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After more than 3 weeks of implementing Official Dispatch No. 38/CD-TTg of the Prime Minister focusing on directing the drastic implementation of solutions to fight, prevent and handle acts of intellectual property rights infringement, functional forces across the country have detected and handled 1,438 cases of violation. Download Mr. Tran Le Hong, Deputy Director of the Department of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) informed at the press conference - Photo: VGP/TGMany processing indexes increased sharply over the same period and far exceeded the average level of 2025, showing positive changes in the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IP). The above information was said by Mr. Tran Le Hong, Deputy Director of the Department of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) at the regular monthly press conference. 5/2026 of the Ministry of Science and Technology. According to Mr. Tran Le Hong, immediately after the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Decision No. 2309/QD-BKHCN and the National Office of Intellectual Property issued Decision No. 185/QD-SHTT dated May 6, 2026 to implement Official Dispatch No. 38/CD-TTg of the Prime Minister, coordination in fighting, preventing and handling acts of infringement. Intellectual property rights have recorded many positive results. One of the solutions immediately implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology is to establish a mechanism to urge, synthesize and quickly report daily on the situation of handling violations nationwide. This mechanism helps promptly update actual developments, serving the direction and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister. As of May 27, 2026, ministries, branches and localities across the country have detected and handled 1,438 cases of intellectual property rights infringement. Of these, 1,146 cases were administratively handled and 28 cases were criminally prosecuted. The total amount of fines for administrative violations amounted to more than 12.6 billion VND; The value of the discovered infringing goods is about 35.7 billion VND. In particular, the functional forces discovered 28 serious, complex and typical cases. These numbers clearly reflect the initial effectiveness of the peak deployment of Official Dispatch 38. According to Mr. Tran Le Hong, after only 3 weeks of launching, the number of cases handled for administrative violations has increased about 3 times the average level of a month in 2025. Notably, the number of cases criminally prosecuted related to intellectual property rights infringement already equal to about 60% of the total number of cases prosecuted in 2025. The Market Management force across the country alone has increased the number of cases handled by about 210% compared to May 2025 and exceeded the set target by about 158%. According to leaders of the Department of Intellectual Property, many localities have proactively established interdisciplinary working groups, strengthening coordination between the police force, market management, customs and related agencies to Improve the effectiveness of inspection, detection and handling of violations. Along with that, the National Office of Intellectual Property also increases professional support for enforcement agencies. To date, the Department has provided 9 professional opinions to handle cases of industrial property rights infringement, and at the same time publicly disclosed the focal point to support searching and coordinating the provision of information to serve the process of handling violations. Building a national database on enforcement of intellectual property rights. Another important content implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology is building a national database on enforcement of intellectual property rights. Mr. Tran Le Hong said, the Ministry is coordinating with other agencies. Relevant ministries and branches will build this data system in 2026 and ensure the ability to maintain and operate sustainably in the following years. In the immediate future, through synthesizing daily reports as required by Official Dispatch No. 38/CD-TTg, the Ministry of Science and Technology is gradually forming an initial data source on the situation of detecting and handling acts of intellectual property rights infringement nationwide. According to the orientation of building, a national database on IPR enforcement will integrate many important groups of information. This includes data on the handling of administrative and criminal violations; typical, serious and complicated cases; information about intellectual property rights objects; data serving to identify infringing elements; appraisal results and violation handling results. When put into operation, this data system will help enforcement agencies look up, share and compare information more quickly, thereby improving coordination efficiency in the process of handling cases. According to Mr. Tran Le Hong, the database is not only an operational support tool but also contributes to improving state management capacity in the field of intellectual property. Through centralized statistics and data analysis, authorities can predict violation trends, identify potentially high-risk areas and areas to proactively develop inspection plans, check and enforce IP rights more effectively. Proposing additional measures to block access to infringing domain names Regarding completing the legal framework to improve the effectiveness of IP rights enforcement, Mr. Tran Le Hong said that the Ministry of Science and Technology has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister. Drafting the Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of industrial property. One of the notable contents is the addition of authority to sanction administrative violations in the field of industrial property for a number of relevant agencies.mandarin. According to Mr. Tran L
