The Vietnamese officers expect to share experience with experts from the European Union and the United States in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the fight against fake and imitation goods.

Right holders of well-known trademarks available in Vietnam, including Cisco Systems, L'Oreal, Nokia, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Guerlain, Kenzo, Tag Heuer, Nike, Gedeon Richter, Scotch Whisky Association, Ambro and Uniliver, will also take part in discussions at the workshop.

Under a tripartite cooperation programme, right holders of trademarks of Vietnamese origin will be assisted in protecting intellectual property rights in the coming time.

The EU also plans to organise around 30 activities in Vietnam this year to boost cooperation in combating fake and imitation commodities.

The workshop is being held by the EC-ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme (ECAP II), the US Patent and Trademark Office and the General Department of Customs of Vietnam.