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Vietnam’s Intellectual Property (IP) Law, despite being amended in 2022, underwent another significant revision at the end of 2025.
On December 26, 2025, the government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 341/2025/ND-CP on administrative sanctions for violations of copyright and related rights (Decree 341), with an effective date of February 15, 2026.
Vietnam has passed further amendments to its Intellectual Property Law (the Amended IP Law), scheduled to take effect on 1 April 2026.
IPOPHL has extended its filing assistance program for new applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, enabling inventors to protect their technologies in global markets at reduced costs.
IPOPHL and the DICT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration in supporting digital infrastructure innovations through a responsive and robust IP system.
The 13th Edition of the Nice Classification officially took effect on 1 January 2026, prompting trade mark offices worldwide to update their classification practices.
On 10 December 2025, Vietnam's National Assembly passed significant amendments to the Law on Intellectual Property ("2025 Amended IP Law"), marking a decisive step toward supporting an innovation-driven and digital economy.
As part of an awareness campaign on intellectual property (IP) protection in South-East Asia (SEA), we are gathering insights from IP experts across the 10 ASEAN countries. The interview will help highlight country-specific IP challenges and provide practical advice to support European SMEs.
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has suspended the acceptance of new acceleration requests under its SG Patents Fast and SG Trade Marks Fast acceleration programmes beginning on January 4, 2026, until further notice.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has been named the world’s third most innovative intellectual property office, highlighting its sustained investments in digital systems and institutional capacity-building.
Developing Singapore as an intellectual property financing hub to maintain its innovation-led competitiveness – this is one of the key recommendations by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and PwC to support local businesses, ahead of Budget 2026.
The government has agreed to prepare a Rp10 trillion (over US$597 million) intellectual property-based financing platform for creative industry players in 2026, making Indonesia the 15th country worldwide to adopt such a scheme.
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (“DIP”) has updated the classification of goods and services in accordance with Nice Classification of Goods and Services (13th Edition), following the Notification of the Minister of Commerce on Classification of goods and services dated 14 November 2025
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is reviewing the SG Patents Fast and SG Trade Marks Fast acceleration programmes.
The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Office), with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is drafting additional annexes to its Guidelines for Patent Examination, focusing on the examination of patent applications in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has mobilized its network of partner agencies to launch an intensive and strategic proactive campaign against intellectual property (IP) infringement nationwide.
Vietnam’s National Assembly approved wide-ranging amendments to the Intellectual Property (IP) Law on December 10, 2025, marking one of the most significant overhauls of the country’s IP regime in recent years.
Clarification on Article 20A of Indonesia’s Patent Law No. 65/2024 introduced in October 2024 , which requires all active patent holders to submit an annual statement of patent implementation.
Indonesia sees financing based on intellectual property as a key tool to spur innovation and strengthen economic competitiveness, Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said, as the government prepares to roll out new credit schemes for small businesses.
The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) held discussions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the targeted development of health products. The collaboration aims to enhance health offerings to better serve an ageing society and address emerging diseases.