♻ Innovation and creativity don’t always have to be grand and macroscopic. Sometimes, it’s just a small change, an improvement in the current situation in our daily lives.
🌟 Through creativity and perseverance, the research team of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Phuc and Dr. Luong Xuan Chieu (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Transport and Communications) has come up with a solution involving materials that partially address road issues and environmental concerns.
Stability and the desire to protect what they have achieved are the main obstacles on the path to innovation and the development of technology products for long-established businesses.
♻️ Unlike startups that are always eager to continuously explore new avenues to establish a strong market position, well-established businesses often encounter many barriers due to the values they have previously established.
💪 It is time for these businesses to find solutions to adapt to a constantly evolving market while still maintaining their “safe haven.”
🌟 The element that creates a distinctive mark, helping to differentiate the products or services of a manufacturing or service-providing business from those of other businesses, is the BRAND.
🎯 A brand is an essential part that brings advantages to a business:
💧 It helps customers easily recognize the products (which can be goods or services) of the business and distinguish them from similar or identical products.
💧 It helps the business differentiate its products from competitors, thereby building advertising and marketing strategies to create a positive and reputable image of the business in the eyes of partners and customers.
💧 It motivates companies to invest in maintaining or improving product quality to ensure that products bearing a reputable brand are of high quality.
⭐ Building and registering a brand is essential for every business.
🎁 Innovative startups with social impact are fertile ground with great potential for economic and community value in Vietnam.
🤷 Although in many countries around the world, this field is gaining attention and has achieved significant success, the “flower” of social impact startups has yet to fully bloom in Vietnam.
Vietnam is indeed “thirsty” for impact-driven startup projects. In addition, specific policies and incentives also need to be emphasized to promote the development of this field.
💥 Egypt is currently thriving in the startup scene and attracting record levels of investment.
🎯 In today’s business landscape that emphasizes innovative thinking, both the startup community and the Vietnamese government must make continuous efforts to develop the national innovation ecosystem, create a lasting impression, and attract high-quality investors, both domestically and internationally.
Students are the group that needs to be focused on for exposure to research, and innovation as a foundation for elevating Vietnamese intelligence in the future.
However, most universities have traditionally focused solely on education. It’s only in recent years that research and innovation have started to gain attention in some universities.
🔎 Inventions are solutions to technical problems at present, sometimes not complex or high-tech. However, not every product is considered an invention and qualifies for a patent.
🔆 To be eligible for patent protection, a product must meet the following criteria:
👉 Belong to a patentable subject matter.
👉 Be an invention.
👉 Possess inventive step.
👉 Be industrially applicable.
🌟 Contact IP Group for advice on patent protection.
❤ IP Group – Nurturing Innovative Business
❓❓❓Vietnam is gradually developing on the path of innovation, and intellectual property rights are increasingly valued. So, what benefits does patent protection bring to businesses?
1️⃣ Through exclusive rights to the invention, businesses can prevent competitors from using the invention for commercial purposes, creating a superior position in the market.
2️⃣ Commercializing the product in the market will generate higher profits than the initial investment.
3️⃣ If a business lacks the ability to commercialize the product, it can use the patent’s exclusive rights to sell it to another company, earning profits while saving investment costs.
4️⃣ Importantly, patent protection helps build a positive image of the business, enhancing trust with partners and investors in terms of expertise and technological capabilities.
❌❌❌ No business wants its inventions to be exploited or even “stolen” by competitors, causing economic losses. Therefore, registering patent protection is the most effective solution.
🌟 Contact IP Group for accurate and useful information and knowledge about patent protection!
❤ IP Group – Nurturing Innovative Business.
➡️ Want to register a patent in the US but don’t have the budget?
💵 $12,000 to $15,000 USD is a figure beyond your financial capacity?
👍 Understanding the customer’s desire and carrying out the mission of “Nurturing Innovative Business,” IP Group is implementing a policy to provide a 50% DISCOUNT to customers using the “US Patent Registration Consulting” service, including:
💎 Startup companies
💎 Micro-enterprises
💎 Customers who have previously used IP Group’s Innovation & Renovation consulting services
⭐ Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, IP Group will offer a 50% discount and co-ownership of the patent with the customer (IP Group will have a lower ownership percentage).
🎁 The program applies to patents in all fields and is available to the first 20 customers who register from May 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
❤️ IP Group is always committed to supporting businesses in obtaining US patents to enhance the capacity profiles of businesses, easily and cost-effectively expand their market share internationally.
On March 16, 2022, Mr. Ngô Đắc Thuần – Chairman of the Board of Directors of IP Group and IP Group employees visited the Sai Gon Xanh factory. To move towards long-term cooperation in the future, IP Group has initiated the first steps.
➡️ Observing the waste processing process, turning sewage sludge into fertilizer at the Sai Gon Xanh factory.
➡️ Developing a plan to review, research, patent, and package intellectual property assets for Sai Gon Xanh’s processes, systems, and products.
➡️ Planning consultancy for Sai Gon Xanh’s projects.
🌟 Let’s look forward to a successful collaboration between IP Group and Sai Gon Xanh.
✅ Talkshow 6 “Recruiting During Covid – What Do Students Need to Prepare?” not only provides knowledge but also serves as a direct bridge for recruitment between businesses such as PVCFC, TMA Solutions, Vinamit, Ewater Engineering, and students.
✅ In addition, the stories shared by the speakers promise to bring entirely new perspectives to the perennial topic of “recruitment.”
1. Mr. Ngô Đắc Thuần – Chairman of the Board of Directors of IP Group: The research methodology of the thesis to internships and solving real-world problems for businesses.
2. Mr. Văn Tiến Thanh – CEO of PVCFC: Human resources development strategy and recruitment requirements of PVCFC.
3. Mr. Huỳnh Hạnh Phúc – Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Green Connect: “The journey of youth, be ambitious, be naive” with the content being his real-life experiences in years of exploration and innovation.
✅ Especially, Mr. Lê Trung Hiếu – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ewater Engineering, will present two real-world problems from his company for students to think about and try to find solutions. Representatives from TMA Solutions and Vinamit will also share their recruitment needs.
🌟 Join the program to gain new knowledge and opportunities! 💯💯
“It’s worth noting that Vietnamese businesses allocate only 1.6% of their annual revenue to research and development activities, much lower than many countries in the region, such as Laos (14.5%), the Philippines (3.6%), Malaysia (2.6%). What’s more, a striking 80% of businesses reported that they have not engaged in any cooperation with other entities or organizations to carry out innovation and creativity activities.”
