News: Trademark registration in Macao

Registration of trademark in Macau

Macao or Macau or Aomin is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, but, nevertheless, it is possible to register trademark not in China, but exactly in Macau. In accordance with local legislation, trademarks in Macau can be registered by both natural persons and legal entities.

As for registration of trademark in the Macau, first of all, it is necessary to select the type of trademark and the necessary classes according to the ICGS, in relation to which registration will be carried out. The International classification of goods and services provides for 45 classes, of which the first 34 are classes of goods, and the remaining are classes of services.

The classes are recommended to be selected according to their common name. If no designation matches your needs, you should continue searching in the detailed description and find the class that best suits your needs.

Permission to registering a brand name in Macau

After that, preliminary examination of selected trademark is conducted for similarity and identity with those trademarks that have already been registered before. If no similarities were found during the examination carried out, it is allowed to submit application for registration of the trademark in Macau.

Important feature of filing the application in the country is that if it was not submitted earlier in one of the countries that signed the Paris Convention, at the time of filing such application in Macau, the applicant should submit evidence of using this trademark.

After submitting duly compiled application, it receives an individual number and is transmitted to the experts. At this stage, the application is verified for compliance of the trademark with the requirements of Macau legislation. The data on the application should be subsequently published in the official bulletin (Official Gazette of Macau).

After the publication of data on the application, any third party may raise its arguments against the registration of such trademark in Macau. If there are no such objections, the trademark is registered and certificate of its registration is issued.

Such certificate for trademark in Macau is valid for seven years from the moment of obtaining priority.

If you apply to Law Trust International, you will definitely receive qualified assistance in all matters of trademark registration in Macau: from submitting application for certificate to obtaining certificate of registration.