Process of design registration:
An industrial design is defined under Article 89 of the Cambodian Law on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs as “ any composition of lines or colors or any three-dimensional form, or any material, whether or not associated with lines or colors, […] provided that such composition, form or material gives a special appearance to a product of industry or handicraft and can serve as a pattern for a product of industry or handicraft, and appeals to and is judged by the eye ”. Protection of industrial designs does not extend to parts of a design which serve solely to obtain a technical result and to the extent that it leaves no freedom as regards arbitrary features of appearance.
Required Documents:
- One original copy of notarized Power of Attorney;
- One original copy of notarized Deed of Assignment of Right to File Application;
- One original copy of certified priority document and its English translation (if priority right is claimed);
- Drawings of design which showing front view, rear view, right view, left view, top view, bottom view, perspective view of the design. All are at the same scale, but the dimension of representation should not be less than 90mm x 120mm and not exceed 210mm x 297mm. Please note that the perspective view is always required. You can send the drawings to us via email for our preparation.
Time Frame:
- In Cambodia, it takes approximately twelve (12) months from the date of filing to obtain a design patent in case of neither rejection nor opposition.
- Per Article 109, the registration of an industrial design in Cambodia shall be for a period of five (5) years from the filing date of the application for registration. The registration may be renewed for two further consecutive periods of five (5) years through the payment of the prescribed fee. A period of grace of six (6) months shall be allowed for the late payment of the renewal fee on payment of the prescribed surcharge.
Multiple Designs:
Please note that multiple designs in a single application is not possible in Cambodia.