On 24 September 2026, at its plenary session, the Judicial Council of the Supreme People's Court approved three new intellectual property (IP) precedents together1. The precedents deal with questions that frequently decide the outcome of an IP case: how damages for software copyright infringement may be calculated, when attorneys' fees can be recovered; how can one prove authorship in a case where there is evidence to the contrary in the intellectual property dispute case; and when trademark-infringing conduct may amount to a criminal offence.

Cassation Decision No. 65/2018/GDT-DS dated 06 August 2018 of the High People’s Court of Danang on the civil case “Dispute over enforceable property”

Cassation Decision No. 05/2018/KDTM-GDT dated 18 May 2018 of Judges’ Chamber of Supreme People’s Court on the commercial case of “Credit contract dispute” in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province

On February 25, 2020, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court issued Decision No. 50/QD-CA publishing the Precedent No. 37/2020/AL (“Precedent 37”), a

Precedent No. 30/2020/AL, which was passed by the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court on February 5, 2020 and published under Decision 50/QD-CA of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court dated February 25

On 05 February 2020, the Council of Judges of the Supreme Court passed the Precedent No. 34/2020/AL regarding rights to

On February 5, 2020, the precedent No. 33/2020/AL was approved by the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Cour

Cassation Decision No. 06/2017/DS-GDT dated March 27, 2017 of the Judicial Council of The Supreme Court regarding the case on “Dispute on inheritance and division of common property” in Hanoi, between the plaintiffs:

For a contract to be formed which includes a deposit agreement the depositary has to perform its obligations for a period of time