One of the most important contents of integration process in respect of IP proposed by the National Office of Industrial Property was to establish and complete the legal documents on ip, namely the amendment of and supplement to legal provisions with a view to meeting the standard under TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) toward the accession into WTO; promulgation of legal documents on the protection of new industrial property subject matters; the issuance of legal documents on handling of violation of administrative regulations on industrial property as well as legal documents on the civil procedures for disputes and violations of industrial property rights.

To realize the said contents of integration in the field of IP, the National Office of Industrial Property drafted and submitted to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment for promulgation the following documents:

• Decree 12/1999/ND-CP on the handling of violations of administrative regulations on industrial property.
• Decree 54/2000/ND-CP on the protection of industrial property rights to business secrets, geographical indications and trade names, and the protection against industrial property-related unfair competitions.
• Decree 06/2001/ND-CP on amendment of and supplement to the provisions in the Decree 63/CP on the detailed regulations concerning industrial property.

Subsequent to each Decree of the Government, the National Office of Industrial Property also drafted circulars, interministerial circulars to submit to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment and concerned Ministries, branches to guide the implementation of the Decree. In addition, the National Office of Industrial Property also promulgated the regulations on specific operation, for example the Regulations on the contents and forms of industrial property applications, Regulations on the examination of industrial property applications, Regulations on publication of industrial property information etc.

Along with drafting legal documents, the National Office of Industrial Property continued to carry out various professional activities so as to materialize these documents. Like the previous period, the main activities of the National Office of Industrial Property focused on the establishment of industrial property rights, the exercise of state management function over industrial property, staff training, international cooperation and information, documentation activities etc.