According to the Memorandum of Understanding between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia on Design Cooperation, China and Cambodia will launch a Cambodian recognition project for relevant Chinese designs. The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia recognizes authorization results for designs made by the CNIPA, and accelerates the recognition and registration procedure for the corresponding design applications filed with Cambodia upon the applicant's request.

On June 9, 2022, Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia, signed and issued the PRAKAS on Regulations and Procedures for Accelerating the Registration of Industrial Designs under Industrial Designs Cooperation of Kingdom of Cambodia with the China National Intellectual Property Administration, officially launching Cambodia's recognition project for relevant Chinese designs. Applicants who have filed for design applications with the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation can request for accelerating recognition and registration of the designs filed with Cambodia based on the results of examination conducted by the CNIPA according to the PRAKAS issued by Cambodia. The original Cambodian text and the Chinese and English reference translations of the above Cambodian PRAKAS are reproduced here in full. Specific information on the Cambodian recognition project for relevant Chinese designs shall be subject to the documents officially issued by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia.

Attachment: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2022/8/24/art_74_177483.html

China National Intellectual Property Administration

August 18, 2022