Experts from Tilleke & Gibbins have authored the Vietnam chapters of the latest edition of the Practical Law Life Sciences Global Guide. The guide provides a comparative overview, in Q&A format, of laws and regulations on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other life sciences products in dozens of jurisdictions around the world.

The 2018 edition is divided into two sections: Medicinal Product Regulation and Product Liability (see more details here) and Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law, which covers the following main topics, particularly as they apply to the pharmaceutical sector:

• Patents: Legislation, patentable subjects, registration, infringement, claims and remedies
• Trademarks: Legal conditions, registration, infringement, enforcement against counterfeiting
• IP and Competition: Legislation, generic entry, parallel imports, licensing and royalties

To read the full Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law section, please click on the download link below.

Tilleke & Gibbins also provided the Thailand and Myanmar chapters of the Life Sciences Global Guide.

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