Patent protection in Vietnam

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,656, plus about US$4,688 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Vietnam must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of mobile phones and network equipment and computer parts.

Population101.6m
Economy (GDP)US$515bn
PCT national phase entries a year6,634
RouteNational phase

A leading exporter

  • #1 in the world for leather footwear - US$11.3bn of exports (19% of the world's)
  • #2 in the world for mobile phones and network equipment - US$61.8bn of exports (10% of the world's)
  • #2 in the world for computer parts - US$23.7bn of exports (15% of the world's)
  • #2 in the world for textile footwear - US$13.6bn of exports (29% of the world's)
  • #2 in the world for broadcasting and display parts - US$11.3bn of exports (18% of the world's)
  • #2 in the world for furniture - US$10.3bn of exports (10% of the world's)

Vietnam's economy

  • #8 in East Asia and Pacific for PCT national phase entries - 6,634 a year
  • #3 in East Asia and Pacific for Agriculture - US$60bn
  • #6 in East Asia and Pacific for Industry - US$194bn
  • #6 in East Asia and Pacific for Manufacturing - US$126bn
Vietnam: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Vietnam's share of East Asia and Pacific's economy, by sector (%)
Vietnam: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Vietnam is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.

Questions about patents in Vietnam

How much does a patent cost in Vietnam?

Our estimate is about US$1,656 to take a PCT application to grant in Vietnam. That is about US$231 in official fees and US$1,424 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$566, search US$146, examination request US$267, office action response US$435 and grant / issuance / publication US$241 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$4,688. These are estimates only, for a standard application (10 claims, 30 pages, a company applicant): the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.

What is the PCT national phase deadline for Vietnam, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Vietnam must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date.

What does Vietnam's economy make and export?

Vietnam's GDP is US$514.7bn, of which services US$220.0bn, industry US$193.8bn (of which manufacturing US$126.2bn) and agriculture US$59.9bn. Spending a year: households US$273.9bn and health care US$20.0bn. Vietnam's exports of goods came to US$505.0bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were mobile phones and network equipment (US$61.8bn, 12% of its exports, #2 in the world), computers (US$33.5bn, 7% of its exports, #4 in the world), integrated circuits (chips) (US$32.1bn, 6% of its exports, #7 in the world), flat panel displays (US$28.1bn, 6% of its exports, #2 in the world), computer parts (US$23.7bn, 5% of its exports, #2 in the world), textile footwear (US$13.6bn, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), broadcasting and display parts (US$11.3bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), leather footwear (US$11.3bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world), furniture (US$10.3bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world) and microphones and their stands (US$9.3bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.

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Patent publications and PCT national phase entries: averages over recent years. Exports: customs trade statistics; re-export hubs are left out. Costs are estimates.