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Overview of Macau Patents
Invention Patent
  • Application channels

    1. Submit a new application directly to the Economic Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region through the Paris Convention pathway;
    2. Based on the authorized invention by the State Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the patent has been extended to Macau for application.

  • Application Language

    Chinese or Portuguese

  • Duration

    20 years

  • censorship

    1. Applications based on the "extension" system: After the formal examination is approved, the application notice and approval extension notice will be published in the "Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette". If there is no appeal within one month, the registration certificate can be issued; If the formal examination fails, the application can be supplemented and resubmitted without substantive examination;
    2. Direct application to the Economic Bureau: After passing the formal examination, the application notice will be published in the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette until the date of patent authorization, and anyone can raise objections. At the same time, a request for substantive examination should also be made;
    3. Within 7 years from the date of filing the application, the patent for invention requests the Economic Bureau to request the designated entity (the China National Intellectual Property Administration is the designated entity) to prepare the substantive examination report by filling in the "Application for Other Acts".

Required Materials

1. Application for registration of invention patent;

2. Summary;

3. Invention patent specification;

4. Claims;

5. If necessary, submit the following supplementary documents: ① Instruction manual and accompanying drawings; ② Authorization letter; ③ Priority document; ④ When the applicant requests the China National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China to prepare the examination report, if the required documents (including the abstract, description, drawings of the description, claims, etc.) submitted are not written in Chinese, the Chinese translation shall be submitted; ⑤ For authorization letters made in languages other than the official language of the Macao Special Administrative Region, a translation into any official language of the region (Chinese or Portuguese) should be submitted.

It should be noted that all natural or legal persons holding Macau SAR resident identity cards can apply for Macau patents, while others need to entrust an agency to handle Macau patent applications.

Application process

1. After filling out the "Application Form" and "Abstract" forms in Chinese or Portuguese, the applicant should submit the above forms together with attachments to the Economic Bureau and pay the relevant fees;

2. If the application materials meet the requirements and 18 months have passed since the date of filing the application, or 18 months have passed since the date of claiming a certain priority, the relevant application announcement will be published in the second group of the "Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette" published on the first Wednesday of each month. From the date of publication of the announcement to the date of granting the utility patent, any third party may file a written objection to the relevant registration application;

3. The applicant shall submit a substantive examination application to the Economic Bureau within 7 years from the date of filing the main application or divisional application for an invention patent (within 4 years for utility patent registration and within 30 months for design patent application), otherwise the relevant registration application will be rejected;

4. The review report shall be written by a designated entity;

5. After the application is approved, relevant information such as registration number, name of the rights holder, and approval date will be published in Group 2 of the "Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette" published on the first Wednesday of each month;

6. The applicant shall collect the registration certificate from the Economic Bureau within one month after the expiration of the appeal period from the date of publication of the approval for registration in the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette, or within five working days after receiving the court's final judgment when an appeal is filed, by presenting the original receipt of the paid application fee issued by the Economic Bureau.

industrial design patent
  • Application channels

    1. Apply directly
    2. Hague appearance pathway

  • Application Language

    Chinese or Portuguese

  • Duration

    25 years

  • censorship

    Combining formal examination with substantive examination

Required documents

1. Applicant information: name and country or region of residence, etc;

2. Attached drawings or photos;

3. Abstract: The content of the abstract should include a description of the novelty of the product, limited to 150 words or 400 words;

4. Authorization letter (to be notarized).

Application process

The applicant shall submit the application and pay the registration application fee within 8 working days. Within 1 month after payment, the Macao Economic Bureau shall conduct a formal examination. If it meets the standards, the Macao Economic Bureau shall publish the application notice for the Macao design patent in the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette 12 months from the date of application.

Within 30 months from the date of application, the applicant may submit a request for examination without paying the examiner's fee. During the examination period, if it meets the standards and there are no objections or objections are not established, the Macao Economic Bureau will publish an authorization notice for the Macao design patent in the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette. If the appeal period of one month after the authorization announcement expires and there is no appeal, a registration certificate can be issued, and the applicant can obtain the Macao Design Certificate issued by the Macao Economic Bureau 1-2 months later.

utility patent
  • Application channels

    Direct Application

  • Application Language

    Chinese or English

  • Duration

    10 Years

  • censorship

    Combining formal examination with substantive examination

Required documents

1. Applicant's name and address;

2. Name and country of residence of the inventor;

3. Chinese patent documents (including abstract, claims, specification, and accompanying drawings);

4. Authorization letter signed by the applicant in front of a notary public;

5. The location, application number, and application date (if priority is claimed) of the priority application, and a copy of the priority proof document can be submitted within three months after the application date;

Application process
01
Submit application

The applicant shall submit the application and pay the registration application fee within 8 working days (the default operation of Macau law firms is to submit the Macau application and pay the official fee at the same time);

02
Formality Examination

Within 2 months after payment, the Macao Economic Bureau shall conduct a formal examination. If it meets the standards, the Macao Economic Bureau shall publish the application notice for the Macao utility patent in the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette 18 months from the date of application;
If the formal examination does not meet the standards, the applicant shall make corrections to the missing documents or non compliant areas within 4 months or 2 months from the date of receiving the notice of correction. If the corrections still do not meet the standards, the Macau utility patent application will be rejected, and the applicant may appeal to the first instance court within 1 month of receiving the rejection notice

03
Propose substantive examination

Within 4 years from the date of application, the applicant may submit a request for substantive examination without paying the substantive examination officer fee;
If the applicant does not request substantive examination, the Macau utility patent application will be rejected, and the applicant may appeal to the first instance court within one month of receiving the rejection official document

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substantive examination

During the substantive examination period, if it meets the standards and there are no objections or objections are not established, the Macao Economic Bureau will publish an authorization notice for the Macao utility patent in the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette;
During the substantive examination period, if the applicant does not meet the standards and/or the objection is established, the Macao Economic Bureau will publish a refusal notice. If the applicant does not appeal within one month from the refusal notice, the Macao Economic Bureau will refuse registration; b. If the applicant files an appeal to the first instance court within one month from the refusal of the announcement; c. If the first instance court refuses, this Macau utility patent application will be refused registration and deemed invalid; d. If the first instance court issues an official document for approval, the applicant may issue a registration certificate within 5 working days after receiving the court's final judgment, and the applicant may obtain a Macau utility patent certificate issued by the Macau Economic Bureau 1-2 months later

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Notice

If the appeal period of one month after the authorization announcement expires and there is no appeal, a registration certificate can be issued, and the applicant can obtain a Macau utility patent certificate issued by the Macau Economic Bureau 1-2 months later;
If the applicant or a third party files an appeal with the first instance court within one month from the authorization announcement; b. If the first instance court refuses, this Macau patent application will be refused registration and deemed invalid; c. If the first instance court issues an official document for approval, the applicant may issue a registration certificate within 5 working days after receiving the court's final judgment, and the applicant may obtain a Macau utility patent certificate issued by the Macau Economic Bureau 1-2 months later

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