It is recommended to build an electronic data system on intellectual property

Professional activities at Ba Ria - Vung Tau Custom Department. Photo: Nguyễn Huế

Specifically, there are cases which are approved by the General Department of Vietnam Customs for inspection and supervision of import and export goods requesting protection of intellectual property rights. However, the search of information and records of intellectual property rights dossiers is still being done manually, causing manpower shortages, and wasting customs’ officers time during the process of customs clearance.

In order to solve this problem, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Customs Department proposed to General Department of Vietnam Customs to research the establishment of an electronic information management system on intellectual property for the whole sector. This data system would help the work of customs inspection and supervision of imported and exported goods with favorable requirements for intellectual property protection easier.