Macau
Lysaght offers a complete IP service in this country, assisting clients in the filing, registration, recordal and renewal of their IP rights. For further information and our prices, please e-mail us with your specific enquiry. |
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| TRADE MARK INFORMATION | |
| Classification | International, Nice 9th Edition Single class Goods and services can be registered |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Renewal | 7 years from the filing date and every 7 years thereafter |
| Use provisions |
Non-use of a mark for a period of 3 years from registration renders it open to an action for cancellation by third parties. |
| PATENT INFORMATION | |
| Types of Patent |
Substantive with or without priority claim Extension of Chinese and European patents (within 3 months of publication of the decision to grant the Chinese/European patent) |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | The duration of registered invention patents (or those which are extensions of Chinese/EP patents) is 20 years counting from the date of application (or the date of application in China/Europe). The duration of utility patents is 10 years from the filing date |
| Annuities | Annual fees due on each anniversary of the application date - the filing fee includes the annual fees for the first 3 years, and subsequent annual fees are due on each anniversary thereafter |
| DESIGN INFORMATION | |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | 25 years from the application date, subject to the payment of renewal fees |
| Renewal | Renewal fees are payable every 5 years from the filing date of the application, with a maximum duration of 25 years |
Fri, 03/03/2000 - 10:13
A "one-country, two-systems" arrangement has been implemented in Macao with effect from 20 December 1999, the date on which Portugal handed Macao over to China. The two-systems arrangement has been guaranteed for a period of 50 years. As regards industrial property matters, a new Decree-Law was promulgated on 13 December 1999. The Law reproduces much of the Portuguese Industrial Property Code, but also contains various new provisions required to adapt the law to the new system of government...