VACIP Activities in 2014

- 1/2014: VACIP General Congress;



- 2/2014: VACIP moved mailing to Room 606, Indochina Tower B, 4 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 1, Hochiminh City;
- 2/2014: VACIP's management board met Hanoi Market Control;
- 3/2014: VACIP joined the Customs training in Buon Me Thuot;
- 4/2014: VACIP joined the EU-MUTRAP IP Conference with Market Control Bureau in Ha Noi & Hochiminh City;

- 5/2014: Vietnam Customs issued letter to require VACIP to comments IP contents of Customs' upcoming website.

Upcoming in 2014

- Workshop with northern Customs (from Hue to the North);
- Workshop with Quang Ninh Market Control Department;
- Workshop with Ha Noi Market Control;
- Workshop with Lang Son Market Control;

VACIP Keys Activities in 2013

- 1/2013: VACIP joined workshop about Counterfeit and Copy Rights Infringement between Vietnam & Australia in Ha Noi;
- 3/2013: VACIP conducted the training for Customs in Ho Chi Minh City;
- 5/2013: VACIP conducted the training for Customs , Department of Combat Smuggling in Binh Duong;
- 6/2013: VACIP conducted the training for Quang Ninh Customs in Ha Long;
- 8/2013: VACIP conducted the training for Vietnam Customs - Hai Phong;
- 11/2013: QBPC signing an MOU with Department of Combat Smuggling;

VACIP Keys Activities in 2012

- 5/2012: VACIP Vice President joined the meeting with QPBC;
- 7/2012: VACIP conducted the training for Quang Ninh Customs;
- 9/2012: VACIP conducted the training for Vietnam Customs in Vung Tau;
- 12/2012: VACIP conducted the training for Lao Cai Customs;
- 12/2012: VACIP conducted the Enforcement Actions for Economic Police workshop in Nghe An;

 

VACIP Keys Activities in 2011

- 11/2011: VACIP conducted the training for Ha Noi Customs;
- 12/2011: VACIP signed MOU with Vietnam Customs;

 

VACIP Keys Activities in 2010
- 4/2010: Training for Quang Ninh Market Control Forces;
- 5/2010: Training for Government Inspectors in Science and Technology area- Đa Nang;
- 6/2010: Intellectual Property and fake Identification Training for Customs in Central provinces;
- 7/2010: VACIP Board Meeting - Quaterly;
- Meeting with Star Project on 2010 Cooperation Program.
- 7/2010: Intellectual Property Enforcement Seminar in Ho Chi Minh City - 168 Program of the City;
- 9/2010: Comment on the draft Decree on producing and trading counterfeit setllement
- 9/2010: VACIP sent delegation to Beijing to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Cooperation between VACIP and QPBC China on anti-counterfeiting strategy and intelligence sharing (17/9/2010);


- Inspectorate Department of Ministry of Science and Technology issued official letter to require VACIP to comments and updates the enforcement web-base.

VACIP Keys Activities in 2009

VACIP members agreed on the Project Name: “Improving the Intellectual Property Enforcement Ability of enforcement officials”. Target location including:
+ North region: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Lao Cai
+ Central region: Quang Nam - Da Nang, Quang Tri, Ha Tinh
+ South region: Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang.
The project aims to create the enforcement channel between VACIP and enforcement agencies to build up the enforcement cooperation program, including enforcement procedure, fake identification trainings, shared intelligent cooperation...

- “ VACIP - IPR enforcement guidebook”, This guidebook will provide the grass-root enforcement officer:
+ Intellectual property basic understanding.
+ Ability to basically identify brand name and contact (including: working with fake identification materials; establish and keep contact; internet and email communication);
+ Ability to work independantly in identify fake products ( basic technique and supporting tools)
+ Ability to seek for support from brand owners in difficult cases (communication)
+ Evidence collect and Investigation skills (supported from STAR)
+ Ability to undestanding legal frameworks in solving an IPR case.
+ IPR Risk Management skills (creating profile and database to alanyse the risk of fake products).
+ Limitation: Criminal prosecution…
+ Case study and examples.
+ Appendix: input from VACIP, list of famous brand owners and contact….


VACIP Keys Activities in 2008

- 6/2008: Fake identification training for Customs officials in the Northern Region;
- 7/2008: Fake identification training for Customs officials in the Northern Region;
- 8/2008: P&G and Unilever conducted Fake identification Training for Customs officers in the Central Region;
- 8/2008: P&G and NIKE conducted survey in Lao Bao Border Gate and conducted Fake Identification Training for Market Control, Economic Police, and Customs officers in Quang Tri.
- 9/2008: NIKE, P&G and Beiersdoft conducted survey in Tan Thanh Border Gate and conducted Fake Identification Training for Market Control, Economic Police, and Customs officers in Lang Son.
- 9/2008: Unilever conducted Fake Identification Training for Market Control, Economic Police, and Customs officers in Lang Son.

- VACIP Board Committee work on approval for new member recruitment - Beiersdoft (NIVEA);
- Conducted Fake Identification Training for Market Control, Economic Police, and Customs officers in Quang Ninh/Hai Phong;
- 2008 Annual Report;
- VACIP General Congress.