We have known that on 11 March 2011, Japan experienced a dual catastrophe of quakes and tsunami. We would like to express our deep sympathy to Japanese people, particularly our Japanese clients for losses and hardship that they suffered.

We are convinced that with the spirit of self-resilience, industry, smartness and discipline and with the assistance from the international community, Japanese people and our Japanese clients will shortly overcome the catastrope and back to the way of economic prosperity.

On Vietnamese intellectual property administration's side, on 30 March 2011, the Director General of the National Office of Intellectual Property issued the Notification No. 1691/TB-SHTT providing the bailout measures for Japanese applicants.

According to the said Notification, for Japanese applicants who have suffered from the catastrophe, any delay in meeting legal deadlines caused by the event will be tolerated. The applicants should file a request to enjoy the grace period and identify exact period of delay time with documents certified by competent authorities.

The full text of the Notification can be viewed here

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