Vietnam reports 2025 strides at ASEAN working group’s meeting on IP

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Vietnam reports 2025 strides at ASEAN working group’s meeting on IP
Vietnam recorded positive results, clearing nearly 250,000 backlogged applications and lifting the rights establishment efficiency rate to 74% from a year earlier, even as new filings jumped roughly 20%.
Delegates to the 78th ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnam highlighted progress made in 2025, including the National Assembly’s approval of amendments and additions to several articles of the Intellectual Property Law, at the 78th ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) meeting in Bali, Indonesia, held from April 6-10.

Pham Thi Kim Oanh, Deputy Director General of the Copyright Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Indonesia that Vietnam had also updated delegates on regulations governing copyright protection related to AI-assisted tools in the creative process and the use of copyrighted and related-rights materials in AI training.

According to her, Vietnam recorded positive results, clearing nearly 250,000 backlogged applications and lifting the rights establishment efficiency rate to 74% from a year earlier, even as new filings jumped roughly 20%.

At the 78th AWGIPC meeting in Bali, Indonesia. (Photo: VNA)

Discussions focused on ways to follow the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan (AIPRAP) for 2026–2030, aimed at accelerating digital transformation and sharpening regional governance.

Member states agreed to expand the use of digital technologies and AI in rights registration procedures and public service delivery, while piloting a shared digital filing platform for patents, industrial designs and trademarks. They also discussed developing an ASEAN intellectual property (IP) valuation framework and guidelines on IP-based financing to unlock greater commercialisation and more effective use of intangible assets in the creative economy.

Delegates explored upgrading the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AFAIPC) to suit the demands of the digital economy. They also reviewed 2025 achievements and set priorities for 2026./.

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