Developed a suitable Vietnamese translation for WIPO’s standardized forms for presenting nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings in international patent applications. This was a critical breakthrough for pharmaceutical clients as patent agents and examiners alike could not translate standardized amino acid sequence listings into Vietnamese because the standardized forms do not support Vietnamese fonts.
Hien Thi Thu Vu
Patent Executive
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Vietnamese, English
EDUCATION
Engineer of Chemical Technology, Hanoi University of Technology
Bachelor of Pharmacy, Hanoi University of Pharmacy
Bachelor of English, Hanoi University of Foreign Language
Hien Thi Thu Vu is a patent executive in the firm’s Vietnam offices. With over a decade of industry experience as a medical representative with Hoffman-La Roche in Vietnam, Hien serves clients in every sector and specializes in the biological and pharmaceutical fields.
In a region where generic drugs are increasingly promoted and given market access, Hien advocates for the rights of healthcare companies that devoted extensive assets to R&D activities. As such, her practice encompasses more than the conventional responsibilities of patent searches, examinations, and registrations, Hien collaborates with clients to educate decision-makers on complex technical issues. She also facilitates the issuance of patents by drafting persuasive arguments to overcome refusals by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP.)
Hien is an Industrial Property Agent registered at the NOIP. She previously headed the patent unit at INVENCO in Hanoi.
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Convinced the NOIP to provide patent protection for an “antibody and the fragments thereof” by leveraging technical knowledge to prepare a persuasive argument. Previously, the NOIP would omit “fragments thereof” from the patent-eligible subject matter, which our client found to be very objectionable.
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Obtained professional conclusions on patent infringement by the Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute in an ongoing patent infringement case concerning several patented insecticides.
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Provided a freedom-to-operate opinion pertaining to a drug for inhibiting human gastric acid secretions.
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| February 2, 2012 |
Vietnam Patent Team Receives Tier 1 Ranking from Managing IP Managing IP, a leading global resource for IP news and analysis, recently named the Tilleke & Gibbins Vietnam team as a top-tier practice in its 2012 patent survey. Tilleke & Gibbins was... |
| July 19, 2012 |
Vietnam Patent Prosecution Group Ranked in Tier 1 by Asia IP In its annual Patent Survey, Asia IP has recognized Tilleke & Gibbins as one of the top patent prosecution teams in Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins was a key firm featured in the magazine for both... |
| February 29, 2012 |
Vietnam IP Team Ranked in Tier 1 by Chambers In its annual Chambers Asia-Pacific guide for 2012, Chambers and Partners ranked Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1firm for Intellectual Property in Vietnam. Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012, which compiled... |
| July 13, 2011 |
Vietnam IP Team Named a Top Full-Service Practice The IP practice of Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam was recently ranked as a leading full-service IP firm by the publication Asian Legal Business. The annual rankings are compiled through months of... |
| November 4, 2011 |
Vietnam IP Team Lauded by Legal 500 The Tilleke & Gibbins IP team in Vietnam, led by Thomas J. Treutler and Nga Thi Phi Nguyen, has been honored with a Tier 1 ranking in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, released... |
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