Baker McKenzie’s leading IP practice regularly advises major clients in relation to the management of their IP portfolios and the protection and enforcement of their IP rights. The team has considerable experience representing multinationals in contentious and non-contentious IP law issues, including those regarding patents, trademarks, copyright, anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy, domain names, and trade secrets. Hanoi-based Manh Hung Tran leads the practice, while heads the firm’s trademark team Hoa Tran focuses on brand and enforcement, IP advisory strategies, domain name disputes, and copyright matters. She recently led a team representing a subsidiary of Major League Baseball in relation to its anti-counterfeiting strategy in Vietnam. Minh Tri Quach specialises in anti-counterfeiting cases, while experienced special counsel Dzung Pham handles trademark disputes and IP infringement cases.

Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property team, led by Thomas Treutler in Ho Chi Minh City, handles a broad range of matters, with a particularly strong reputation in areas such as anti-counterfeiting, strategic filing, and commercial IP work. The practice excels in IP prosecution and enforcement in the life sciences sector, as well as the technology, media, and telecommunications spaces. With extensive patent litigation and domain name dispute expertise, Loc Xuan Le heads the firm’s IP enforcement team. Linh Thi Mai Nguyen leads the trademark department, while Thanh Phuong Vu, with a background in pharmaceuticals and biotech, is head of patents.

Frasers Law Company assists clients with a wide range of IP matters, including copyright, patent, and trademark infringement, trademark registration and enforcement, technology transfer contracts, and trade secrets cases. Mark Fraser leads the team alongside Nguyen Van Vien, who also serves as chairman of the Intellectual Property Association of Ho Chi Minh City, as well as director of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Institute. The team advises clients in the education, food and beverages, banking, manufacturing, and biotech sectors, among others.

S&O IP’s IP team, operating from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, offers clients broad expertise in relation to trademarks, patents, anti-counterfeiting, industrial designs, copyright, cybersquatting, and trade secrets. Hau Nguyen, focusing on IP rights prosecution and enforcement, heads the firm’s Vietnam practice, while Yen Pham, with extensive trademark and patent experience, leads the trademark team. Bangkok-based trademark attorney Daniel Greif is the firm’s Southeast Asia Director for IP matters.