Intellectual Property Laws

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Trademarks

Law on Marks, Trade Names and Acts of Unfair Competition - 2003 - [English, Khmer]

Sub-Decree on the Implementation of the Law Concerning Marks, Trade Names and Acts of Unfair Competition - 2006 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Organization and Functioning of Department of Intellectual Property Rights - 2011 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Lawful Trademark Agent - 2011 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Establishment of Examination Board and Committee for Lawful Trademark Agent Examination - 2012 - [Khmer]

Joint Prakas (Declaration) on Public Service Fee (Ministry of Commerce) - 2014 - [Khmer]

Instruction on Filing Application for Trademark Registration, Change of Address Owner, and Affidavit of Use and Non-Use - 2014 - [Khmer]

Announcement on Minimum Requirement for Mark Registration - 2015 - [Khmer]

Announcement on Recordal of License Contract and Franchise Contract - 2015 - [English, Khmer]

Announcement on Collective Mark Registration - 2015 - [Khmer]

Instruction on the Acknowledgement of Exclusive Right in the Use of Mark - 2015 - [English, Khmer]

Notification on Prohibition of the Use of Olympic Logo and Name - 2016 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedures for Registration and Protection of Certification Marks - 2016 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedures for International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Protocol - 2016 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) to Record Imported Goods Bearing Exclusive Trademarks - 2016 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedures for Filing Trademark Application Online - 2017 - [Khmer]

Notification on Application for Declaration of Use for International Trademark Registrations under the Madrid Agreement - 2018 - [Khmer]

Announcement Concerning the Recording of Exclusive Licenses - 2019 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedure of Recordal of License and Franchise Agreement - 2020 - [Khmer]

Joint Prakas (Declaration) on Public Service Fee (Ministry of Commerce) - 2021- [Khmer]

Announcement No. 2501 on Multi-Class Applications - 2023 [English, Khmer]

Announcement No. 2652 on Affidavit of Use / Non-Use - 2023 [English, Khmer]

Announcement No. 1064 on Prohibition of National Symbols as Trademarks - 2024 - [Khmer]

Patents, Utility Model & Industrial Designs

Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial Designs - 2003 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedure for the Grant of Patents and Utility Model Certificates - 2006 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedure for Registration of Industrial Design - 2006 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Organization and Functioning of the Department of Industrial Property - 2014 - [Khmer]

Joint Prakas (Declaration) on Public Service Fee (Ministry of Industry and Handicraft) - 2015 - [Khmer]

Joint Statement of Intent on Cooperation for Facilitating Patent Grant of Cambodia Between Ministry of Industry and Handicraft and Japan Patent Office - 2016 - [English]

Prakas (Declaration) on Acceleration of Patent Registration for Japanese Patent Applications in cooperation with the Japan Patent Office - 2016 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on Registration of Singaporean Patent in Cambodia - 2016 - [English, Khmer]

Instrument of Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty - 2017 - [English, Khmer]

Amendment of the Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial Designs - 2017 - [English, Khmer]

Agreement Between Cambodia and the European Patent Organisation on Validation of European Patents - 2017 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedures for the Validation of European Patents in Cambodia - 2017 - [English, Khmer]

Law on the Ratification of the Agreement on Validation of European Patents between Cambodia and the European Patent Organisation - 2017 - [Khmer]

MOU on Bilateral Cooperation on Intellectual Property between Cambodia and China - 2017 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Re-Registration of Chinese Patents in Cambodia - 2018 - [English, Khmer]

Law on Compulsory Licensing for Public Health - 2018 - [Khmer]

MOU on Patent Cooperation Between Cambodia and South Korea - 2019 - [English]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Management and Procedures for Grant of Patent and Utility Model - 2019 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Acceleration of Patent Grant in Cambodia Based on Patent Recognition Program of a Cambodia-Related Patent with the Korean Intellectual Property Office - 2019 - [English, Khmer]

Renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Co-operation in Industrial Property Between Ministry of Industry & Handicraft and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - 2020 - [English]

Prakas on Public Service Fee of Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation - 2020 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Acceleration of Patent Grant in Cambodia Under the Cooperation on the Cambodia-Related Patent Application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office - 2021 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas on Public Service Fee of Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation - 2023 - [Khmer]

Prakas on Late Fee of Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation - 2023 - [Khmer]

Copyright

Law on Copyright and Related Rights - 2003 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on Immediately Stop All Infringement of Copyrights and Related Rights - 2003 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration] on Collective Management Organization - 2016 - [Khmer]

Law on the Accession of the Kingdom of Cambodia to be a Party to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works - 2020 - [Khmer]

Geographical Indications

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedures for Registration and Protection of Geographical Indications - 2009 - [English, Khmer]

Law on Geographical Indications - 2014 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on the Procedures for Registration and Protection of Geographical Indications - 2016 - [Khmer]

Other

Agreement between Cambodia and Malaysia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments - 1994 - [English]

Agreement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Cambodia on Trade Relations and Intellectual Property Rights Protection - 1996 - [English]

MOU on Intellectual Property Cooperation between Cambodia and Thailand - 1997 - [English, Khmer]

Law on the Management of Quality and Safety of Products and Services - 2000 - [English, Khmer]

Law on Food Safety - 2007 - [English, Khmer]

Law on Customs - 2007 - [English, Khmer]

Sub-Decree on the Establishment of National Committee for Management of Intellectual Property Rights - 2008 - [Khmer]

Law on Seed Management & Plant Breeder's Rights - 2008 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on Duty, Obligations, Rights and Structures of Anti-Economic Crime Police Department - 2009 - [Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on Integrated Circuits - 2011 - [Khmer]

MOU on Co-Operation of Intellectual Property between Cambodia and China - 2011 - [English]

MOU on Co-Operation in Industrial Property between Cambodia and Singapore - 2015 - [English, Khmer]

Law on Consumer Protection - 2019 - [English, Khmer]

Sub-Decree on the Organisation and Functions of the National Committee on Consumer Protection - 2020 - [Khmer]

Law on Competition - 2021 - [English, Khmer]

Prakas (Declaration) on Policy for Suspension of Customs Clearance Procedure of Imports and Exports Violating IP Rights- [Khmer]