A peanut shell remover invented in 2008 by a farmer named Nguyen Tan Bien, Bac Village, Ninh Tan Commune, Ninh Hoa Town is awarded a consolation prize...
A peanut shell remover invented in 2008 by a farmer named Nguyen Tan Bien, Bac Village, Ninh Tan Commune, Ninh Hoa Town is awarded a consolation prize by Khanh Hoa Union of Science & Technology Associations and at the Farmers’ Creation Competition by Vietnam Farmers’ Association in 2009; and honored at the amateur inventors’ meeting held by the Ministry of Science & Technology in 2015.
Nguyen Tan Bien has registered for intellectual copyright. The registration formalities include the payment of a fee, VND3-4 million. Copyright protection fee is VND2 million/ year for 5 successive years. He has not completed the procedure for lack of funding.
Another farmer named Nguyen Thanh, Dien Toan Commune, Dien Khanh District has innovated many products such as sugar refinement vacuum packaging pump, sugar cane bagasse production, etc. He has just successfully produced an Acacia bark peeler which is desperately needed by growers. However, he is reluctant to present his product to be protected as an intellectual property as he is not sure about regulations on invention support and fraudulent imitation prevention.
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Huynh Thi Kieu Chau, an expert of Khanh Hoa Department of Science & Technology says at present, many support channels are available for farmers to protect their intellectual properties and build trademarks. Khanh Hoa has instructed farmers to use geographical indication on Ninh Da coconut, Ninh Giang daisy in Ninh Hoa Town, etc. Khanh Hoa Science & Technology has supported building the trademarks of Thua An fish sauce and Ngoc An pickled scallion heads in Cam Ranh City.
Through the mobilization of Khanh Hoa Farmers’ Association, Khanh Hoa has also held an agricultural produce fair to support consumption. The Trade & Industry sector has helped promote products at the fair.
A creative 7-furrow ploughshare invented by a farmer named Lu Van Khoa, Dien Khanh District has received intellectual property copyright and support for production.
Reportedly, the intellectual property protection fee is regulated according to the Circular 263/2016 of the Ministry of Finance. Farmers are advised to register their intellectual properties with the local authorities for counseling, protection and support.
V.L
Translated by N.T
