Amendment of Trademark in Cambodia

 The recordal of amendment of trademark in Cambodia shall be in writing and shall, at the request of any interested party, to the Registrar, be recorded and, published by the Registrar. Such changes shall have no effect against third parties until such recording is affected. It must get the approval from the Minister of Commerce first. It will be invalid if it is likely to deceive or cause confusion, particularly concerning the nature, origin, manufacturing process, and so on.

Any change in the ownership of name of a trademark in Cambodia must be made with the transfer of the enterprise or part thereof identified by that name and shall be in writing.

1. Requirements

Applications for certificates amendment of Trademark in Cambodia must be filed with the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and the following documents are required:

(i) An original Notarized Power of Attorney (POA) in the applicant’s new name and/or address;

(ii) An original notarized Declaration reflecting the change of name;

(iii) Concerning original Certificate of trademark registration.

It is compulsory that the original documents must be submitted at the filing time of the amendment of Trade mark in Cambodia.

2. Cost for amendment of Trademark in Cambodia

The package cost including both official fees and all inclusive attorney’s and disbursement for the recordal of change of registrant’s name of one registration in one class.

3. Time frame

It takes approximately 5 months from the filing date to complete the recordal of change of name.

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