Rouse Legal acts for a broad range of multinational corporates and is particularly sought after by global tech clients. With expertise across all aspects of IP law, the group is especially experienced in matters involving trademark and patent prosecution, civil and criminal investigation and commercial advice. The team has sector-specific knowledge in industries such as tech, chemical, consumer, energy, life sciences, manufacturing, media and telecoms. The practice is overseen by Chris Vale in Hong Kong who has broad experience with both contentious and non-contentious IP issues, and Yen Vu, split between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, who is well-versed in the enforcement, protection and commercialisation of trademarks, patents, copyright and domain names. Other key figures in the team include IP agents Khanh Nguyen in Ho Chi Minh City, and Tue Do and Dung Vu in Hanoi.
Key clients
- Apicoo Robotic Co., Ltd.
- Hermes Sellier (Société Par Actions Simplifiée)
Work highlights
- Assisted a client in recording the 4-step assignment of their trademark, overcoming IP Vietnam's initial refusal by arguing the unlikelihood of confusion due to the Assignor's non-use of its trade name in Vietnam and the parent-subsidiary relationship between the Assignor and Assignee.
- Successfully opposed the national application for BB-Tenofovir 25 by a Vietnamese pharmaceutical company, arguing it lacked distinctiveness due to its generic elements, and convinced IP Vietnam to issue a provisional refusal and ultimately reject the mark.