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About 85 percent of software run o­n personal computers in Vietnam last year was pirated, costing the industry double 2006 figures at US$200 million, according to an international software group

Software copyright infringement in Vietnam in 2007 decreased 3%, according to the fifth annual research study o­n software copyright piracy carried out by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

Fining telecommunication and internet services providers that violate copyright laws is proving difficult in Vietnam even though the necessary legal system is in place.

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) found using pirated software in Vietnam are facing a risk of being sued and from being prohibited from exporting to large foreign markets.

Vietnamese and Japanese intellectual property experts have recently gathered at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City to share experience in completing copyright system and improving the quality and commercialization of inventions.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued a plan on implementing project on strengthening capacity to manage and implement law on author rights and relevant rights to 2020, with orientation to 2050 in the capital city.

Vietnam has a basic legal framework to protect intellectual property (IP) rights and a national strategy on the development of IP rights.