HauGiang (VNA) - Soursop of Hau Giang was granted the certificate oftrademark registration “Soursop HauGiang” by the National Office ofIntellectual Property of Vietnam at a ceremony held in the Mekong Deltaprovince on June 26.
This is the type of collective brand and the certificate holder is theCooperative Alliance of Hau Giang province.
According to Chairman of the alliance Tran Van Thang, in the coming time, the organisationwill grant the certificate on the right to use the collective trademark "SoursopHauGiang" to local cooperatives producing soursop, aiming to promoting thedevelopment of the local fruit.
HauGiang province is supporting seven cooperatives to register for collectivebrand protection for local agricultural products that are competitive in themarket, including Cam Sanh Nga Bay (Nga Bay thick-skinned orange), Hau Giangseedless lemon, Long Tri sweet tangerine, Hau Giang anabas, Hau Giang 2 rice, PhungHiep orange, and Hau Giang mango.
Vo Van Phai, Director of the Hoa My Soursop Cooperative - one of the first cooperativesto be granted the certificate on the right to use the “Soursop HauGiang” trademarksaid the cooperative will comply with management regulations, guidance of thetrademark holder in exploiting and using the collective trademark.-VNA