Vietnamese compostable production line gets trademark in US
AnEco has successfully registered its trademark in the US, opening up a great opportunity for An Phat Holdings’ compostable production line to enter this market.
A production line of compostable products at an AnEco plant. The company's successful registration of the trademark in the US would be the first important step for major projects of AnEco in the market. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - AnEco has successfully registered its trademark in the US,opening up a great opportunity for An Phat Holdings’ compostable productionline to enter this market.
The AnEco trademark registration was approved by the US Patent and TrademarkOffice (USPTO). This means the AnEco trademark will be protected for 10 yearsand can continue to be renewed in the aftermath.
The successful registration of the trademark in the US allows AnEco to be protectedby US law from all infringements of other organisations and individuals andpaves the way for business cooperation, bringing AnEco compostable product lineto the US consumers.
Earlier, An Phat Holdings set up a representative office and establishedsubsidiary An Phat International in the US to prepare steps to enter thisdemanding market.
Being the strategic product line of An Phat Holdings, AnEco was born in 2015 tochange consumer behaviours on the use of plastic products, offering practicalalternatives to disposable plastic products, contributing to reducing plasticwaste for a greener planet.
Along with quality research and development and diversification of its productportfolio, AnEco aims to achieve all the highest international certificationsfor its biodegradable product line.
AnEco products have gained many rigorous certifications for compostablecapability and safety in contact with food such as BPI Compostable (US), DINCERTO (Germany), OK Compost HOME, OK Compost INDUSTRIAL and Seedling logo byTUV Austria (Austria), Food Contact by SGS.
AnEco’s export market hasbeen expanded to nearly 20 countries, including fastidious markets such as theUS, Germany, Italy, Australia./.
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A production line of compostable products at an AnEco plant. The company's successful registration of the trademark in the US would be the first important step for major projects of AnEco in the market. (Photo courtesy of the company) 
