Vietnam's legal framework for intellectual property has been steadily improved and aligned, and the country's position is to strictly handle each act of intellectual property infringement, Hang said at a press briefing on May 14.
She said that from the 2005 Intellectual Property Law to its subsequent amendments and supplements, particularly the 2025 amended version, the legal framework has become increasingly comprehensive and modernized, in line with domestic developments as well as the commitments under new-generation free trade agreements signed by Vietnam.
Vietnam's efforts to improve the innovation environment, and protect and enforce intellectual property rights have been recognized by the World Intellectual Property Organization, with Vietnam ranking 44th out of 139 countries and economies in the 2025 Global Innovation Index (GII), placing it among the ASEAN countries with positive results in this field.
In addition to improving legislation, the Government has also issued numerous documents to strengthen intellectual property enforcement and combat smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and goods that infringe intellectual property rights. These include the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 02 dated Jan. 30, 2026 on strengthening intellectual property enforcement, the project on counterfeit goods and protecting consumers in e-commerce through 2025, along with a series of directives and official dispatches ordering intensified actions throughout 2025.
