The pineapple candy product of Thien Trung Cooperative, Vinh Tuy commune, has been certified as a 3-star OCOP product and is favored by many customers.

Key products and unique products of An Giang are receiving attention and support in registering and establishing industrial property rights. The development of intellectual property for local products has made a significant contribution to the province's socio-economic development. The added value of intellectual property has become an effective tool to help organizations and individuals producing and trading in the province exploit and enhance the economic value of their products and goods.

Leveraging its role as a specialized agency, the An Giang Department of Science and Technology has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue several management documents on intellectual property and implement activities to support the development of intellectual property assets. The department has consistently promoted the dissemination of information on state management of intellectual property. It has coordinated and implemented numerous training, workshops, and awareness campaigns on intellectual property, significantly contributing to raising the knowledge and awareness of all levels, sectors, and businesses regarding intellectual property and legal regulations on intellectual property in general, and industrial property in particular.

In 2025, the Department of Science and Technology will provide funding for the registration of domestic intellectual property protection for 38 trademarks and 3 inventions, totaling over 483 million VND; appraise and grant certificates of the right to use the Phu Quoc geographical indication for fish sauce products to 5 enterprises; issue 44,000 An Giang certification marks to 4 establishments, and renew the right to use the "An Giang" certification mark for 1 establishment. Notably, the Department of Science and Technology will implement two tasks: managing the development of the collective trademark "Ha Tien Dried Shrimp" and building the "Phu Quoc Fish Cake" trademark for the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone.

The total number of applications for industrial property rights and patents exceeded 25% compared to 2024. In fact, many inventions in the province have been maintained and have high commercialization potential, such as: the invention of a breathable helmet with a thermoelectric cooling system, with 11 years of patent protection; and the invention of a method for double-sided cross-stitch embroidery with different colors, with 8 years of patent protection.

According to Mr. Le Quoc Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, statistics show that local specialty products, after being branded and having their intellectual property developed, have shown positive changes. Product value has increased by 10-15% and remained stable over the years, and the consumer market has expanded. The reputation and prestige of the products are gradually being affirmed, thereby gradually raising awareness within the community about building and developing products based on intellectual property tools, contributing to increasing the value of goods in accordance with national standards and meeting the requirements of the export market.

On December 10, 2025, the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Intellectual Property Law was passed by the National Assembly and will take effect from April 1, 2026, marking an important shift in the thinking on managing and exploiting intellectual property assets. 

While previous legal regulations primarily focused on protecting rights and addressing intellectual property infringement, the amended Intellectual Property Law opens up a new way of thinking, transforming intellectual property into a real asset with economic value, which can be valued, bought, sold, mortgaged, contributed as capital, and circulated like other assets of businesses. This is not merely a legal change, but a reform in mindset, establishing a foundation for intellectual property to become a driving force for growth in the new development phase of the country and the province.

With the addition of mechanisms for valuing, buying, selling, contributing capital, and mortgaging intellectual property rights, the amended Intellectual Property Law is expected to facilitate the development of intellectual property transactions, gradually forming a market for technology and intellectual property. 

To truly implement intellectual property asset management and create a strong impetus for innovation and development, the province encourages businesses to improve their intellectual property management capabilities, valuation organizations to professionalize, and management agencies to improve the database on intellectual property transactions. In addition, credit institutions should develop risk assessment models suitable for intellectual property, instead of applying traditional standard frameworks.

According to An Giang newspaper