Two Vietnamese trademarks enjoy US protection certificate

This certificate is valid for 10 years, said Long An provincial Department of Science and Technology Director Mai Van Nhieu.

Trademark protection is guaranteed based on three fundamental rights: the right to prohibit act of any use of production facilities of the same business line in a protected territory; the right to transfer the rights of use to any partner in the country; and the right to request legal enforcement agencies to protect their trademark if any one violates the copyright. 

The Mekong Delta province of Long An province is planning cultivation areas for “ Cho Dao fragrant rice and "Chau Thanh-Long An dragon fruit” specialty, building and guiding the production process according to the criteria specified for each type of crop and supplying and ensuring the quality of seed and plant protection. 

In addition, Long An has stepped up communication on its specialty items, promoted trade activities to seek outlets for these products at home and abroad and maintain the validity of monopoly protection certificates in the US and foreign countries in general.

The locality has also provided legal aid for cooperatives with protected trademarks, provided information on trade technical barriers and selected intellectual property representatives from abroad to deal with disputes arising from exporting goods.

Due to the limited fragrant rice growing area, the province’s rice output is very small, only about 1,500 tons per year.  The specialty rice smells delicious and fragrant.

Currently ChauThanh district has nearly 2,200 hectares for growing dragon fruit with an annual output of over 30,000 tons.

Over the past few years, Long An has intensified communication to raise awareness of dragon fruit growers about safety for the production process subject to the Vietnam Agriculture Practice (VietGAP) and Global Agriculture Practice (GbobalGAP) standards to ensure export quality.