In the era of rapid development of information technology as it is today, ensuring the protection of websites is not only an important measure to safeguard ownership rights but also a decisive factor for the success of business activities. Registering website protection serves to safeguard the interests of enterprises, helping to prevent copyright infringement and online.
What is website?
The basis for the definition comes from Clause 17, Article 4 of the Law on Information Technology 2006, which states that a website or an electronic information page is an information page or a collection of information pages on the network environment serving the provision and exchange of information.
The website can be utilized by enterprisese to promote information to customers or to directly facilitate business activities. It is considered intellectual property belonging to the enterprises.
Why should register for website protection?
Registering for website protection brings many important meanings and benefits to enterprises, contributing to building a solid legal foundation, helping enterprises confidently operate and develop online.
Protect ownership rights to intellectual property assets
Registering for protection helps establish and demonstrate ownership rights through an official document issued by the relevant state authority. This legal basis assists enterprises owners in preventing unfair competition or resolving disputes when copyright infringement and online brand violations occur, thereby safeguarding their intellectual property rights and assets.
Building trust and credibility from the brand
By shaping the brand in the minds of customers associated with quality and reputable services, a website with a clear information-providing function helps enhance trust among customers. Like the face of the enterprise, a registered website reflects the professionalism and commitment of the business to protect the rights of users and partners.
Maintaining competitive advantage and preventing unfair competition
Registering website protection helps enterprises maintain their competitive advantage in the market by safeguarding their exclusive ownership of products, services, and information they provide online.
A legally protected website, in accordance with regulations, is the most effective legal barrier to prevent unfair competitive practices, including content duplication, the use of identical or deceptive domain names to deceive customers…
What content does website protection registration include?
Website domain
Domain can be registered for protection through trademark registration.
With the aim of achieving exclusive ownership and usage, a business’s website domain is shaped around its ability to distinguish the goods or services of the trademark owner from those of other entities.
Website interface
The interface of a website can be defined as an applied artistic work and can be protected as such.
Registering the interface of a website as intellectual property serves as a basis for enterprises to limit unfair competition through copying of the presentation format, including lines, colors, shapes, and layouts.
Website Framework
The website framework can be registered for protection as a computer program (protected as literary work), specifically for the source code of website construction and its operational functions.
In accordance with current intellectual property laws, a computer program is defined as a set of instructions expressed in the form of commands, code, algorithms, or other forms, which, when embedded in a medium or device and operated by a computer programming language, is capable of causing a computer or device to perform tasks or achieve specific results.
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Legal basis:
- Intellectual Property Law 2005 (amended and supplemented by the revised Intellectual Property Law 2009; revised Insurance Business Law, Intellectual Property Law 2019 and revised Intellectual Property Law 2022);
- Decree 17/2023/ND-CP guiding the Intellectual Property Law on copyright and related rights;
- Information Technology Law 2006.
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