Article 9.- Violation of regulations on indications about protection of industrial property rights
1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals or organizations that commit one of the acts of giving wrong indications about protection of industrial property rights in production, trading, transaction, advertisement and marketing as follows:
a/ Giving misleading indications (including indicative signs) about industrial property right holders; misleading indications about products or services with elements eligible for industrial property right protection; misleading indications or no indications about products or goods supplied under contracts on licensing of industrial property objects; misleading indications about authors of inventions or industrial designs;
b/ Giving misleading indications about the legal status of industrial property protection of inventions, industrial designs, layout designs, marks or geographical indications.
2. Remedies:
a/ Forcible removal of infringing elements from products, goods or means of business, for violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b/ Forcible public rectification on the mass media, for violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
c/ Forcible destruction of infringing goods which cause harms to the human health, animals, plants or environment, for violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article.