Patent registration in Cambodia

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Question: We are company in singapore. We need to register our patent in Cambodia. Could you please mail me the fee schedule of Patent?

Answer:

Regarding your enquiries concerning the subject matter, we would like to advise you on procedure and our updated fee schedule in relation to the patent registration proceeding in Cambodia as follows:

  1. Procedure

a. Protection criteria:

A patent shall be eligible for protection in the form of the grant of a Patent for Invention/Utility Solution when it satisfies the following conditions:

Being novel Being of an inventive step Being susceptible of industrial application
Patent for invention P P P
Patent for Utility solution P P

b. Validity of Patent for Invention/Utility Solution:

Patent for Invention shall have a validity starting from the granting date and expiring at the end of 20 years counting from the filing date.

Patent for Utility Solution shall have a validity starting from the granting date and expiring at the end of 10 years counting from the filing date.

c. Procedure and timeline:

A patent application will be examined through the following process:

Country Beginning of the national phase Time Frame
Cambodia 12 months from the date of priority 32 – 50 months from the filing date

d. Required documents and information:

For us to filing a patent application, the following documents/information should be provided:

  • Name and address of:

– Applicant;

– Author(s) of invention;

  • The notarized Power of Attorney
  • English patent specification of the application;
  • Khmer patent specification of the application within 06 months from the filing date.
  1. Fee schedule
Works Official fee

 (USD)

Agency fee

 (USD)

1.   Filing an application for invention/utility solution 180.00 100.00
–     Over 10 Claims 5.00 10.00
2.   Request for substantive examination 220.00 200.00
3.   Claiming priority right (for each earlier priority) 40.00 40.00
4.   Evaluation of substantive examination 60.00 50.00
5.   Post-grant publication 70.00 50.00
6.   Grant of Patent 280.00 200.00
7.   Translating fee from English into Khmer (per 100 words) 6.50
SUBTOTAL

(number in bold)

$US 1,410.00

One thousand four hundred and ten US Dollars

Note: The above cost includes Official fee and Agency fee; exclude 5% VAT, bank charge ($30-45) and communication costs ($30-40); do not include additional fees in case of refusal in formality examination or being opposed by the third party or refusal in sustainable examination. In case of any office action or any possible opposition which may occur during the application proceedings, an additional charge may be incurred, upon your approval.