HCM City (VNA), Oct. 11 -- A seminar themed "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Protection And Enforcement in Industry 4.0" took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 10 to exchange experience between Vietnam and Japan in the field.

Co-organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam ( IP Vietnam ) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the event was the 8th of its kind since 2005.

Speaking at the function, Le Ngoc Lam, Deputy Director General of IP Vietnam, said an effective IP system is necessary amid the 4th Industrial Revolution.

He suggested Vietnam need to complete and renovate protection mechanisms targeting new areas emerging from the revolution like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing an...