Ca Mau dried shrimp is delicious because it is made from fresh shrimp living under the mangrove canopy. Ngoc Hien district, which has an area of ​​about 21,000 hectares of shrimp farming land under the canopy of mangroves and mangroves in 2011, was recognized by the Department of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) for the collective mark “Rach Goc Dried Shrimp. “. According to local people, the profession of making dried shrimp in Rach Goc town, Ngoc Hien district has been around for hundreds of years. In the beginning, people boiled shrimp and dried them with the aim to preserve them longer. But when dried shrimp products were exchanged, bought and sold, people gradually became known, sought to buy and buy and create a brand. In Ngoc Hien district gradually formed establishments specializing in the processing of dried shrimp and increasingly developed. There are some establishments that have adopted processing technologies to increase productivity and better product quality. The processing of dried shrimp is not too complicated. After being purchased, the raw shrimp will be classified to boil for about 15 – 17 minutes. Boiling with hot steam or boiling water directly must also ensure that it is tightly covered so that the shrimp shells swell to break the shell. Good sun exposure for 8 hours will dry. Then, the shrimp are dried for about 30 minutes to make the shells crispy and easy to separate. Shrimp shelling or sorting is also done by machine. After that, workers reclassify them once to ensure even shrimp size. “Rach Goc dried shrimp” has 2 types: marine shrimp and square shrimp. Dried shrimp made from land shrimp, naturally raised silver shrimp in square is better. The best dried shrimp are made from wild shrimp. This dried shrimp has a brighter red color, even juices and is sweeter than all other dried shrimp. Ca Mau dried shrimp has been known nationwide for a long time. Dry shrimp production establishments in Ngoc Hien district are always in a state of “not doing enough to sell”. In February 2021, the Vietnam Record Organization recognized that the product “Rach Goc Dried Shrimp” was among the top 100 specialty gifts of our country./.

Journalists of Science and Technology Journalists’ Club visited Viettel High Tech Industry Corporation. Lt. Col. Nguyen Cuong Hoang, Deputy General Director of Viettel High-Tech Industry Corporation, said that VHT operates in three main areas: military technology, telecommunications technology and civil equipment. As the main unit of Viettel in the field of research and development, up to now, VHT has had 276 industrial property registration applications, of which in 2020, 48 core technologies have been completed. product, registered and accepted 66 patent application. The VHT has been granted four new international patents by the US Patent and Trademark Administration (USPTO). In addition, VHT is also granted 19 domestic patents, 5 utility solutions and 7 exclusive design rights, 25 articles are published and presented in prestigious domestic scientific journals and conferences and international. Protection of intellectual property by registering national and international patents is an important basis for VHT to own core technology, ready to integrate into the world, fully competitive. with international corporations, affirming Viettel’s leading position in research and development of “Make in Vietnam” products. In addition, VHT always goes hand in hand with the Government in promoting and developing intellectual property mechanisms. Mr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Appraisal Center, Department of Intellectual Property – Ministry of Science and Technology, said that in the last 5 years, the number of patent applications of Viettel has grown continuously. The fact that Viettel has 4 US patents is of great significance in asserting the technological capacity and the development orientation of market expansion of Vietnamese enterprises.

ST25 is the best Vietnamese rice variety in the world in 2019, researched and bred by engineer Ho Quang Cua and his colleagues. Around the story of Vietnam’s ST25 rice being registered for trademark protection by 4 US enterprises, the Intellectual Property Department (Ministry of Science and Technology) said: ST25 cannot be registered for trademark protection exclusively at Vietnam as well as the US for any individual or organization. ST25 is the best Vietnamese rice variety in the world in 2019, researched and bred by engineer Ho Quang Cua. By 2020, ST25 rice will continue to win the second prize in this delicious rice competition. Mr. Nguyen Van Bay, Deputy Director of the National Office of Intellectual Property said: the rice variety named ST25 has been granted the protection certificate No. 21.VN.2020 according to Decision No. 45 / QD-TT-VPBH dated March 6, 2020. Director of Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The holder of the certificate of protection is a private enterprise of Ho Quang Tri and the breeder of rice varieties is Mr. / Mrs. Ho Quang Cua, Tran Tan Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thu Huong. The new ST25 rice variety is a registered product, while ST25 rice is a product with a common name, produced from ST25 rice, so it is not protected in Vietnam as well as in the US. . Mr. Nguyen Van Bay, Deputy Director of Intellectual Property Department (IP) under the Ministry of Science and Technology According to the provisions of Article 186 of the Intellectual Property Law, the plant variety protection certificate holder has the right to use or allow others to exercise the following rights regarding propagating materials (or rice seeds) of the existing variety. Protected: Production, propagation or processing for the purpose of propagation; Offer; selling or carrying out other market access activities; export… As such, the group of authors can prohibit exploitation, production or propagation; processing for propagation; to offer or market this variety. But with rice products, protection cannot be granted because when the enterprise purchases paddy which is harvested from rice grown from ST25 seed to milling and selling rice to the market, of course the product must called ST25 rice. That is why there are so many varieties of rice advertised as ST25 rice on the market. Because it is the common name of a product, anyone dealing in this product (rice) must use the same name, so Point b, Clause 2, Article 74 of the Intellectual Property Law stipulates that the common name of the goods in any language that is widely used, often known, will be considered indistinguishable and will not be registered as a trademark. “Thus, the protection of the state is for the seed rice itself, not the rice – the post-harvest processed product. In this case, not anyone, not even the private enterprise Ho Quang Tri. can be protected exclusively with the ST25 mark for rice products “, said Mr. Nguyen Van Bay. In case many enterprises also put the ST25 rice product on the market, what is the distinguishing sign for consumers to know the commercial origin of the rice product they buy? Mr. Nguyen Van Bay said: Enterprises must bring ST25 rice products to the market under their own brands. That is why we can buy ST25 rice branded “Bao Minh” or ST25 rice from other businesses with different brands … Regarding the fact that there have been a number of businesses registering for ST25 trademarks in the US, the representative of the National Office of Intellectual Property said that all such applications are currently in the process of processing. According to the laws of other countries, including the US, the generic name of the product / service will not be protected as a trademark. For the United States, according to the US Patent and Trademark Application Examination guidelines (USPTO), the assessor will deny the trademark application for the cultivar name. “This can be clearly seen in USPTO’s intentional denial of November 20, 2020 to the mark of“ VIETNAM’S ST25 RICE, DAC SAN SOC TRANG ”according to the application form No. 90151727 filed on September 1, 2020. Company Transworld Foods, Inc (USA). Accordingly, ST25 is the common name of a plant variety (rice) and cannot be registered as a trademark under the provisions of section 1202.12 of the Trademark Appraisal Regulation ”, said Mr. Bay.

Crayfish – Artwork: Internet

With the characteristics of growing in brackish and fresh water, near estuaries, or large river systems, the number of crayfish in Ben Tre is more and more delicious than other regions. The reputation and unique quality of Ben Tre crayfish are due to the natural conditions of the geographic area. Ben Tre crayfish are cultured in two environments: the rice field environment and the coconut garden ditch environment.

The flora and zooplankton in the water in the rivers of Ben Tre are plentiful and diverse. The abundance of plankton available in the wild is an excellent natural food source, making it easy for both larvae and adult shrimp to use, which is why the survival rate of giant freshwater shrimp in Ben Tre is always Higher yield, grade, and uniformity are higher than those of other regions. It is the abundant and nutritious natural food source available in the country that makes the difference in the physicochemical composition of Ben Tre crayfish, with high content of calcium, fat and Omega 3.

In addition to the natural geographical conditions, the local shrimp farming techniques also contribute to the unique quality and characteristics of Ben Tre crayfish.

The geographical area is as follows:

The communes of Tan Thanh Binh, Tan Phu Tay, Tan Thanh Tay, Thanh An, Hoa Loc, Thanh Tan, Phu My, Thanh Ngai, Phuoc My Trung, Hung Khanh Trung A, Tan Binh, Nhuan Phu Tan, Khanh Thanh Tan belong to the district Cay Bac Mine;

Communes of Dinh Thuy, An Thanh, Da Phuoc Hoi, Tan Hoi, Phuoc Hiep, Binh Khanh, An Dinh, Tan Trung, Minh Duc, An Thoi, Thanh Thoi A, Thanh Thoi B, Ngai Dang, Cam Son, Huong My and Mo Cay townlet of Mo Cay Nam district;

Communes of Dai Dien, Tan Phong, Thoi Thanh, Hoa Loi, My Hung, Binh Thanh, My An, An Thanh, An Thuan, An Qui, An Dien, An Nhon, Giao Thanh, Thanh Phong and Thanh Phu town in the district Thanh Phu;

The communes of Tan Hao, Phuoc Long, Luong Phu, Thuan Dien, Son Phu, Thanh Phu Dong, Chau Binh, Binh Hoa, Long My, My Thanh, Luong Hoa, Luong Quoi, Tan Loi Thanh belong to Giong Trom district;

The communes of Long Dinh, Phu Thuan, Vang Quoi Tay, Vang Quoi Dong, Dai Hoa Loc belong to Binh Dai district, Ben Tre province.