To protect your trademark in Macau, you should register your mark with the Intellectual Property Department of Macau Economic Services.
A straightforward trademark application will usually mature in 6-8 months.
Details Required
To support a trademark application in Macau, please provide the following information:
Search
To ensure your proposed trademark has not been registered in Macau, you have the option to conduct a preliminary trademark search on the Macau trademark register. The search will be conducted by a Macau Attorney with a preliminary advice on the trademarkˇ¦s registrability.
Procedure
When we have received your application, we will issue (1) a confirmation letter which summarizes the details and specifications of the application for your final checking (2) the power of attorney for your execution before a notary public and at the same time (3) our invoice.
Please confirm the application by signing on the letter and return to us by fax or email. The application will be filed within 14 working days of receiving the original of the notarized power of attorney and the payment of our invoice. We will report the filing with a copy of the official notice of filing in approximately 3 weeks.
There are 4 stages after the application is filed
If the application is in order, the relevant notice of application will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macau SAR. If no opposition is filed by third parties during the 2 months publication period, the whole registration process will complete in 6-8 months.
However, if an application is not in accordance with the regulations of "Macau Industrial Property Code", the Intellectual Property Department will publish the ruling on refusing the registration in the Official Bulletin of Macau SAR. The appeal against that decision should be lodged with the Macau Basic Court, within 1 month of the date of publication thereof in the Official Bulletin of Macau SAR. The time required for the application in such situation will be indeterminable. Otherwise, you may abandon the pending application at no extra-cost.
Validity period of registration
Registration of trademark is valid for 7 years counted from the date of granting. It may be renewed indefinitely, and each renewal will extend the validity.
Convention Priority
As Macau is a member of WTO, you can claim priority of trademark from any WTO contractual state if you have filed an application in another WTO or Paris Convention country within the last half year so that the Macau application will be deemed to be filed on the same day as the correspondence application. The application filed should include the certified convention priority document (together with its certified English translation). Priority number and date are required at the time of filing the application in Macau, while pertinent priority documents may be submitted as supplementary but within 3 months after the filing date.
Please download application form here.
If you require more information, please contact us at:
| Telephone | : (852) 2384 2288 |
| Fax | : (852) 3011 3245 |
| : info@ebrand.com.hk | |
| Address | : Unit 1501, Jubilee Centre, 46 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. |