Binding and enforceable contracts are among the most effective ways to secure and protect intellectual property rights.

Under the current intellectual property legislation, all industrial property license contracts that are to be effective against third parties must be registered in the NOIP.

Lê & Lê attorneys have extensive experience in taking due diligence, negotiating and drafting intellectual property licenses/assignments agreements.

In addition, the firm has a great deal of experience with many other types of contract or agreement, such as franchising agreements, employee innovation agreements, distribution agreements, business cooperation contracts, sponsorship agreements, labour contracts.

Recently, our lawyers have drafted, advised on negotiating, and/or reviewed many agreements, namely:

• Copyright License Agreement for using musical works on the Internet for the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT)
• Employee Innovation and Proprietary Information Agreement for the General Electric Company
• Sponsorship & License Agreements for the Vietnam Football Federation
• Franchising Agreement for the Hanoi Trade Corporation
• Exclusive Television Right Agreements for rebroadcasting the AFF and AFC football matches as well as the FIA Formula One World Championship in Vietnam for the VTC Digital Television

Articles:

• Dieu Ngoc Tuan, Franchising Overview, People’s Court Review (No.9, May 2005) (in Vietnamese)