Cambodia Trademark Registration 

Yes, for a broader and stronger protection in Cambodia, we recommend registering your trademark in local characters.

If the trademark is registered only in its original version (Latin characters), the protection does not always properly protect its equivalent in the local language. This means that a third party could use or register the same trademark (or a similar one) in local characters.

In additional to the legal benefits, the registration and use of the trademark in local characters can also have commercial benefits. The public in Cambodia will recognize your brand more easily if they are able to read and correctly pronounce the mark.

Registering your trademark in its original version, as well as local transliteration/translation, will provide a greater protection from any possible infringements.

The average time frame for the registration approval is 10 months, if no objections or oppositions arise.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

No. The registered mark is protected only in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

Yes. A power of attorney must be submitted.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

Prior use of a trademark has the following benefits:

• Demonstrate the mark’s distinctive qualities
• Overcome opposition on the ground of non-distinctiveness

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

Yes. An attack on the basis of non-use is available.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

The following marks or signs are accepted for registration:

• Names
• Words
• Certain three-dimensional shapes
• Devices
• Colours
• Slogans
• Collective marks
• Service marks

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

The trademark application in Cambodia has three phases:

1. Examination – Marks are examined in respect of formalities, classification, clarity, descriptiveness, distinctiveness, deceptiveness, and conflict with an earlier right.
2. Registration – The mark is granted registration.
3. Publication – The particulars of the application (mark, the name of the applicant, country of incorporation, application number, and date, etc.) are published online.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

The following marks are not accepted for registration:

• Marks that are against the principles of morality or public order
• Generic terms
• Symbol, flag or name of a nation, state, or an international organization
• Marks that are non-distinctive
• Marks that function as surnames
• Marks that function as geographic location names

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

Yes. Cambodia uses the Nice Classification system.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

No. The Community Trademark is not effective in Cambodia.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

Yes. The trademark applicant may claim priority provided the following conditions are satisfied:

• The applicant’s home country is a Paris Convention signatory
• The application date in the home country is at least 6 months earlier than the application filing date in Cambodia
• The applicant’s home country is a member of the World Trade Organization

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

A registered trademark must be used within 5 years from the date of registration. Minimal use is required and it must occur in the jurisdiction of Cambodia.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

A registered trademark is valid for 10 years.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

The first renewal date is computed 10 years from the date when the application was filed.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration

Use of an unregistered mark for goods/services is legal provided it does not infringe an earlier right.

 

Cambodia Trademark Study Cambodia Trademark Registration