Vietnam: Copyright

Following the U.S. Trade Representative's designation of Vietnam as a Priority Foreign Country for IP violations, the Vietnamese government has launched a comprehensive enforcement initiative targeting digital piracy and copyright infringement. The Action Plan mandates coordinated action across multiple ministries, establishes stricter platform liability rules, and signals a shift toward criminal prosecution of large-scale online piracy operations.

2026 年 4 月 6 日，越南正式颁布第 134/2026/ND-CP 号法令，对指导《知识产权法》版权及邻接权落地实施的第 17/2023/ND-CP 号法令作出修订与增补。

Vietnam has launched its largest-ever nationwide intellectual property enforcement campaign from May 7-30, 2026, targeting online piracy and counterfeit goods with unprecedented coordination across government agencies.

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 made significant legislative strides in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) and data usage with the recent passage...

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...

Intellectual property rights holders pursuing legal actions in Vietnam have faced various challenges related to document formality in recent years.

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Vietnam's intellectual property ("IP") litigation landscape is transforming. Few IP disputes traditionally reached the courtroom. Recently, a notable increase in IP infringement cases...