To: Customs Departments of provinces and cities.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs received a document dated May 07, 2021 from Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu about his request for handling producers and traders of goods infringing the “Trung Nguyen” and “G7” trademarks whose protection certificate has been granted to the Trung Nguyen Investment Corporation.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs also received the Official Dispatch No. 480-21/LS-KN dated June 14, 2021 and No. 490-21/LS-KN dated June 24, 2021 sent by the A Hoa Law Office on behalf of the Trung Nguyen Investment Corporation together with the Cassation Decision No. 01/2021/HNGD-GDT dated March 11, 2021 of the Supreme People’s Court, Official Dispatch No. 1194/TCQLTT-CSPC dated June 10, 2021 of the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance and Official Dispatch No. 5429/SHTT-TTKN dated June 11, 2021 of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam. Accordingly, the divorce case between Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu and Mrs. Le Hoang Diep Thao was handled at the Court of Cassation.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs gives its opinions hereunder:

1. The customs authority accepted the applications for inspection and supervision of imports and exports that are subject matters of intellectual property rights of the “Trung Nguyen” and “G7 Coffee” trademarks in the Official Dispatches No. 2150/GSQL-GQ4 dated September 15, 2017 (extended by the Official Dispatch No. 2947/GSQL-GQ4 dated September 06, 2019), No. 2293/GSQL-GQ4 dated June 03, 2020 and No. 1084/GSQL-GQ4 dated June 08, 2021 of the Customs Control and Supervision Department.

According to the Cassation Decision of the Supreme People’s Court on the divorce case between Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu and Mrs. Le Hoang Diep Thao and opinions given by the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance and National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam in the aforesaid Official Dispatches, the General Department of Vietnam Customs hereby requests Customs Departments of provinces and cities to keep carrying out inspection and supervision so as to discover shipments of imports and exports suspected of infringing intellectual property rights and suspend customs procedures for the goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights of the abovementioned trademarks of the Trung Nguyen Investment Corporation in accordance with regulations.

2. The Official Dispatch No. 7998/TCHQ-GSQL dated December 08, 2017, Official Dispatch No. 788/TCHQ-GSQL dated February 07, 2018 and Official Dispatch No. 3801/TCHQ-GSQL dated June 10, 2016 of the General Department of Vietnam Customs are annulled.

Customs Departments of provinces and cities are requested to report any difficulties that arise beyond their power to the General Department of Vietnam Customs (through the Customs Control and Supervision Department) and attach their documents and specific proposals for instructions.

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PP. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL




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