Nathan Lee asked to "bury" Miss Khanh Van, what is the truth?

Is it all due to the way the name "Vietnam" is called and the foreign language ability when going to the international competition of Miss Universe Vietnam 2019?

Recently, Nathan Lee caused a stir when he registered the exclusive trademark "Cao Thai Son" for entertainment products and services, performances... while this is the name of a famous male singer.

After the never-ending "war" with Cao Thai Son, Nathan Lee was suddenly accused of kicking Miss Universe Vietnam 2019, even demanding to "bury" her. Specifically, on his personal page, Nathan Lee has just urgently posted: "Whoever represents Vietnam for an international competition, please speak English! Sitting with a few foreign friends wearing pants!".

Immediately, Miss Khanh Van was called out because when she imparted experience to runner-up Kim Duyen in Miss Universe 2021, she herself affirmed that she should chant the name of the country to "Viet Nam". According to her, "I have to think if I read Viet Nam or Viet Nam because usually foreigners will understand Viet Nam more than Vietnam".

At that time, Miss Hau was "stoned" by netizens because she thought that the name of the Vietnamese country should be read like that so that foreigners could learn how to pronounce it properly. Not to mention MC Steve Harvey - MC of Miss Universe always clearly reads the name of Vietnam in the correct way.

However, in the comments section, Nathan Lee insisted that he did not mention anyone's name. When someone pointed out Khanh Van who thought that English was not important, it was important to convey the national spirit through smiles, eyes, and charisma... then Nathan Lee just asked one fatal question: "Good. for her. Did she win?".

A few days ago, Nathan Lee registered an exclusive trademark of "Cao Thai Son" for entertainment products and services, performances... while this is the name of a famous male singer.

The Industrial Property Official Gazette of the National Office of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Science and Technology, shows that the trademark "Cao Thai Son" is registered for protection by singer Nathan Lee (real name Truong Trieu Truc Lan). products and services in group 36 (real estate trading, real estate brokerage, real estate management...); Class 41 (entertainment services, art performances and fashion shows, film and television program production...) and class 43 (restaurant services, coffee shop services, bar services) alcohol...).

According to lawyer Vo Dan, Director of Tapha One Member Law Firm, the fact that Nathan Lee took the name of singer Cao Thai Son to register for exclusive trademark protection can be considered and granted a certificate by the National Office of Intellectual Property. . Mr. Mai analyzed that in order to register a trademark, in addition to meeting the general conditions prescribed in Article 72 of the Intellectual Property Law, it must also not fall into the two "unprotected" cases specified in Article 73 of the Law on Intellectual Property. this law.

Firstly, the registration of a trademark is the name of a person whose sign is identical or confusingly similar to the real name, nickname, pseudonym, image of a leader, national hero, famous person of Vietnam and foreign. Second, there are signs of misleading, confusing or deceiving consumers about the origin, features, uses, quality, value or other characteristics of the goods or services. service.

"Nathan Lee's trademark registration of Cao Thai Son for his groups of products and services is not in the first case, so it can be considered and certified by the National Office of Intellectual Property," said lawyer Mach. However, he can also be refused, especially for group 41 (including entertainment products and services, performing arts and fashion shows, film and television production, etc.) because this is a group of products closely related to the profession and popularity of singer Cao Thai Son.

In the position of Cao Thai Son, according to lawyer Mai, if the male singer finds that his name has been taken away by his colleagues for trademark registration, it will affect his legal rights and interests, he has the right to object to the Department of Justice. intellectual property, it is recommended not to grant a protection title to this mark.

This right is provided for in Article 112 of the Intellectual Property Law. Specifically, "from the date the property registration application is published in the Industrial Property Official Gazette, up to the date of the decision on granting a protection title, any third person has the right to give opinions to the management agency." State management on granting or not granting a protection title for such application. Opinions of the objectors must be made in writing, accompanied by documents or cited sources of information for proof.

Currently, the application for trademark registration of "Cao Thai Son" by singer Nathan Lee is considered by the National Office of Intellectual Property according to the provisions of Article 119 of the Intellectual Property Law. That is, within 9 months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, the application for registration of a mark will be accepted if the conditions prescribed by law are satisfied. Also during this time, the third party has the right to file an objection.

However, in fact, the time of being granted trademark protection can last more than 9 months from the date of publication, depending on the nature and content of the registration.

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