Cambodian IP News

May 9

Abacus IP Named "Cambodian IP Firm of the Year" by Asia IP

Asia IP has selected Abacus IP as the Cambodian IP Firm of the Year for 2021. The award recognizes the top intellectual property...

Feb 21

Secretariat 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, 2021

Competition 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 10, 2021

Covid-19 Restrictions Affect IP Offices in Cambodia

While the intellectual property offices of Cambodia have largely remained unaffected by the global pandemic, recent developments are...

Jul 27, 2020

Patent and Industrial Design Fees in Cambodia Revised

The official fees for patent and industrial designs in Cambodia have been partially revised, according to a new regulation issued by the...

Apr 2, 2020

New Ministry in Charge of Patents & Industrial Designs in Cambodia

As of last month, the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft has been renamed the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation...

Mar 10, 2020

Industrial Designs in Cambodia: What's Been Filed?

While plenty of information on the law covering industrial designs in Cambodia has been published, little is available about what exactly...

Oct 22, 2019

Intellectual Property Statistics in Cambodia

World Intellectual Property Organization's latest IP filings for 2018 released, a summary of the figures for Cambodia.

Mar 17, 2018

Registering an Industrial Design in Cambodia

Industrial designs are registered in Cambodia with the Department of Industrial Property within the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft....

Dec 7, 2017

Complete Guide to Intellectual Property in Cambodia Released

Abacus IP is pleased to announce the publication of its new work The Complete Guide to Intellectual Property in Cambodia. This guide...

Oct 27, 2017

Cambodian Membership in IP Treaties

Below is a short round-up of the IP treaties administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization signed by Cambodia, and the...

Jul 1, 2017

Updated Guide to Industrial Designs in Cambodia

Our updated guide to industrial designs in Cambodia has been published, and is available for download for free here. Since the last...

May 21, 2017

The Cambodian Counter Counterfeit Committee: What it is and How it Works

The Cambodian Counter Counterfeit Committee "CCCC" was established by the Sub-Decree No. 150, dated 31 October 2014 for combating all...

Dec 3, 2016

Industrial Designs: Cambodia Joins the Hague System for International Registration

Cambodia has signed up to the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, effective February 25, 2017. The...

Mar 18, 2016

How 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, 2016

Intellectual Property Association of Cambodia Launched

This past Friday, February 12, 2016, the Intellectual Property Association of Cambodia, a new professional group dedicated to the...

Jan 10, 2016

New Publication: Industrial Design Law in Cambodia

An industrial design registration is a form of intellectual property that protects a new, special visual aspect of a product. In...

Oct 28, 2015

Raids Net Apparel Knock-offs

Investigations are continuing after Siem Reap’s economic police conducted four raids last Saturday on shops selling knock-offs of...