Cambodia Becomes First Asian Country to Recognize European Patents on Its Territory

2017/03/29

EPO President Benoît Battistelli and Senior Minister Cham Prasidh, Cambodian Minister of Industry and Handicraft, have signed an agreement in Phnom Penh to extend, upon request of the applicant, the validity of European patent applications and patents to Cambodia. This means that Cambodia is set to become the first Asian country to recognize European patents on its territory. The agreement will enter into force once it has been adopted into Cambodian law, tentatively July 1, 2017.

Source: EPO