A: The followings can be registered as trademarks.
Being a visible sign in the form of letters, words, drawings or images, including holograms, or a combination thereof, represented in one or more colors.
However, the trademark owner’s goods or services must be identifiable from those of other companies.
The followings cannot be registered as trademarks.
(1) Color
(2) National flags and national emblems
(3) Organization name, flag, symbol
(4) Real names, alias, pseudonyms or images of leaders, national heroes or famous personalities of Vietnam or foreign countries
(5) Signs which cause misleading or confusion or deceive consumers as to the origin, properties, intended utilities, quality, value or other characteristics of goods or services