Macao Patents Service
Hotline: 86-755-82143422 Email: anitayao@citilinkia.com
A utility patent refers to granting a patent to a proposed technical plan in respect of the configuration, structure or their combination of a subject matter, so as to increase the utility or improve the usage of the subject matter.
Service target and eligibility of application
1. Any individual who is holding a Macao SAR Resident Identity Card;
2. Any body corporate registered in the Macao SAR and constituted according to the law of the Macao SAR;
3. For those who do not hold a valid Macao SAR Resident Identity Card, or are not a body corporate registered in the Macao SAR, they can appoint one of the following entities as their proxy, and submit the relevant “Power of Attorney”:
- A lawyer registered with the Macao Lawyers Association;
- An individual who is a Macao SAR resident;
- A body corporate registered in the Macao SAR;
- An official industrial property agent authorized or accredited in the Macao SAR (currently not applicable).
Procedures of Utility Patent Registry
1. Fill in application from
2. If the application is in order, the relevant notice of application will be published on the first Wednesday of every month, in the Series II of Official Gazette of the MSAR, after 18 months counting from the application date or after 18 months counting from the priority date in case of priority is claimed.
3. After the application for registration of utility patent 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 Wednesday of every month, in the Series II of Official Gazette of the MSAR;
Documents Required:
1. The completed “Application for Registration of Utility Patent” form, (can be downloaded on the website of the Economic Services, or obtain for free at the Intellectual Property Department of the Economic Services);
2. The completed “Abstract” form, (can be downloaded on the website of the Economic Services, or obtain for free at the Intellectual Property Department of the Economic Services), the contents of abstract should not contain more than 150 words or 400 characters;
3. Description of Utility Patent;
4. Descriptive drawings;
5. Claim;
Contact Us
For further queries, please do not hesitate to contact ATAHK at anytime, anywhere by simply calling China hotline at 86-755-82143422, 86-755-82143512, or emailing to anitayao@citilinkia.com