May 9Abacus IP Named "Cambodian IP Firm of the Year" by Asia IPAsia IP has selected Abacus IP as the Cambodian IP Firm of the Year for 2021. The award recognizes the top intellectual property...
May 2Virtual Training: Intellectual Property in Arts & Culture - Accession to the Berne ConventionAbacus IP will be participating in an online training on IP in Arts and Culture, co-hosted by the South-East Asia IP Helpdesk and the...
Feb 28Culture ministry warns against plagiarism as Berne Convention set to come into force [repost]The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has called on authors, artists, companies and students to produce their own work rather than resort...
Feb 21Secretariat Recalibrating National IP Policy [repost]The government is reviewing the draft National Intellectual Property Policy in a bid to make the legal instrument more comprehensive and...
Nov 15, 2021Competition Law Enacted: What About IP?The long-awaited Law on Competition was enacted on October 5, 2021, bringing Cambodian law in line with its ASEAN and WTO obligations,...
Mar 9, 2021Covid-19 Restrictions Affect IP Offices in CambodiaWhile the intellectual property offices of Cambodia have largely remained unaffected by the global pandemic, recent developments are...
Dec 15, 2020Accession to the Berne Convention: Scope of Cambodian Copyright Protection to ExpandUPDATE: Cambodia deposited the document of accession with WIPO on December 9, 2021. The Berne Convention will come into effect on March...
May 18, 2020Webinar: The Risks of Online Selling and IP Infringement in CambodiaAbacus IP will be holding a Webinar on the Risks of Online Selling and IP Infringement in Cambodia, on June 3, 2020, co-hosted by the...
Oct 21, 2019Intellectual Property Statistics in CambodiaWorld Intellectual Property Organization's latest IP filings for 2018 released, a summary of the figures for Cambodia.
Mar 27, 2019 Cambodia Accedes to WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual PerformancesCambodia has become the 26th country to accede to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. Adopted in 2012, the WIPO-administered...
Dec 7, 2017 Complete Guide to Intellectual Property in Cambodia ReleasedAbacus IP is pleased to announce the publication of its new work The Complete Guide to Intellectual Property in Cambodia. This guide...
Oct 27, 2017Cambodian Membership in IP TreatiesBelow is a short round-up of the IP treaties administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization signed by Cambodia, and the...
May 21, 2017The Cambodian Counter Counterfeit Committee: What it is and How it WorksThe Cambodian Counter Counterfeit Committee "CCCC" was established by the Sub-Decree No. 150, dated 31 October 2014 for combating all...
Aug 14, 2016Collective Management Organizations in CambodiaCambodia recently enacted regulation laying the framework for collective management organizations. CMOs are formed by copyright owners to...
May 4, 2016ICT & IP - Recommendations from EuroChamAs mentioned in our previous post, EuroCham Cambodia's recent Whitebook on Trade and Investment Policy Recommendations deals in part with...
Mar 18, 2016How Long do IP Rights Last in Cambodia?The duration of intellectual property rights varies widely in Cambodia, from a minimum of five years for industrial designs, to...
Feb 14, 2016Intellectual Property Association of Cambodia LaunchedThis past Friday, February 12, 2016, the Intellectual Property Association of Cambodia, a new professional group dedicated to the...
Feb 3, 2016Copyright Fair Use in Cambodia"Fair use" is a crucial part of copyright law, without it the system would crash under the weight of endless infringements. Anytime...
Oct 28, 2015Raids Net Apparel Knock-offsInvestigations are continuing after Siem Reap’s economic police conducted four raids last Saturday on shops selling knock-offs of...
Jul 14, 2015Anti-Counterfeit Enforcement Ramps-Up in CambodiaThe past week saw a series of major raids on counterfeit products across Cambodia, a positive sign for foreign brands seeking to enforece...