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Who should complete this business formality?
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The owner of the products or services that intends to get the certificate and protection under the Lao PDR laws that their products or services are originated from within the territory, region, or locality of Lao PDR
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Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality
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- Persons eligible for protection of industrial property shall be as follows:
1. a Lao citizen or resident in the Lao PDR, or a legal entity or organization
established under the laws of the Lao PDR;
2. an individual that is a national or a resident of any country which is a member of the Paris Convention or other international agreement relating to the protection of industrial property and of which the Lao PDR is also a member;
3. an individual, legal entity or organization with a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of any member of the Paris Convention or of any other international agreement that relates to the protection of industrial property and of which the Lao PDR is also a member.international agreement that relates to the protection of industrial property and of which the Lao PDR is also a member.
- A product eligible for a geographical indication certificate shall meet all the following requirements:
1. the indication identifies a good as originating in a particular geographical country or territory, or a region or locality in that territory;
2. a given quality and reputation or other characteristics of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. Such quality, reputation, or characteristic may be based on natural factors including conditions of the soil, air, water, ecological system, natural conditions and on human factors including skill and the experience of the manufacturers and traditional production methods of that locality.
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Additional Comment
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- Any individual, legal entity or organization residing in a foreign country wishing to apply for industrial property registration shall have a business premise or an authorized representative in the Lao PDR. (article 27 of IP Law)
- An industrial property application and any accompanying material may be filed in either the Lao language or in the English language. Provided however, that for any application or document filed or submitted in English, the applicant must, within ninety days of such filing, supply a translation into the Lao language. Such translation must be certified to be a correct translation. (article 37 of IP Law)
- A product eligible for a geographical indication certificate shall meet all the following requirements:
1. the indication identifies a good as originating in a particular geographical country or territory, or a region or locality in that territory;
2. a given quality and reputation or other characteristics of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. Such quality, reputation, or characteristic may be based on natural factors including conditions of the soil, air, water, ecological system, natural conditions and on human factors including skill and the experience of the manufacturers and traditional production methods of that locality.
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