WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents
Department of Industrial Property (DIP), Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) (Cambodia)
The Department of Industrial Property (DIP), Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) (Cambodia) has notified the International Bureau (IB) that, with effect from 1 March 2025, it will commence operation as an accessing Office of the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS). As an accessing Office, it will recognize priority documents available to it through the service for the purposes of any application for which the time limit for furnishing the priority document has not expired by 1 March 2025, including PCT international applications, national patent applications, national utility model applications, and national industrial design applications.
The corresponding DAS Notification, which contains further information, is available at:
https://www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/details.jsp?id=13964
It is recalled that, by using DAS, a PCT applicant can request the IB to retrieve a copy of an earlier application from DAS for use as a priority document, instead of providing or arranging for the provision of a certified copy. The best practice for making such a request is by selecting the DAS option for providing the priority document to the IB in ePCT-Filing or, post-filing, using the dedicated “Action” in ePCT. Provided that the access code entered in ePCT matches the access code in DAS, the priority document is automatically made available to the internal processing system at the IB.
Please be aware that, in order to be able to make use of the DAS service, the Office with which the earlier application was filed must be a DAS depositing Office, and not necessarily the receiving Office with which the international application is filed. Information on DAS participating Offices can be found at: