The right to file an application for patent belongs to

  • Inventor(s) or his successor(s) in title; or
  • The employer, when the invention is made in execution of a commission or an employment contract in the absence of contractual provisions to the contrary.
  • The right to apply for patents is also granted to foreign applicants in accordance with the international treaties to which Vietnam is a party or on a basis of the principle of reciprocity.

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