Dung Thi Kim Vu

Patent Executive

T: +84 4 3772 5554

F: +84 4 3772 5568

E: kimdung.v@tilleke.com

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OFFICE

LANGUAGE

Vietnamese, English

EDUCATION

Engineer of Chemical Technology, Hanoi University of Technology

Dung Thi Kim Vu is a Vietnam-qualified intellectual property agent who focuses on patent matters. With a degree in chemical technology and extensive industry experience, Dung’s practice is broad and dynamic. She prosecutes patents in all areas and specializes in chemical and pharmaceutical patents. She also handles infringement matters, including providing freedom-to-operate opinions and activating customs enforcement mechanisms to protect intellectual property.

In addition, Dung provides technical advice to the commercial team regarding a wide range of regulatory issues including pre-registration, product registration, and post-registration for pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, animal feed, and other kind of products. She also assists with plant variety protection matters.

  • Helped an Italian pharmaceutical company prepare an application dossier and obtain a license to operate in the area of medicinal products.

  • Obtained an expert opinion on an agrochemical patent infringement in favor of the patent owner in a landmark case in Vietnam.

  • Provided a freedom-to-operate opinion pertaining to a drug for inhibiting human gastric acid secretions.

  • 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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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...

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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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August 22, 2011

Asia IP Honors Tilleke & Gibbins Vietnam Team for Landmark Case

Nga Thi Phi Nguyen, Thomas J. Treutler, Dung Thi Kim Vu

As Vietnam’s IP laws continue to develop, Tilleke & Gibbins was recently honored by Asia IP for the firm’s breakthrough victory in receiving a favorable opinion from the Vietnam Intellectual...

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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...

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August 1, 2010

Asia IP Honors Tilleke & Gibbins’ Trademark Practice in Vietnam

Dung Thi Kim Vu, Nga Thi Phi Nguyen, Thang Duc Nguyen, Thomas J. Treutler

Asia IP recognized Tilleke & Gibbins’ Trademark area of the IP practice in Vietnam. The magazine had also recognized Nga Thi Phi Ngyuen, Thomas J. Treutler, Thang Duc Nguyen, and Dung Thi Kim Vu...

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June 29, 2011

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical Advertising 2011 – Vietnam Chapter

Dung Thi Kim Vu

Advertising of pharmaceutical products is heavily regulated in many jurisdictions, and Vietnam is no exception. The Vietnam chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical...

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July 27, 2010

New Circular on Drug Registration

Dung Thi Kim Vu, Dzung Duy Nguyen

Circular 22/2009/TT-BYT issued by the Ministry of Health, effective May 24, 2010, has clarified certain issues related to intellectual property rights and drug marketing approval in Vietnam. The...

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September 30, 2009

Treatment of Use Claims in Vietnam

Thomas J. Treutler, Dung Thi Kim Vu

Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (“NOIP”) recently vowed to clarify various ambiguities regarding the patentability of use claims in Vietnam. Under the current law, the NOIP...

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September 1, 2009

Plant Variety Protection Clarified

Dung Thi Kim Vu, Dzung Duy Nguyen

On June 19, 2009, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted several amendments to the IP Law, which will enter into effect on January 1, 2010. The amendments regarding plant variety protection clarify...

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