Trademark in Cambodia

• General Information
• Document Required 
• Duration of Protection and Renewal
• Power Attorney ( pdf file ) ( word file )

    General Information

In order to file a trademark application in Cambodia, the applicant must provide with information about the first registration in another country. In case the application as the first one, the applicant must declare the "intention of use " in the application. Priority right can be claimed in accordance with the Paris Convention. Kinds of marks can be registered including trade marks, service marks and collective.

After filing, the application shall be examined as to form. The substantive examination is conducted to identify any prior registered mark which are identical with or similar to the claimed mark. Certificate of Trademark Registration is normally granted within 3-4 months from the filing date.

An application for registration or renewal of a mark in Cambodia shall cover only one trademark in one class of goods or services.

Document required

1. A notarized Power of Attorney from the applicant (required at filing; a fax copy is acceptable provided that the original is submitted later)

Full name and address of the applicant;
2. 20 specimens of the mark with the size not larger than 80mm x 80 mm and not smaller 50mm x 50mm;
3.  A Declaration claiming the priority rights under the Paris Convention (if any);

4. A list of goods/services and the International Classification of respective goods/services (if known);
5. Information of the first registration of the mark in another country, including registration number, filing date and the country of the first registration. In case the mark has never been registered in any country, the statement "For Intention of first Use in Cambodia" must be declared in the application.;

Duration of Protection and Renewal

A registration is valid for ten years from the filing date of the trademark application and can be renewed for unlimited times, each of 10 years. Late renewal is allowed within the 6 month period after the expiration date of the registration upon payment of an additional fee. If the renewal is not made within the above-specified period, the registered mark shall be cancelled.