Decision No. 1782/QD-BCT on the Action Plan to Improve the Effectiveness of Administrative Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the 2026–2027 Period
On 17 July 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision No. 1782/QD-BCT on the action plan to improve the effectiveness of administrative enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights by MOIT for the 2026–2027 period (Decision 1782). MOIT is the line ministry of the Market Surveillance Authority (MS), which is one of the authorities responsible for handling administrative violations of IP rights. Accordingly, Decision 1782 will directly affect the handling of administrative IP violations by MS and a number of other cooperating authorities, such as the Copyright Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPVN), in the coming period.