PRACTICE AREAS
- Intellectual Property
- E-commerce
- Corporate & Foreign Investment
- Dispute Resolution
- Litigation
LANGUAGE
Vietnamese, English
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Nguyễn Quang Hiếu is a licensed attorney and a registered intellectual property representative in Vietnam, and a member of the Hanoi Bar Association. With over 15 years of experience, he has provided legal services to numerous domestic and international clients, particularly in the fields of intellectual property, cross-border e-commerce, and dispute resolution.
From 2013 to 2020, he practiced at leading intellectual property law firms in Vietnam, handling IP registration and enforcement for major global brands such as CVS Pharmacy Inc. (USA), Obagi Inc. (USA), Bridgestone Corp. (Japan), Lixil Group (Japan), LG Household & Healthcare (Korea), SmileGate Inc. (Korea), and SK Planet (Korea). He also supported many clients in domain name disputes under the UDRP procedure before WIPO.
In early 2021, Mr. Hiếu co-founded Legiup, an industrial property agency, which was later renamed Adastra IP Vietnam and merged with Adastra IP Global – an international IP firm with offices in more than seven Asian countries. As Managing Director of Adastra IP Vietnam, he advised clients such as Baby Bus Corp (China), Kubiq Corp (Malaysia), and Buzzrack Corp (Taiwan) on IP registration strategies and enforcement in Vietnam.
In 2022, recognizing the increasing legal challenges faced by Vietnamese sellers in cross-border e-commerce, Mr. Hiếu and his team established Refiny LLC – a law firm specializing in legal solutions for e-commerce businesses and global brands. Under his leadership, Refiny has quickly achieved remarkable milestones, including:
- Incorporation of over 100 companies in Vietnam
- Registration and management of more than 150 international payment gateway accounts
- Resolution of over 120 intellectual property-related cases
- Filing of more than 2,000 IP infringement reports on major e-commerce platforms such as Lazada, TikTok Shop, and Facebook
From 2022 to 2025, Mr. Hiếu has directly advised and resolved hundreds of legal disputes for Vietnamese clients in international markets. In several key cases, he and his team successfully negotiated settlements with total deal values exceeding tens of millions of US dollars.
In March 2023, Refiny was honored to be appointed as the official legal partner of the Center for Information and Digital Technology (Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam) for the Go-Export Program, assisting Vietnamese businesses in building Made-in-Vietnam brands in global e-commerce. The same year, Refiny was also selected as the official legal partner of Amazon Global Selling Vietnam, specializing in brand strategy and trademark protection in the U.S. market.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, Hanoi Bar Association – Lawyer License No. 16634/LS
- Registered IP Representative – Certificate No. 04-2020/CCDD
- Registered Plant Variety Representative – Certificate No. 48/DVDD
- Member, International Trademark Association (INTA) – since May 2025
- Member, LAWorld – since July 2023 (currently the sole representative in Vietnam in this global legal network)
EDUCATION
- Lawyer Training Course, Judicial Academy, Vietnam (2017 - 2018)
- Bachelor of Law, Hanoi Law University, Vietnam (2013 - 2017)
- Bachelor of Business Administration, National Economics University, Vietnam (2009 - 2013)