Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property team, led by Thomas Treutler in Ho Chi Minh City, handles a broad range of matters, with a particularly strong reputation in areas such as anti-counterfeiting, strategic filing, and commercial IP work. The practice excels in IP prosecution and enforcement in the life sciences sector, as well as the technology, media, and telecommunications spaces. With extensive patent litigation and domain name dispute expertise, Loc Xuan Le heads the firm’s IP enforcement team. Linh Thi Mai Nguyen leads the trademark department, while Thanh Phuong Vu, with a background in pharmaceuticals and biotech, is head of patents.

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Testimonials

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‘Thomas Treutler stands out for his excellent IP and regulatory knowledge on the Vietnamese legal market.’
'Thomas Treutler is highly responsive, professional, and well-respected and liked by his peers and clients. He is a go-to practitioner when it comes to complex cases that need great expertise and careful handling.'
'Linh Thi Mai Nguyen provides a high quality of service and has in-depth knowledge in all trademark matters. She always provides solutions that are client-oriented.'
‘This team is very professional and delivers great results in a timely manner. They have a great understanding of the legal challenges that clients face and always approach each case with expertise.'
‘An amazing team of IP lawyers and specialists who have a strong focus on life sciences and healthcare and consumer products.'
‘Tilleke & Gibbins provides high quality of service for all matters they handle, including complex IP matters in Vietnam. Their expertise and knowledge are unquestionably outstanding and they have a good understanding of what clients need.'
'Their teamwork is flawless, making them a great team to work with.’
'The IP team is responsive, prompt and provide to the point solutions which is practicable to the client.'

Key clients

Bayer
BMW
Christian Louboutin
Eli Lilly
General Electric
Victoria’s Secret
Les Laboratoires Servier
Merck, Sharp & Dohme
Moët Hennessy
Nestle

Work highlights

Assisted a multinational pharmaceutical company in a case of copycat packaging by relying on grounds of copyright infringement to successfully force a Vietnamese company to change its product packaging and comply with our claims.
Assisted a professional dental software company to identify companies using unlicensed versions of their software and convinced an infringer to purchase 7 units of software for the total amount of EUR16,800.