The Decision emphasises the view that respect for and protection of intellectual property rights are the responsibility of agencies, organisations, individuals and society as a whole. All acts of infringement of intellectual property rights must be strictly dealt with in accordance with the law. The Decision supplements the Strategy's objectives by promoting transactions involving intellectual property rights in the market, including piloting support for the valuation of at least 100 intellectual property rights of research institutes, higher education institutions and innovative start-ups (adding Point d, Clause 5, Section II, Article 1).
Regarding tasks and solutions for implementing the Strategy, Decision No. 1624/QD-TTg amends and supplements a number of contents on the improvement of policies and laws on intellectual property as stipulated in Clause 1, Section III, Article 1.
Regarding solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of State management of intellectual property, the Decision adds the task of studying and applying specific financial mechanisms and human resources policies to develop a contingent of highly qualified civil servants, public employees and intellectual property experts. At the same time, comprehensive online public services will be implemented and intellectual property data will be digitised; investment in and development of infrastructure, as well as the application of new technologies in the establishment, exploitation and protection of intellectual property rights, will be strengthened, ensuring safety and transparency and facilitating public access to, search for, analysis and exploitation of intellectual property information.
Regarding solutions to focus on promoting and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of intellectual property protection activities, Decision No. 1624/QD-TTg amends and supplements a number of points under Clause 3, Section III, Article 1. For example, it provides for reviewing and clearly delineating functions and tasks, and gradually streamlining the focal points of competent agencies responsible for handling infringements of intellectual property rights through administrative measures; simplifying and increasing the transparency of procedures, reducing costs and shortening the time required to resolve disputes and handle infringements of intellectual property rights.
Inspection, control and strict handling of infringements of intellectual property rights will be strengthened, particularly infringements of intellectual property rights in the digital environment; the legal responsibilities of enterprises providing intermediary services and operators of digital platforms will be enhanced in preventing, removing and refraining from facilitating infringements of intellectual property rights in cyberspace; and the effectiveness of measures to control imports and exports related to intellectual property will be improved, particularly in e-commerce.
Research will be conducted into the application of technologies capable of monitoring, automatically detecting and providing early warnings of infringements of intellectual property rights in the digital environment; specialised intellectual property databases will be developed and interconnected and shared to ensure unified monitoring, warning and handling of violations nationwide.
