Patent protection in Cambodia

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,750, plus about US$6,550 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Cambodia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of cassava and sweet potatoes.

Population17.8m
Economy (GDP)US$51bn
PCT national phase entries a year50
RouteNational phase

A leading exporter

  • #1 in the world for cassava and sweet potatoes - US$688m of exports (20% of the world's)
Cambodia: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Cambodia's share of East Asia and Pacific's economy, by sector (%)
Cambodia: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Cambodia is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.

Questions about patents in Cambodia

How much does a patent cost in Cambodia?

Our estimate is about US$1,750 to take a PCT application to grant in Cambodia. That is about US$600 in official fees and US$1,150 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$500, search US$120, examination request US$515, office action response US$280 and grant / issuance / publication US$335 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,550. These are estimates only, for a standard application (10 claims, 30 pages, a company applicant): the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.

What is the PCT national phase deadline for Cambodia, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Cambodia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

What does Cambodia's economy make and export?

Cambodia's GDP is US$51.3bn, of which services US$17.9bn, industry US$22.1bn (of which manufacturing US$14.9bn) and agriculture US$8.3bn. Spending a year: households US$29.9bn and health care US$2.0bn. Cambodia's exports of goods came to US$36.1bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles (US$2.9bn, 8% of its exports, #5 in the world), handbags, luggage and cases (US$2.7bn, 7% of its exports, #5 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$2.1bn, 6% of its exports, #11 in the world), rice (US$1.9bn, 5% of its exports, #6 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$1.7bn, 5% of its exports, #5 in the world), semiconductors and solar cells (US$1.6bn, 4% of its exports, #13 in the world), leather footwear (US$1.1bn, 3% of its exports, #12 in the world), t-shirts, singlets and other vests (US$964m, 3% of its exports, #12 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$910m, 3% of its exports, #14 in the world) and tyres (US$865m, 2% of its exports, #26 in the world). It is also one of the world's top exporters of cassava and sweet potatoes (#1, US$688m). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.

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Patent publications and PCT national phase entries: averages over recent years. Exports: customs trade statistics; re-export hubs are left out. Costs are estimates.