International · VN
Trademark refusal rate in Vietnam: Madrid System filings
94,941 international registrations on record designate Vietnam. Among the 20,568 designations registered 2019–2022 (the resolved cohort we measure outcomes on), 32.1% received a provisional refusal, 3,502 (17%) are still refused outright, 638 partially, and 16,030 (77.9%) hold a grant of protection. That refusal rate is above the 4.4% median across the 60 most-designated offices.
How U.S. companies fare in Vietnam compared with 60+ other offices: where U.S. trademark owners get refused abroad.
40% of the registrations designating Vietnam also designate the United States. Those appear in USPTO data as well, so a USPTO clearance check catches them; the rest are invisible to a U.S.-only search.
Most-designated Nice classes in Vietnam
| Class | Goods / services | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| Class 9 | Computers & Electronics | 23,811 |
| Class 35 | Advertising & Business | 14,376 |
| Class 5 | Pharmaceuticals | 14,140 |
| Class 3 | Cosmetics & Cleaning | 14,053 |
| Class 42 | Computer & Scientific | 11,619 |
| Class 25 | Clothing | 11,121 |
| Class 41 | Education & Entertainment | 8,735 |
| Class 7 | Machinery | 8,633 |
| Class 1 | Chemicals | 7,282 |
| Class 18 | Leather Goods | 7,191 |
Who files into Vietnam
Office of origin of the registrations designating Vietnam, where the filers are based.
| Office of origin | Registrations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China (CN) | 14,409 | 15.2% |
| United States (US) | 9,736 | 10.3% |
| European Union (EM) | 8,745 | 9.2% |
| France (FR) | 8,165 | 8.6% |
| Japan (JP) | 7,700 | 8.1% |
| Germany (DE) | 6,216 | 6.5% |
| Switzerland (CH) | 5,862 | 6.2% |
| South Korea (KR) | 5,479 | 5.8% |
International registrations designating Vietnam, by registration year
Registrations on record by the year they were registered internationally. Our copy covers registrations with activity since July 2025, so older years reflect renewals and decisions, not original volume.
| Year | Registrations | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,802 | |
| 2018 | 4,573 | |
| 2019 | 4,946 | |
| 2020 | 4,800 | |
| 2021 | 5,100 | |
| 2022 | 5,722 | |
| 2023 | 7,022 | |
| 2024 | 9,290 | |
| 2025 | 9,368 | |
| 2026 | 4,581 |
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