Intellectual Property Litigation

Infringement rarely stops on its own. Counterfeit goods, copied designs and unauthorised use of a brand erode market share and dilute the value of rights that took years and real money to build.

Wise Counsel enforces trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyright and trade secrets in Vietnam through administrative action, customs measures and court proceedings, and defends clients accused of infringement.

What we help with

• Assessing infringement and collecting admissible evidence, including notarised evidence of use
• Obtaining expert assessment from the competent IP authority
• Cease and desist letters and pre-action negotiation
• Administrative enforcement through market surveillance and inspection authorities
• Customs recordal and border measures against counterfeit imports and exports
• Court proceedings for injunctions, damages and destruction of infringing goods
• Online infringement — takedown requests against marketplaces, platforms and domains
• Trade secret misappropriation claims, including former employee cases
• Defending clients against infringement allegations and invalidity counterclaims

Enforcement works best as a programme, not a one-off action. We help rights holders combine administrative, customs and court measures so that infringement becomes commercially unattractive.