Intellectual Property · Specialized Services

IP infringement handling service

When you find counterfeit products, copied designs or copied content, you need to act quickly to limit damage. HDS lawyers assess the infringement and choose the right measure: negotiation, administrative action or litigation.

Service group
Specialized
Timeline
Per case
Cost
Quoted by scope
Format
Online or at the office

Overview

When you find counterfeit products, copied designs or copied content, you need to act quickly to limit damage. HDS lawyers assess the infringement and choose the right measure: negotiation, administrative action or litigation.

This is a specialized service: HDS lawyers personally study your documents, assess risks and propose an approach suited to each case; technology supports document processing so lawyers can focus on the key issues. Learn about HDS Specialized Services.

IP infringement handling service
IP infringement handling service – HDS Law Firm

Scope of Service

What HDS Does for You

  • Appraise and collect evidence of infringement
  • Draft and send warning letters demanding the infringement stop
  • Request action by market surveillance and customs authorities
  • Negotiate compensation or proceed to litigation

Suitable when

  • Counterfeit trademarked goods found on the market or e-commerce platforms
  • Competitors copying your designs or content
  • Someone else has registered a similar trademark

Costs & Timeline

CostQuotation based on the scope of work, agreed clearly before we begin
TimelinePer case
CommitmentNo unexpected extra costs; you pay only for the scope you use

How HDS handled it

  1. 01

    Intake and Confidentiality

    You describe your issue by phone, online or at our office. Your information is kept confidential under a lawyer's professional duty.

  2. 02

    Lawyer Reviews the File

    The lawyer in charge studies the documents and evidence, identifies risks and sets out the available options.

  3. 03

    Proposed Approach and Costs

    HDS sends a clear proposal, scope of work and costs before we begin, with no unexpected extras.

  4. 04

    Lawyers Handle It Directly

    Drafting, negotiating, dealing with counterparties and state authorities, or representing you in arbitration or court under a power of attorney.

  5. 05

    With You to the End

    We keep you updated throughout, hand over the results and advise on prevention so the problem does not recur.

Featured Cases

Trademark Registration · 2026

Keeping a coffee chain's brand name after a notice of refusal of protection

Coffee chain in Hanoi

Issue

The trademark application of a chain of 9 stores was about to be refused for being similar to a mark registered in 2018. Renaming would have meant replacing all signage and packaging.

What HDS did

Investigated use of the cited trademark and obtained a bailiff's record; compared 3 options; requested termination of the cited mark for 5 consecutive years of non-use; responded to the refusal notice and followed the application until the certificate was issued.

Result

The cited mark was invalidated; the client was granted a certificate for 2 classes and did not have to rename.

  • 7 monthsFrom the refusal notice to the invalidation decision
  • 2 classesGoods and services protected
  • 9 storesSignage kept unchanged

IP Infringement Enforcement · 2026

Taking Down Counterfeit Cosmetics Listings on an E-commerce Platform

Cosmetics manufacturer in Ho Chi Minh City

Issue

Counterfeits of a registered trademark were sold widely on e-commerce platforms at less than half the price, and customers complained about quality.

What HDS did

Collected evidence with a notarized record (vi bằng); sent warning letters to the stores; asked the platforms to act under their intellectual property protection mechanisms; asked the market management authority to inspect the supply source.

Result

The infringing stores were taken down; the source facility was fined and the goods destroyed.

  • 12Infringing stores removed
  • 3 weeksFrom evidence gathering to takedown

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