Geographical Indications in Cambodia

Geographical Indications in Cambodia are a form of intellectual property consisting of an "which is a name or represents a geographical origin and identifies the goods as originating in such geographical area where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to its geographical origin;".^[1] Geographical indications can be registered based on the Law on Geographical Indications^[1] Registration is open for agricultural goods and foodstuffs, but also for handicraft goods^[1]

Foreign geographical indications can only be registered if they are recognised or registered there.^[1] As of August 2021, 6 Indications have been registered.

As of August 2021, 6 Geographical Indications had been registered, 3 of which originate from Cambodia. The list of Cambodian GIs is shown below:^[2]

Kampot pepper is (in addition to its status as a Geographical Indication in Cambodia) also register as a Protected Geographical Indication in the European Union as well as the UK under the names "ម្រេចកំពត' (Mrech Kampot)/'Poivre de Kampot".^[3] Kampong Speu palm sugar is also registered in the EU and UK (as ស្ករត្នោតកំពង់ស្ពឺ, Skor Thnot Kampong Speu).^[4]

Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar are also protected in Thailand^[5] and Vietnam.^{[citation needed]}

Cambodia is a party to the Geneva Act to the Lisbon Agreement from the moment of its entry into force in 2021. Kampot pepper became the first GI to be protected under the Geneva act. As of 10 September 2021, the registration was renounced in 1 party (Samoa), while from the other countries (Oman, North Korea, Laos, France, the European Union and Albania) no registration or renunciation had been reported.^[6]