The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has gained a geographical indication of origin for scotch whisky in Vietnam.

The registration of 'scotch whisky' as a geographical indication of origin (GI) has been agreed by the Vietnamese National Office for Intellectual Property (NOIP), following an SWA application for such protection in October 2008.

VGP - Viet Nam has obtained initial achievements in protecting intellectual property and improving related laws, encouraging inventions, new ideas and technology transfer, said local and foreign specialists at the conference on intellectual property held on May 11.