Awareness training on fake goods for officials
Cambodia lacks the resources for implementing intellectual property rights, while relevant officers lack skills to monitor the import of counterfeit products, according to an official. Var Roth San, Head of the Secretariat of National Committee for Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) and Director of the Department of Intellectual Property Rights in the Ministry of Commerce, said Cambodia, among the least developed countries, faces many problems in monitoring counterfeit goods, distinguishing those from genuine products and implementing the intellectual property rights. During a training course on identifying counterfeit products, organised by law firm Tilleke & Gibbins yesterday, Var Roth San said Cambodia lacks finances, human resources, materials and other techniques to monitor and identify fake goods. … Var Roth San said Cambodia produces few counterfeit goods, but many are flown in from neighboring countries. …
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