Practices
Intellectual Property

Location
Vietnam

Languages
Vietnamese
English

Education

LLB, Hanoi Law University

BA, Hanoi University of Foreign Study

BA, National Economics University

Hang Thi Nguyen
Trademark Executive
+84 24 3772 5578

Biography

Hang Thi Nguyen is a trademark executive in the firm’s Vietnam intellectual property group. With more than a decade of experience in the IP space, Hang is skilled in virtually all matters concerning trademarks, including conducting preliminary searches to evaluate registrability; advising on adoption and selection of new trademarks; filing and prosecuting trademark applications; and handling oppositions, cancellations, and appeals. A licensed IP agent, Hang has completed specialized training courses offered by the Japan Patent Office and the WIPO Worldwide Academy. Before joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Hang worked in the patent and trademark divisions of a local Vietnamese firm.


Experience
  • Opposed several trademarks that were confusingly similar to a well-known trademark related to luxury goods. The oppositions have been upheld by the competent authority and the opposed applications have been finally refused.
  • Appealed a provisional refusal of an international trademark registration of a famous multinational imaging and photographic equipment company in Europe. The trademark has been accepted for protection in Vietnam.
  • Successfully opposed a trademark that was confusingly similar to a well-known trademark of a wine producer.
  • Prosecuted trademark matters for a well-known U.S.-based multinational technology and consulting corporation in the field of informatics in Vietnam.
  • Successfully prosecuted trademark matters in Laos and Cambodia for a well-known entertainment corporation.