LHU Representative Participates in the Seminar on Intellectual Property Strategy in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

On the morning of 22 April, at the Hall of the Department of Science and Technology (S&T), the Seminar on Intellectual Property Strategy in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution was held. The seminar was organized by the Department of Science and Technology as part of a series of events celebrating Innovation Day (21 April) and World Intellectual Property Day (26 April).

Attending the seminar were:

1. Huynh Minh Hau – Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology;

2. Nguyen Phuong Minh – Deputy Head of the Division of Enforcement and Complaint Settlement, National Office of Intellectual Property;

3. Ha Thi Yen – Officer of the Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve Management Board;

4. PhD Nguyen Van Tan – Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration - International Economics (FAIE);

5. Le Xuan Truong – Head of the Professional Management Division, Department of Science and Technology.

Representing Lac Hong University, PhD Nguyen Van Tan – Dean of FAIE – delivered insightful remarks at the seminar, focusing on intellectual property (IP), as well as the role and importance of intellectual property strategies in the technological era. One of the key tasks set for the IP system is to ensure that it is built and operated effectively to foster innovation, promote the commercialization of intellectual assets, and significantly contribute to socio-economic development.

In implementing business strategies, enterprises must mobilize resources to research, create, and/or utilize various intellectual property objects. Therefore, enterprises need to systematically consider necessary measures to orient research, investment, and resource allocation for creative activities, protection, management, and enforcement of intellectual property rights in order to maximize benefits derived from IP rights. Most importantly, enterprises need to develop intellectual property strategies in a scientific and appropriate manner. For intellectual property to truly become a special type of asset that enhances value and generates profit for enterprises, it must be strategically managed and utilized.

In his opening remarks, Mr. Huynh Minh Hau, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, expressed his expectation that through the seminar, participants would gain a clearer understanding of intellectual property strategies of localities, issues arising in the application of scientific and technological achievements related to intellectual property, thereby providing recommendations for policy development, orientation, and solutions tailored to the specific characteristics of Dong Nai Province.

The seminar focused on exchanging and discussing issues related to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution; innovation-driven startups based on inventions and intellectual assets; intellectual property strategies of Dong Nai Province and several other localities for the 2022–2030 period; and intellectual property accompanying the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

In particular, through statistical data on intellectual property in Dong Nai and the Southeast region, as well as issues concerning innovation-driven startups based on inventions, technology, and intellectual property, speakers provided recommendations to Dong Nai Province regarding innovation-driven startups based on inventions.

Participants at the seminar also proposed early access to intellectual property databases to avoid duplication during enforcement processes. In the near future, Dong Nai Province is expected to digitize its intellectual property handbook and publish it through information channels so that the public can access and understand intellectual property information.

In the Intellectual Property Strategy toward 2030, Dong Nai Province has set specific targets, including: annually supporting at least 30 entities in filing and obtaining protection for inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, and new plant varieties; supporting at least 20 copyrighted works and 1 new plant variety per year; assisting in building, managing, and developing certification marks, collective marks, and geographical indications for local specialties, traditional craft village products, and distinctive local products, with at least 32 certified marks; supporting the registration of protection abroad for at least 10 trademarks; and assisting 1 enterprise in applying a protected invention/utility solution for commercial product development.