
VIETNAM IN THE AREA OF IPR.  THIS CABLE IS INTENDED TO 
PROVIDE READERS WITH A BROAD PICTURE OF THE LEVEL AND TYPES 
OF ASSISTANCE THE GVN IS RECEIVING TO ENHANCE ITS ABILITY TO 
PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. 
 
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USG ASSISTANCE 
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¶2. THE USG IS PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
HELP THE GVN IMPLEMENT THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH 
THE GVN'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER BOTH THE 1997 COPYRIGHT 
AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. AND THE U.S. - VIETNAM BILATERAL 
TRADE AGREEMENT (WHICH CAME INTO FORCE DECEMBER 10, 2001). 
THE USG IS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH A VARIETY OF SOURCES 
INCLUDING THE SUPPORT FOR TRADE ACCELERATION (STAR) PROJECT 
(THE USAID-FUNDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST THE 
GVN IMPLEMENT THE BTA), THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL 
(USVTC), AND THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION (PAS) OF THE 
EMBASSY. 
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¶3. THE STAR PROJECT, A THREE-YEAR, USD 8 MILLION DOLLAR 
PROGRAM WILL SPEND AN ESTIMATED ONE-FIFTH TO ONE-FOURTH OF 
ITS RESOURCES OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT TO ASSIST THE GVN 
REFORM ITS IPR REGIME.  ONE OF STAR'S TOP IPR TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE PRIORITIES IS TO ASSIST THE GVN REVISE TWO KEY 
PIECES OF LEGISLATION:  THE CIVIL CODE (PART IV ESTABLISHES 
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR IP PROTECTION IN VIETNAM) AND THE CIVIL 
PROCEDURE CODE (WHICH AFFECTS ADMINISTERING OF TRIPS AND ALL 
OTHER IP REQUIREMENTS).  STAR'S OTHER PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE IS 
TO HELP THE GVN PREPARE TO ACCEDE TO SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL 
IPR CONVENTIONS.   THE FOLLOWING ARE IPR-RELATED PROJECTS 
THAT STAR HAS COMPLETED RECENTLY OR WILL COMPLETE IN THE 
COMING YEAR IN VIETNAM: 
 
-- IN AUGUST 2002, STAR SUPPORTED A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP HOSTED 
BY THE SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT (SPC) TO REVIEW IMPLICATIONS 
OF THE BTA AND WTO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW CIVIL 
PROCEDURE CODE.  THE IP CHAPTER OF THE BTA ESTABLISHES A 
NUMBER OF STANDARDS FOR COURT PROCEDURES THAT WILL NEED TO 
BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. 
 
-- IN OCTOBER 2002, STAR SUPPORTED THE SPC IN ORGANIZING AN 
IP-TRAINING PROGRAM IN HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) FOR AROUND 80 
JUDGES AND SENIOR LEGAL OFFICIALS. 
 
-- IN OCTOBER 2002, STAR AND THE INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY INSTITUTE (IIPI), IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL 
OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (NOIP), PART OF THE MINISTRY 
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MOST), HOSTED MAJOR IP SEMINARS 
IN HANOI AND HCMC WHICH PROVIDED A THOROUGH OVERVIEW OF THE 
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LEGAL AND ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH WTO- 
TRIPS. 
 
-- STAR IS WORKING WITH THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE OF VIETNAM TO 
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW REGULATIONS ON OPTICAL DISC 
PRODUCTION. 
 
-- STAR IS WORKING WITH THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, THE 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP A 
SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR AMENDING PART VI OF THE CIVIL CODE TO 
CONFORM TO BTA REQUIREMENTS. 
 
-- STAR IS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM WITH THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE TO 
SUPPORT VIETNAM'S ACCESSION TO THREE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT 
AND NEIGHBORING RIGHTS CONVENTIONS REQUIRED BY THE BTA. 
STAR HAS ALSO BEGUN TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM WITH THE MINISTRY 
OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE 
ACCESSION PROCESS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE 
PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS (UPOV CONVENTION). 
 
-- STAR WILL SUPPORT A STUDY TOUR FOR SPC OFFICIALS TO GO TO 
THAILAND IN DECEMBER 2002 IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT 
THAILAND'S SPECIALIZED COURT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND 
 
NOTE: POSSIBLE MISSING ADM AID OR AIDAC CAPTION. 
 
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AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH 
USDOC WASHDC 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 HANOI 002893 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE ALSO PASS USTR BURCKY/ALVAREZ AND BRYAN 
STATE ALSO PASS USPTO FOR URBAN 
STATE ALSO PASS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR TEPP 
STATE ALSO PASS USAID 
USDA FOR FAS/FAA/AO HUETE 
USDOC FOR LASHLEY AND 4431/MAC/AP/OKSA/HPPHO 
USDOC ALSO FOR ITA/TD/OTEA/JJANICKE AND ITA/TD/SIF/CMUIR 
PHNOM PENH FOR AID 
 
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ASSITANCE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 
 
-- THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE HAS REQUESTED STAR SUPPORT THE 
DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF A TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK ON 
COPYRIGHT ISSUES. 
 
¶4. THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL HAS A USD 745,000 ONE-YEAR 
GRANT FROM USAID TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT 
OF VIETNAM'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILATERAL TRADE 
AGREEMENT.  IN 2003, APPROXIMATELY ONE-SIXTH OF THOSE FUNDS 
WILL SUPPORT PROGRAMS RELATED TO IPR.  USVTC IPR-RELATED 
PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 
 
-- FROM 1997 TO 2001 USVTC SPONSORED SEVERAL GVN OFFICIALS 
ATTENDANCE AT THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE'S ANNUAL 
VISITING SCHOLARS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT 
PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
 
-- IN APRIL 2003, USVTC WILL SPONSOR A STUDY MISSION TO THE 
U.S., FOCUSING ON ENFORCEMENT OF KEY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
RIGHTS.  PARTICIPANTS IN THE STUDY MISSION WILL INCLUDE 
OFFICIALS FROM COV, NOIP, CUSTOMS AND THE OFFICE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT.  THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION WILL BE TO 
STUDY THE ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS CREATED IN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
(AND RELATED IP TREATIES) AND TO FOSTER A BILATERAL DIALOGUE 
ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUE. 
 
-- USVTC HAS ALSO PROPOSED SENDING OFFICIALS THAT 
PARTICIPATE IN THE IPR STUDY MISSION TO THE U.S. ON FOLLOW- 
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UP VISITS TO ASEAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN 
SPECIFIC AREAS RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
ENFORCEMENT. 
 
¶5. IN ADDITION, THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION (PAS) OF THE 
EMBASSY HAS NOMINATED FOUR GVN OFFICIALS FROM THE SUPREME 
PEOPLE'S COURT, THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT, CUSTOMS AND 
THE HCMC DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO PARTICIPATE 
IN AN INTERNATIONAL VISITOR'S PROGRAM FOCUSED ON IPR IN 
FEBRUARY 2003. 
 
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JAPAN 
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¶6. THE JAPANESE, THROUGH THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 
AGENCY (JICA), HAVE A THREE-YEAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM CALLED THE MODERNIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
PROJECT (MOIPA) THAT BEGAN IN APRIL 2000 AND IS SCHEDULED TO 
CONCLUDE IN MARCH 2003.  THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO 
IMPROVE NOIP'S ABILITY TO PROCESS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
APPLICATIONS THROUGH ALL STAGES -- FROM THE FILING OF THE 
APPLICATION TO ISSUANCE OF THE FINAL DECISION TO GRANT 
PROTECTION TITLES.  NOIP CURRENTLY PROCESSES APPROXIMATELY 
5000 IP (PATENT, TRADEMARK AND OTHER) APPLICATIONS A YEAR 
AND THE DEMAND IS GROWING ABOUT 10 PERCENT A YEAR. 
 
¶7. THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE PROJECT WERE DEDICATED TO 
IMPROVING NOIP'S TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES.  ABOUT 40 
PERCENT OF THE PROJECT'S BUDGET HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO 
HARDWARE PURCHASES AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT.  JICA HAS 
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PROVIDED NOIP WITH 56 COMPUTERS, 5 SERVERS, 56 BARCODE 
READERS, 7 SCANNERS, 35 PRINTERS, A GENERATOR AND OTHER 
HARDWARE.  THE TOTAL COST OF THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED IN FY 
2000 AND 2001 WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN USD 1 MILLION.  (N.B. 
PRIOR TO INITIATION OF THE JICA PROJECT, NOIP HAD A FEW OLD 
STAND-ALONE COMPUTERS IN WHICH THEY ENTERED ALL INDUSTRIAL 
PROPERTY APPLICATION DATA).  ACCORDING TO JICA, ALL OF THE 
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED IN VIETNAM AND THE SOFTWARE 
IS ALSO BEING DEVELOPED DOMESTICALLY. 
 
¶8. JICA HAS FOUR LONG-TERM RESIDENT ADVISORS FROM THE 
JAPANESE PATENT OFFICE IN NOIP OVERSEEING IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE PROJECT AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT, BOTH IN 
ADMINISTERING THE NEW SYSTEM AND IN UNDERSTANDING THE NEW 
TECHNOLOGIES.  JICA ALSO PERIODICALLY SENDS ADDITIONAL SHORT- 
TERM ADVISORS TO VIETNAM.    FINALLY, JICA SENDS AT LEAST 4- 
5 NOIP OFFICIALS TO JAPAN FOR TRAINING EACH YEAR. 
 
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¶9. THE SWISS HAVE A TWO-YEAR, USD 1.8 MILLION PROJECT 
 
NOTE: POSSIBLE MISSING ADM AID OR AIDAC CAPTION. 
 
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STATE ALSO PASS USPTO FOR URBAN 
STATE ALSO PASS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR TEPP 
STATE ALSO PASS USAID 
USDA FOR FAS/FAA/AO HUETE 
USDOC FOR LASHLEY AND 4431/MAC/AP/OKSA/HPPHO 
USDOC ALSO FOR ITA/TD/OTEA/JJANICKE AND ITA/TD/SIF/CMUIR 
PHNOM PENH FOR AID 
 
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ASSITANCE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 
ENTITLED SPECIAL PROGRAM OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.  THE SWISS STATE SECRETARIAT FOR 
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (SECO) OVERSEES THE PROJECT, WHICH IS BEING 
IMPLEMENTED BY THE SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY WITH NOIP.  THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SWITZERLAND 
HAS SUPPORTED A PARTNER COUNTRY WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM 
SPECIFICALLY IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON A 
BILATERAL BASIS.  THE THREE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE 
PROJECT ARE: 1) TO ASSIST THE GVN MODERNIZE ITS IP SYSTEM 
INCLUDING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK, THE ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM, AND 
THE CAPACITIES OF NATIONAL IP INFORMATION SYSTEMS; 2) TO 
PROVIDE TRAINING, SEMINARS AND STUDY TOURS TO IMPROVE THE 
SKILLS OF OFFICIALS WORKING ON IP; AND 3) TO PROMOTE 
AWARENESS AND RESPECT FOR IP AMONG LOCAL BUSINESSES AND 
CONSUMERS. 
 
¶10. THE SWISS HAVE COMPLETED OR PLAN TO UNDERTAKE THE 
FOLLOWING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS: 
 
-- SECO HAS TRANSLATED THE VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL IP 
CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES INTO VIETNAMESE.  THEY PUBLISHED 
ONE BOUND VERSION THAT INCLUDES ALL THE RELEVANT TREATIES 
AND ONE THAT CONTAINS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF EACH TREATY. 
 
-- SECO CONDUCTED SEMINARS IN 2001 AND 2002 ON THE VARIOUS 
INTERNATIONAL IPR TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS IN HANOI AND 
HCMC. 
 
--  IN 2002, SECO CONDUCTED A STUDY TOUR FOR 10 NOIP 
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OFFICIALS TO SWITZERLAND TO STUDY UNFAIR COMPETITION, TRADE 
NAMES AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS. 
 
-- SECO ESTABLISHED A LIBRARY WITH VARIOUS IP-RELATED 
MATERIALS AT NOIP.  WILL CONTINUE TO ADD MATERIALS TO THE 
LIBRARY THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. 
 
-- IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2002 A SWISS EXPERT TRAVELED TO 
VIETNAM ON A FACT-FINDING MISSION TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL TO 
ESTABLISH NOIP BRANCH OFFICES IN THE PROVINCES. 
 
-- SECO PLANS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC IP-RELATED TRAINING FOR 
JUDGES, NOIP OFFICIALS AND COV OFFICIALS IN THE COMING YEAR. 
 
-- SECO WILL SOON CONDUCT AN EXPERT MISSION TO VIETNAM TO 
RESEARCH AND PREPARE A PROPOSAL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH NOIP 
AND COV, ON VIETNAM'S ACCESSION TO INTERNATIONAL IP 
AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS. 
 
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¶11. THE EUROPEAN UNION PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON IPR 
ON A REGIONAL BASIS THROUGH THE EC-ASEAN INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME (ECAP II).  THE EU 
HAS PUT TOGETHER A FRAMEWORK OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND 
ACTIVITIES FOR THE VIETNAM COMPONENT OF ECAP II, BUT 
IMPLEMENTATION HAS NOT YET BEGUN.  EU HEADQUARTERS IN 
BRUSSELS HAS ASKED THE EU MISSION IN HANOI TO RE-EVALUATE, 
AND POSSIBLY REDESIGN, THE PROJECT TO ENSURE PARITY WITH 
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ECAP II PROGRAMS IN CAMBODIA AND LAOS.  THE EU MISSION IN 
HANOI HAS ASKED BRUSSELS TO RECONSIDER THAT DECISION SO THAT 
THEY CAN SOON BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT. 
 
¶12. IF THE ECAP II PROGRAMS IN VIETNAM MOVE FORWARD AS 
PLANNED, THE PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 
 
-- APPRAISAL OF IP-RELATED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS; 
 
-- COOPERATION WITH THE COGNAC INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE 
ENFORCEMENT OF APPELLATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHIC 
INDICATIONS; 
 
-- THREE ANNUAL IP SEMINARS; 
 
-- SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR JUDGES IN HANOI AND HCMC AND 
LONG-TERM TRAINING FOR FOUR JUDGES IN THE EU; 
 
-- SUPPORT FOR IP PROFESSIONALS ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL 
EVENTS; 
 
-- PROVISION OF TEXTBOOKS AND PERIODICALS TO JUDGES CHAMBERS 
IN HANOI AND HCMC; AND 
 
NOTE: POSSIBLE MISSING ADM AID OR AIDAC CAPTION. 
 
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STATE ALSO PASS USTR BURCKY/ALVAREZ AND BRYAN 
STATE ALSO PASS USPTO FOR URBAN 
STATE ALSO PASS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR TEPP 
STATE ALSO PASS USAID 
USDA FOR FAS/FAA/AO HUETE 
USDOC FOR LASHLEY AND 4431/MAC/AP/OKSA/HPPHO 
USDOC ALSO FOR ITA/TD/OTEA/JJANICKE AND ITA/TD/SIF/CMUIR 
PHNOM PENH FOR AID 
 
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-- PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES. 
 
BURGHARDT 
 
NOTE: POSSIBLE MISSING ADM AID OR AIDAC CAPTION. 
 
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