National Law relating to EPC, VI.A Payment of renewal fees, Cambodia
VI.A Payment of renewal fees
| Validation state | Cambodia * |
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Legal basis for levying renewal fees |
Article 46 and Article 130 Law on Patents |
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1Amount of fees (plus any charges levied by banks) |
Joint Prakas on fees #836 on 14 November 2023 |
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2 (a) Due date (in the patent year concerned) (b) Time limit for payment (without surcharge)* (c) Earliest possible date for payment |
(a) Anniversary of filing date (b) 6 months late payment of annual fee after the anniversary of filing date (c) 3 months before the anniversary of filing date Article 46 Law on Patents |
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3Period of grace for payment of fees (with surcharge) (a) duration (b) surcharge |
(a) 6 months from due date (b) 500 KHR per day Article 46 Law on Patents, Joint Prakas on fee #837 on 14 November 2023 |
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4Communication of a reminder in cases of non-payment (a) provided for? (b) date of dispatch |
(a) Yes (b) Within 6 months of the due date Art. 46 Law on Patents |
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5Restitutio in integrum (a) provided for? (b) time limit for submitting application |
(a) Yes (b) Upon receiving writing request and if the circumstances justify Article 121 Law on Patents |
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6Appointment of a national professional representative for (a) payment of fees (b) communication of a reminder of non-payment (c) proceedings in respect of restitutio in integrum |
(a) Yes (b) Yes (c) Yes Article 116 Law on Patents, Prakas on the Procedure for the Grant of Patent and UM #059 MISTI/2021 Rule36 |
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7Information regarding lapse of patent in cases of non-payment of renewal fees |
Entry in the National Register of Patents and publication in the www.dip.misti.gov.kh Article 46, 118 and 119 Law on Patents |
* For first renewal fee to be paid, see Art. 141(2) EPC.