50% geographical indications of agricultural products have not been managed and exploited by Dr. Delphine Marie - Vivien - French experts in geographical indication "at the workshop "Role and effect of development of geographical indication in local economy development" recently held.

Recently, in Nam Dinh, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam and Nam Dinh Department of Science and Technology jointly held a meeting between the leaders of the National Office of Intellectual Property and leaders of the Department of Science and Technology Nam Dinh to achieve the goal of intellectual property development in service of socio-economic development of the whole country in general and Nam Dinh province in particular in the spirit of Resolution No. 20-NQ / TW on scientific and technological development for the cause of industrialization and modernization in the context of socialist-oriented market economy and international integration.

On the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931-, March 26, 2018), at the same time to propagate the role of intellectual property towards the celebration of World Intellectual Property Day April 26, with the permission of the Director of the Department, Youth Union of the National Office of Intellectual Property collaborated with the Youth Union of Nam Dinh Provincial Department of Science and Technology to organize a workshop on "Youth with the development of the intellectual property system."

Recently, in Nam Dinh, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam and Nam Dinh Department of Science and Technology jointly held a meeting between the leaders of the National Office of Intellectual Property and leaders of Nam Dinh Department of Science and Technology to achieve the goal of intellectual property development in service of socio-economic development of the whole country in general and Nam Dinh province in particular in the spirit of Resolution No. 20-NQ / TW on scientific and technological development for the industrialization and modernization in the context of socialist-oriented market economy and international integration.

This is the opinion of Mrs. Delphine Marie Vivien, at the workshop "The Role of Geographical Indications in local economic development" organized by Vietnam Association of High Quality Goods Enterprises held on April 4 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Prior to the proposal of some localities to wish the Ministry of Industry and Trade more support in product branding, Mr. Vu Ba Phu said that every year, the Department of Trade Promotion actively supported localities to organize trade fairs, train human resources for trade promotion, and provide information on export markets for products strength through the Trade system.

In the framework of the official visit to the Republic of France by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the high-level delegation of Vietnam, on March 26, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Airbus Corporation Defense and Space SAS, France on space technology; Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Office of Intellectual Property and the French Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in the area of intellectual property.

"More and more intellectual property rights in Vietnam are registered and widely known in the foreign countries, but we also have lessons about the loss of intellectual property due to slow registration."

On March 13, 2018, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam issued the Decision No. 673 / QD-SHTT on granting the certificate of geographical indication No. 00066 for the famous Binh Phuoc cashew nut products. The People's Committee of Binh Phuoc Province organized to manage this geographical indication.

Publication of Ben Tre geographical indication for Blue Grapefruit and Blue Siamese Coconut is an important legal basis for enterprises and producers to improve their reputation, develop the market and protect the value of quality, the origin of the product to the consumer.