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FILING SYSTEM IN CAMBODIA
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Member: Paris Convention;
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One trademark application can cover one (1) class only;
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Duration of examination till registration: 5-6 months from filing date;
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Term of Protection: valid for ten (10) years from the filing date (or from the priority date, if any). The registered mark is renewable for unlimited times, at 10-year intervals;
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Trademark owner will be obliged to use the registered mark in Cambodia. At the end of each period of 5 years from the registration date, an Affidavit of Use/Non-Use is required to be lodged with the Cambodian Trademark Office. If no Affidavit of Use/Non-Use is lodged, the trademark will be vulnerable to cancellation at the request of a third party.
B. FILING REQUIREMENTS (For filing new trademark application)
- Duly accomplished trademark application form – (to be accomplished by our Firm but we need the following information:
- The mark for registration;
- Name, address and nationality of the applicant;
- Description of the trademark; meaning, colors claimed, translation or transliteration of characters into English if the mark contains foreign characters;
- List of goods/services to be covered by the trademark and if possible, the class(es) of the respective goods/services according to the Nice International Classification;
- Simply signed Authorization and Appointment of Resident agent;
- Twenty (20) specimens of the mark (the size of the specimen should not be smaller than 5 x 5 cm and no larger than 8 x 8 cm) – prepared at our end to ensure full compliance with formal requirements;
- Documents for claiming priority right under the Paris Convention (if any), including application number, priority date, country.
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