Patent Cooperation with Cambodia and Laos

Re-register Singapore patents at the MIH

A Singapore patent can be re-registered in Cambodia subject to the following conditions:

• The Singapore patent must be in force at the time of lodgement of re-registration request;

• The Singapore patent must have a filing date on or after 22 January 2003; and

• The Singapore patent must meet the Cambodian requirements for patentability

Applicants without an address for service in Cambodia may submit their request through a Cambodia patent agent firm or law firm.

Please refer to detailed guideline on the re-registration process [PDF, 233 KB].

The official form and continuation sheets for re-registering a Singapore patent in Cambodia are as follows:
Official Form [PDF, 389 KB] and Continuation Sheet [PDF, 178 KB]

Re-register Singapore patents at the DIP

A Singapore patent can be re-registered in Laos subject to the following conditions:

• The Singapore patent must be in force at the time of lodgement of re-registration request;

• The Singapore patent must have a filing date on or after 17 January 2002; and

• The Singapore patent must meet the Laotian requirements for patentability

Please refer to detailed guideline on the re-registration process [PDF, 98.4 KB].

Submit an IPOS-issued Search and Examination (S&E) report to MIH for the grant of a Cambodia patent application

Patent applicants who have a Cambodia related patent application may request IPOS to submit a copy of the (i) final S&E report issued by IPOS and (ii) final specifications of the Singapore related patent application to the MIH for the grant of a Cambodia patent application.

To facilitate the grant of the Cambodia patent application, the applicant may also request for the specifications of the Cambodia related patent application to be amended accordingly to the final specifications of the Singapore related patent application.

Please refer to the detailed procedure for the submission process, including a non-exhaustive list of examples of related patent applications [PDF, 331 KB].

Submit an IPOS-issued Search and Examination (S&E) report to DIP for the grant of a Laos patent application

Patent applicants who have a Laos related patent application may request IPOS to submit a copy of the (i) final S&E report issued by IPOS and (ii) final specifications of the Singapore related patent application to the DIP for the grant of a Laos patent application.

To facilitate the grant of the Laos patent application, the applicant may also request for the specifications of the Laos related patent application to be amended accordingly to the final specifications of the Singapore related patent application.