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Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs, Cambodia

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Year of Version 2017 Dates Signature: November 22, 2017 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs Notes This Law provides for amendments to Articles 37, 38, 109, and 136 of the Law on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs, and is primarily designed to validate European patent applications and patents in Cambodia and to confer essentially the same protection as patents granted by the European Patent Office.

The amendment to Article 37 provides for the publication of patent applications, in addition to search and examination reports.

The amendment to Article 38 provides for the possibility that a foreign patent may be validated if it is considered beneficial to the interests of Cambodia.

The amendment to Article 109 provides for the recognition of industrial design applications pursuant to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement.

The amendment to Article 136 extends the exclusionary period of pharmaceutical products from patent protection from January 2016 to January 2033.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Khmer ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការធ្វើវិសោធនកម្មច្បាប់ស្តីពីប៉ាតង់គំរូឧបករណ៍ប្រើប្រាស់និងការរចនាឧស្សាហកម្ម PDF English Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs PDF HTML
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Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial Designs (KH002)

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