Intellectual property court on way in VietnamThe establishment of an intellectual property court in Vietnam is in sight but has yet to be completed, a deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has said. “There needs be an intellectual property court in Vietnam, but we don’t know when it will be established,” she said at a conference on intellectual property enforcement in the digital world held in Hanoi on March 12. While the prospect of an intellectual property court seems down the road, Quynh said that it is essential to have a department within the country’s judicial system specialising in intellectual property. Taking advantage of social media platforms – particularly Facebook – to do business makes it harder for inspectors to discover violators of intellectual property rights, she said. “Intellectual property enforcement is the core of protecting innovation and strengthening the applications of science and technology to the development of the country.”-VNA