Son Cao Pham

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Son Cao Pham

Associate

Biography

Son Cao Pham is an associate with the Tilleke & Gibbins patent team in Hanoi, with notable IP expertise in the areas of mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, and energy. Before joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Son was a patent and design specialist with two top-ranked local IP firms. He has assisted many international companies and firms to establish and protect their IP rights in Vietnam by providing advice from the pre-filing stage to the annuity monitoring stage. Son has prosecuted more than 700 patent and design cases at Tilleke & Gibbins, and has handled over 1,000 patent and design cases in his career.

Son is a licensed lawyer and holds a Certificate of Drafting Patent Specifications from WIPO and the NOIP, a Certificate of Representative of Protection of Plant Varieties from the Vietnamese new plant variety protection office, a Certificate of the Advanced International Certificate Course of IP Panorama Multimedia Contents from KIPO, WIPO, KAIST and KIPA, and a Certificate of APAA Patent Surgery Course. Son is a member of the Hanoi Bar Association, the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN IPA), and the Vietnam Intellectual Property Association (VIPA).

Experience

Translated many patent specifications from English into Vietnamese in the mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, and energy fields.
Filed and successfully registered patent applications with the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam for well-known multinational clients in the mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, and energy fields.
Monitored numerous patent annuity cases during their effective period for leading international firms.
Filed and registered industrial design applications with the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.
Advised and supported foreign clients to establish and protect their IP rights in Vietnam.
Drafted a patent specification for Vietnamese inventors related to a pro bono project to accurately capture novelty and industrial applicability while ensuring the broadest possible protection.

ABOUT Son Cao

Practices

Intellectual Property

Location

Vietnam

Languages

Vietnamese

English

Education

LLB, Hanoi Law University

BEng, Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Insights

December 7, 2020

Vietnam IP Office Tightening Requirements for Document Signatories

On November 23, 2020, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Office) issued Notification No. 13822/TB-SHTT tightening the requirements for

August 7, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Leads the Way on Copyright: MIP IP Stars 2020

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP ) has released its list of top-rated copyright law firms around the world, part of its IP Stars 2020 guide, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been recognized with top marks in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam—all of the firm’s jurisdictions that were rated by MIP for copyright and related rights work.

June 17, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam Earns Top-Tier Status in 2020 IAM Patent 1000 Rankings

In the recently released 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000 from Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine, Tilleke & Gibbins’ patent practice in Vietnam once again was recognized with a gold band ranking. This is the fifth time that Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vietnam practice has been recognized as a top firm in Vietnam by the guide.

May 15, 2020

ALB IP Rankings 2020 Place Tilleke & Gibbins in Tier 1 for Vietnam

Tilleke & Gibbins has again been named as a Tier 1 firm in Vietnam for Patent and Copyright/Trademark work in the 202 IP Rankings issue of Asian Legal Business (ALB ).

Awards & Rankings

July 20, 2021

IAM Patent 1000 2021: Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vietnam Practice Recognized with Gold Band

In the recently released 2021 edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s IAM Patent 1000, Tilleke & Gibbins’ patent practice in Vietnam was recognized with a gold band ranking—marking the fifth consecutive year that the firm’s team has been listed as a top-tier patent practice in Vietnam by the publication. In its editorial on the firm, IAM credits Tilleke & Gibbins as being one of the largest patent filers in Vietnam and points out the firm’s impressive growth and expansion in the jurisdiction, particularly in key areas of intellectual property such as electronics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and technology. In addition to the firm’s office-wide rankings, a publication-high four individuals from the firm’s Vietnam offices were also recognized for their patent expertise. Hung Tuan Nguyen Loc Xuan Le Thanh Phuong Vu Thomas J. Treutler The annual IAM Patent 1000 rankings are based on several months of in-depth research and market analysis conducted by IAM researchers. In the 2021 rankings, the publication also awarded top marks to Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand. For more information or to see a full list of rankings, please visit IAM Patent 1000’s website.

June 17, 2021

MIP Asia-Pacific Awards 2021: Two Firm of the Year Wins for Tilleke & Gibbins

Tilleke & Gibbins was named Thailand Firm of the Year and Vietnam Firm of the Year at the prestigious awards from leading global IP publication Managing Intellectual Property.

May 11, 2021

Tilleke & Gibbins Again Ranked at the Top in Benchmark Litigation 2021

The latest rankings from Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific again place Tilleke & Gibbins among the best dispute resolution firms in Thailand and Vietnam.