Nhan Dan Newspaper held a seminar entitled “Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment – Removing Bottlenecks and Developing Digital Culture” in Ha Noi, on August 27. The event was attended by representatives from State management agencies, National Assembly deputies, legal experts, technology companies and press agencies.

The Prime Minister has recently issued Decision No. 1624/QD-TTg amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decision No. 1068/QD-TTg dated August 22, 2019 of the Prime Minister approving the Intellectual Property Strategy through 2030.

The crusade against intellectual property rights infringement is no longer simply about protecting a trademark. They are now about safeguarding national competitiveness and economic security in an era where the value of the economy is increasingly concentrated in knowledge, data, and creativity. Countries that are better able to protect intangible assets will be better positioned in global value chains and mitigate the risk of facing broad tariff sanctions.

After more than one month of implementing official dispatch No. 38/CD-TTg of the Prime Minister, the enforcement of intellectual property rights nationwide has recorded positive changes.

It is time to shift management thinking, moving from mere protection to building an ecosystem of risk-sharing between the State and businesses, so that intellectual property can progress from “awareness” to a “resource” driving sustainable economic growth.

Intellectual property law is gradually expanding the responsibilities of e-commerce platforms, social networks, and other digital platforms to enhance the protection of intellectual property rights in cyberspace.

Official Dispatch No. 38/CD-TTg, issued by the prime minister, calls for strengthened enforcement of intellectual property rights. Many people still believe that enforcing intellectual property rights is solely the responsibility of regulatory authorities, however, in reality it is also the proactive responsibility of each business to protect its own brand, products, and intellectual assets.

The Office of the US Trade Representative on April 30 released the 2026 Special 301 Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the trading partners of the US, in which Viet Nam was placed on the “Priority Foreign Country” (PFC) list — the most severe warning level under this mechanism.