April 12, 2024

His Excellency Suon Vichea, Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce, Chairman of the Secretariat of the National Committee for Intellectual Property Management and Chairman of the Department of Intellectual Property, met with Ms. Sabrina Durand Regional Music Connector, Department of Culture, Education and Science of the French Regional Embassy in Singapore

At the Director of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Commerce. (Phnom Penh): On the afternoon of March 19, 2024, HE Suon Vichea, Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce, Chairman of the Secretariat of the National Committee for Intellectual Property Management and Director of the Department of Intellectual Property, met with Ms. Sabrina Durand, Regional Music Connector, Department of Culture, Education and Science of the French Regional Embassy in Singapore and Representative of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and Special Officer of the Department of Intellectual Property. Taking this opportunity, I would like to inform you that Cambodia has been a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization since 1995, which is the foundation of the intellectual property regime in Cambodia and has paved the way for Cambodia to rebuild its regulations. To participate in the global intellectual property system. In addition, the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Commerce, as the Director of the Secretariat, has worked hard to reform and strictly implement the Royal Government's political and strategic program to promote the intellectual property sector in the Kingdom of Cambodia by drafting laws and regulations. Legal action plan for intellectual property for 3 years and especially the national policy on intellectual property 2023-2028, which was fully approved by the Council of Ministers at the Plenary Meeting on December 1, 2023. The establishment of a joint rights management body (CMO) is also a priority in the national policy on intellectual property.