Application for Registration

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How to Apply

Formalities and Documents Required for Application

Apply in person:

1. The applicant should complete the “Application Form of Award Registration” (Format ECO-055) in Chinese or Portuguese (the forms can be obtained at the service location or downloaded from DSEDT website)
   • Application may be made on behalf of an individual or a body corporate. However, if the applicant (individual or body corporate) is not a Macao SAR resident or establishment, the form should be signed by an appointed agent;
   • After signing the form, recognized signature can be made at the service location by showing the original identity document with signature.
2. Submit the forms with the annexes to the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (2nd Floor).

Necessary documents

1. The completed “Application Form of Award Registration” (Format ECO-055), which can be obtained at the service location or downloaded from DSEDT website.
2. Originals of the diplomas or titles
   • The applicant may also present the original of the above documents, for the officer of Economic and Technological Development Bureau to make copies and indicate on the copies to be identical to the original.

Supplementary documents to be submitted as appropriate

1. When processed by an appointed agent:
   • Power of attorney (must be duly authenticated, with recognition of the identity of the constituent and the exercise of the power of attorney).
2. For the reward conferred or published in official publication:
   • The applicant must present the original of the official publication in which the reward has been conferred or published, or only the part of it that is necessary and sufficient to identify it, for the officer of Economic and Technological Development Bureau to make copies and indicate on the copies to be identical to the original.
3. If the award include references to names and emblems of establishment:
   • The applicant must present the original registration certificate of such name and emblem of establishment, for the officer of Economic and Technological Development Bureau to make copies and indicate on the copies to be identical to the original.
4. For powers of attorneys or other documents not written in one of the official languages of the Macao SAR:
   • Translation into one of the official languages of the Macao SAR (Chinese or Portuguese), duly authenticated/ certified;
   • Stamp duty is required for translation certificate, with 5 patacas for each page, and an additional 10 patacas per certificate.

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Service Location and Hours

Apply in Person

Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) – Reception Center

Address: Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo, n.os 1-3，2/F, Macau

Office Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:45
Friday: 9:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:30

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Fee

Free

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Processing Time

If the documents have been presented in order, and there is no ground for refusal, the registration will be granted in about 3 to 4 months.

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Notes / Information for Applicants

If the application is in order, the relevant notice of application will be published on the first or third Wednesday of every month, in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.

After the application for registration of award has been approved, the information including the relevant registration number, name of the right-holder and the ruling date, etc, will be published on the first or third Wednesday of every month, in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.

There is no limit for the duration of the registration of award.

• The awards may not be applied to products or services different from those on which they were conferred.

In addition to the application for registration, the applicant must complete a separate “Application Form of Request for Other Actions” (Format ECO-052) which can be obtained at the service location or downloaded from DSEDT website, for each of the above circumstances and submit together with relevant documents (please consult the Trademark Registration Division of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau).

Reference documents and templates (available in Chinese or Portuguese only):

1. Power of Attorney.
2. Request for Other Actions – Description of Common Request Codes.
3. For other documents, please visit the “Intellectual Property – Notes on Application”.

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Enquiry on Progress and Collection of Results

Collection Method of Results: The registration certificate can be collected at the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (2nd Floor), upon the end of the one-month period for appeals counting from the date of publication of the approval of extension in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR, or 5 working days after the court decision was acknowledged in the event of an appeal.

Document to be presented or submitted on collection of results: The original filing receipt issued by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau.

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