NOIP, which belongs to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST), reported that in 2023, the agency received 156,000 applications for industrial property rights of different kinds, an increase of 11 percent over 2022.

These included 84,000 applications for industrial property rights (up 8.5 percent) and 71,660 registrations for other applications (+14.1 percent). The number of registrations for patients increased by 10.6 percent and registrations for industrial design 11.8 percent.

Of these, NOIP handled 125,778 applications of all types, including 74,130 applications to register industrial property rights (up 13.2 percent compared to 2022) and 51,648 other applications/requests (+ 6.6 percent).

The agency granted 36,977 industrial right protection certificates, 202 certificates for collective brand registration and certification marks, and seven certificates for geographical indication registration for local products,

NOIP head Luu Hoang Long said intellectual property plays an increasingly important role in the development of the country and localities. The highlight of this field in 2023 was the issuance of documents guiding the implementation of the Intellectual Property Law. 

This included Decree 65/2023 detailing articles and measures on industrial property, protection of industrial property rights, rights for plant varieties, and State management of intellectual property. 

Detailed regulations can be seen in Circular 23/2023 on procedures to establish industrial property rights and industrial property information.

In 2024, NOIP will accelerate international cooperation with negotiations about intellectual property within the framework of next-generation free trade agreements (FTAs). Also, the agency will preside over negotiation plans on genetic sources and traditional knowledge.

Along with negotiations for new international treaties, NOIP has been coordinating with agencies to implement international treaties that Vietnam has signed or acceded to, such as the Vietnam-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Trong Dat