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...
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...
Feb 11‘Battambang wax coconut’ mulled as collective brand [Repost]The Ministry of Commerce plans to register “Doung khtis Battambang” – or “Battambang wax coconut” – as a “collective brand” to ensure the...
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,...
Sep 14, 2021Trademark Maintenance in CambodiaMaintaining a trademark in Cambodia is relatively simple, but important to attend to in order to preserve one's rights. Once an...
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...
Nov 24, 2020Bad Faith Trademark Applications in CambodiaBad faith trademark applications are not uncommon in Cambodia, though less widespread than a decade ago. While not mentioned nor defined...
Oct 5, 2020National Committee for Consumer Protection EstablishedFollowing on the Law on Consumer Protection of 2019, the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a Sub-Decree on the Organization and...
Jul 13, 2020Trademark Disclaimers in Cambodia: How to Avoid an Application Being RefusedPerhaps the most common reasons why a trademark application is rejected in Cambodia is because of failing to disclaim certain parts of...
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...
May 13, 2020Cambodia Simplifies Affidavit of Use RequirementsThe Cambodian trademark office has simplified the requirements regarding the affidavit of use or non-use, making it easier for trademark...
May 1, 2020Refusals of International Trademark Applications: Calculating DeadlinesA brief post about a common topic our clients keep asking: how long does one have to respond to a provisional refusal of an application...
Apr 8, 2020Cambodia Expands E-Filing of Trademarks in Response to COVID-19The Department of Intellectual Property Rights of Cambodia has implemented new functions in its e-filing system to allow for online...
Apr 2, 2020Recordal of Trademark Licenses and Franchise Agreements in CambodiaThe procedures for recording trademark licenses and franchise agreements in Cambodia have undergone significant changes with the issuance...
Dec 27, 2019New Regulation Requires Exclusive Licenses to Specifically List Products CoveredExclusive licenses must now clearly indicate the types of products covered, or else cannot be recorded with the Ministry of Commerce of...
Dec 18, 2019Cambodian Law on Consumer Protection EnactedThe Law on Consumer Protection, enacted on November 2, 2019, establishes for the first-time consumer rights and new rules governing...
Oct 21, 2019Intellectual Property Statistics in CambodiaWorld Intellectual Property Organization's latest IP filings for 2018 released, a summary of the figures for Cambodia.
Jun 18, 2019Trademark Cancellation for Non-Use in Cambodia Trademark cancellation for non-use in Cambodia is one of the most common grounds for having a mark removed from the Register. As Cambodia...
Dec 28, 2018Trademark Registration of "Cambodia" in Cambodia The registration of trademarks containing the word “Cambodia”, whether as a word or device mark, is often problematic – leading to...
Nov 16, 2018Can I Register My Logo? Trademark Clearance Search in Cambodia Entrepreneurs in Cambodia deciding on a logo for a new venture, or even established businesses launching a new product line, need to...