The fight against smuggling and trade fraud in the current situation has never been so difficult. This information is acknowledged by Nghe An's market management force, especially in the time when the crime is increasingly complicated with many sophisticated tricks.

Face with the complicated and prolonged Covid-19 epidemic, ministries and branches agreed on the coordination contents in 2021 of the Program to coordinate action to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights in the period III (referred to as Program 168 phase III) will focus on amending Laws and Decrees related to intellectual property, and reviewing and registering for protection of intellectual property rights for some agricultural products in some localities; training and capacity building for IP related subjects and handling violations.

For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the correct application of intellectual property (IP) regulations from the beginning will help to avoid the costly legal issues of entering the EU market.

This is the proposal of the Ministry of Finance in the draft Circular on financial management for the implementation of the Intellectual Property Development Program up to 2030.

In the afternoon of May 7, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr. Huynh Thanh Dat - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Civil Affairs Committee, Minister of Science and Technology worked with the Department of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (IP).

The initiative of the business, the support and direction of the state is necessary to protect the brand as well as enhance the reputation and value of Vietnamese products in foreign markets.

In the afternoon of May 7, the leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology had a meeting with the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam to evaluate the results achieved and the limitations that need to be overcome in the operation of the NOIP in past time.

According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia, regarding the T&L Global Foods Supply PTY LTD Company, filed an application for trademark registration of ST 24, ST 25 with the content "Rice, the Best Rice in the World". Although the Australian agency is currently in the review phase that lasts for many months. However, the Department has taken urgent measures.

On April 14, 2021, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam issued Decision No. 1047 / QD-SHTT on the granting of the Certificate of Geographical Indication Registration No. 00102 for Ben Tre crabs. The People's Committee of Ben Tre province is the organization that manages this geographical indication.

In the morning of April 21, at Cu Lao Cham (Tan Hiep island commune, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province), a ceremony to announce the geographical indication "Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An" took place for Salanganes'Nest products.