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,...
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Sep 14, 2021
Trademark Maintenance in Cambodia
Maintaining a trademark in Cambodia is relatively simple, but important to attend to in order to preserve one's rights. Once an...
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...
Nov 24, 2020
Bad Faith Trademark Applications in Cambodia
Bad faith trademark applications are not uncommon in Cambodia, though less widespread than a decade ago. While not mentioned nor defined...
Oct 5, 2020
National Committee for Consumer Protection Established
Following on the Law on Consumer Protection of 2019, the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a Sub-Decree on the Organization and...
Jul 13, 2020
Trademark Disclaimers in Cambodia: How to Avoid an Application Being Refused
Perhaps the most common reasons why a trademark application is rejected in Cambodia is because of failing to disclaim certain parts of...
May 18, 2020
Webinar: The Risks of Online Selling and IP Infringement in Cambodia
Abacus 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, 2020
Cambodia Simplifies Affidavit of Use Requirements
The Cambodian trademark office has simplified the requirements regarding the affidavit of use or non-use, making it easier for trademark...
May 2, 2020
Refusals of International Trademark Applications: Calculating Deadlines
A 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, 2020
Cambodia Expands E-Filing of Trademarks in Response to COVID-19
The Department of Intellectual Property Rights of Cambodia has implemented new functions in its e-filing system to allow for online...
Apr 2, 2020
Recordal of Trademark Licenses and Franchise Agreements in Cambodia
The procedures for recording trademark licenses and franchise agreements in Cambodia have undergone significant changes with the issuance...
Dec 27, 2019
New Regulation Requires Exclusive Licenses to Specifically List Products Covered
Exclusive licenses must now clearly indicate the types of products covered, or else cannot be recorded with the Ministry of Commerce of...
Dec 18, 2019
Cambodian Law on Consumer Protection Enacted
The Law on Consumer Protection, enacted on November 2, 2019, establishes for the first-time consumer rights and new rules governing...
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.
Jun 18, 2019
Trademark 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, 2018
Trademark 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, 2018
Can 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...
Oct 9, 2018
Nontraditional Marks in Cambodia and the Question of Registerability
While trademarks have traditionally consisted of a word, logo or some combination of the two, the field has in recent years expanded to...
Aug 9, 2018
Trademarks in Architecture: The State of Cambodian Law
Two pending trademark applications for architectural designs raise the question of the scope of trademark protection for building designs...
Feb 1, 2018
Renewing a Trademark in Cambodia: Calculating Deadlines
One recurring issue our clients encounter is how to calculate the various deadlines associated with owning and renewing a trademark in...
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