IP Development in Cambodia The World IP Day

26 April 2016

SIM Sokheng President of Secretariat of National Committee for IPR

Director of Department of Intellectual Property Ministry of Commerce

1. Legislations

1. Law on Marks, Trade Names, and Acts of Unfair Competition on 07 February 2002.

2. Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates, and Industrial Designs on 22 January 2003.

3. Law on Copyright and Related Rights on 05 March 2003.

4. Law on Seed Management, including Breeder Right Protection, on 13 May 2008.

5. Law on Geographical Indication on 20 January 2014.

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2. Mark Statistics2015: 6,288

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3. Geographical Indication

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4. Patent & Industrial Designs

Source: https://www.ipos.gov.sg/MediaEvents/Readnews/tabid/873/articleid/304/category/Press%20Releases/parentId/80/year/2015/Default.aspx

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5. Copyright

• A charity concert “Time To Give Back”, almost 3,000 participants : to provide financial support to the families of Mr. Sin Sisamuthand of Mrs. Ros Sereysothea, other artists living in hardship, and the Kantha Bopha and Preah Ang Duong Hospitals.

• Studying International Copyright Treaties for accession.

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6. www.cambodiaip.gov.kh

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ASEAN TMview: 3,396,202 Marks

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Image Search & Fully Online

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7. Cooperation and Agreements

1. Cambodia-US on Trade Relations and IPR Protection in 1996

2. Cambodia-Thailand on IP Cooperation in 1997

3. Cambodia-China on IP Cooperation in 2011

4. Cambodia-Japan on IP Cooperation on 27 November 2014

5. Cambodia-Korea on IP Cooperation on 13 December 2014

6. Cambodia-Singapore on IP Cooperation on 20 January 2015

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7. World Intellectual Property Organization in 1995

8. Paris Convention for Protection of IP in 1998

9. ASEAN Framework Agreement on IP Cooperation in 1999

10.Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights (TRIPS) in 2004

11.ASEAN-China on IP Cooperation in 2009

12.ASEAN-Australia NZ FTA (IP Chapter) in 2010

13.ASEAN-Japan on IP Cooperation in 2012

14.ASEAN-EU (EPO) on IP Cooperation in 2014

15.Madrid Protocol for International Registration of Marks on 5 March 2015 (113 countries)

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1. Studying on Accession to Singapore Treaty on Law of Trademark

2. Studying on Accession to Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications

3. Drafting Law on Trade Secret and Undisclosed Information

4. Drafting Regulation on Franchising & Licensing

5. Drafted Ministerial Regulation on Marks Registration and Administration (Manual)

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8. Accession to International Treaties & Laws

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6. Drafting Sub-Decree on Procedures for Enforcement of IPR and Border Measure

7. Drafting Ministerial Regulation on Appeal Board and Procedures for Litigation of Marks

8. Drafted Ministerial Regulation on International Registration of Marks

9. Drafting Ministerial Regulation on Certification Mark

10.Drafting Sub-Decree on GI Board11.Drafting Ministerial Regulation on

Implementation GI Law12.Drafted Ministerial Regulation on Exclusive

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