Today marks the entering into force of a new cooperation program between the Japan Patent Office and the Ministry of Industry & Handicraft in examining and granting Cambodian patent applications.
The basic concept of the program is that when the JPO has determined that at least one claim of an application is patentable, the MIH will grant a patent to the related Cambodian application at an early date. According to the Joint Statement of Intent on Cooperation fo...
Under a new program, the Japan Patent Office will cooperate with the Ministry of Industry & Handicraft in examining and granting Cambodian patent applications. This promises to greatly accelerate the granting of patents, which have been back-logged at the Cambodian patent office for years.
The basic concept of the program is that when the JPO has determined that at least one claim of an application is patentable, the MIH will grant a patent to the related Cambo...