According to Article 19, Decree No. 01/2021/ND-CP, organizations and individuals are not allowed to use protected trade names, trademarks, or geographical indications of organizations or individuals to create names. private to the enterprise, unless approved by the owner of that trade name or trademark.

Before registering a business name, the business founder or enterprise must refer to the registered trademarks and geographical indications stored in the trademark and geographical indication database of the agency. State management agency on industrial property and must take responsibility before the law if naming an enterprise infringes on industrial property rights.

The holder of industrial property rights has the right to send a written request to the Business Registration Office to request the enterprise whose name infringes upon industrial property rights to change its enterprise name accordingly. Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of all attached documents as prescribed, the Business Registration Office shall issue a notice requiring the enterprise whose name infringes upon industrial property rights to proceed with registration procedures. change the business name within 02 months from the date of notification.

Past the above deadline, the Business Registration Office shall notify the competent state agency for handling according to the provisions of law on intellectual property. If violating organizations and individuals do not comply within the time limit prescribed by law, the agency competent to handle violations shall notify the Business Registration Office to request the enterprise to report according to the provisions at Point c. Clause 1, Article 216 of the Law on Enterprises and proceed to revoke the Certificate of Business Registration for enterprises that do not report according to Point d, Clause 1, Article 212 of the Law on Enterprises.