General Information:
There are three categories of patents: Inventions, Utility, and Industrial Designs and Models in Macao.

Registration of Utility Patents
 
Process of the application:
- The applicant should complete the Utility Patent Registration Application Form in Chinese or Portuguese, and submits it to the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of MES (2nd Floor). The relevant fees together with the payment slip should be submitted and paid within 8 working days upon the application.
- If the application is in order, it will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR. In the period between the publication and the grant of the registration, any third-party may approach the MES in writing with opposition against the registration.
- The report of the examination will be written by the assigned entity.
- After the registration has been granted, the notice of grant will be published in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.
- Upon the end of the one-month period for appeals, or five working days after the court decision was made in the event of an appeal, the applicant should submit the original receipt of the application fees at the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of MES (2nd Floor) to obtain the registration certificate.
 
Durations:
- The duration for registration depends on the necessary time for the preparation of the report of the examination that the assigned entity needs.
The registration certificate will be issued within five working days.

Notes:
- The validity of utility patent is 10 years counting from the date of the application.
- In the following cases, the applicant or bearer of trademark should complete the form accompanying with the original of registration certificate (if applicable) and the supporting documents and then submit it to the respective unit. The respective annotation will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR and the original of registration certificate will be returned to the bearer:
o assignment of the right of utility patent;
o alteration of the name of applicant or bearer or body corporate;
o alteration of the address of applicant or bearer or body corporate.

Registration of Industrial Designs and Models

Process of the application:
-The applicant should complete the Industrial Design or Model Registration Application    Form in Chinese or Portuguese, and submits it to the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of MES (2nd Floor). The relevant fees together with the payment slip should be submitted and paid within 8 working days upon the application.
- If the application is in order, it will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR. In the period between the publication and the grant of the registration, any third-party may approach the MES in writing with opposition against the registration.
- After the registration has been granted, it will be published in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.
- Upon the end of the one-month period for appeals, or five working days after the court decision was made in the event of an appeal, the applicant should submit the original receipt of the application fees at the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of MES (2nd Floor) to obtain the registration certificate.
 
Durations:
- The registration will be granted within 12 months after the publication.
- The registration certificate will be issued within five working days.
 
Notes:
- The validity of industrial design and model is 25 years counting from the date of the application. Within the final six months of the registration validity, the applicant should renew the registration and pay the respective renewal fee.
 - In the following cases, the applicant or bearer of trademark should complete the form accompanying with the original of registration certificate (if applicable) and the supporting documents and then submit it to the respective unit. The respective annotation will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR and the original of registration certificate will be returned to the bearer:
Assignment of the right of utility patent;
Alteration of the name of applicant or bearer or body corporate;
Alteration of the address of applicant or bearer or body corporate

Registration of Invention Patents

Process of the application:
- The applicant should complete the Invention Patent Registration Application Form in Chinese or Portuguese, and submits it to the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of MES (2nd Floor). The relevant fees together with the payment slip should be submitted and paid within 8 working days upon the application. If the application is in order, it will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR. In the period between the publication and the grant of the registration, any third-party may approach the MES in writing with opposition against the registration.
- The report of the examination will be written by the assigned entity.
- After the registration has been granted, the notice of grant will be published in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.
- Upon the end of the one-month period for appeals, or five working days after the court decision was made in the event of an appeal, the applicant should submit the original receipt of the application fees at the Industrial Property Application Counter of Reception Center of MES (2nd Floor) to obtain the registration certificate.
 
 Durations:
- The duration for registration depends on the necessary time for the preparation of the report of the examination that the assigned entity needs.
- The registration certificate will be issued within five working days.

Notes:
- The validity of Invention Patent is 20 years counting from the date of the application.
- In the following cases, the applicant or bearer of invention patent should complete the form accompanying with the original of registration certificate (if applicable) and the supporting documents and then submit it to the respective unit. The respective annotation will be published in the Series II of Official Gazette of the Macao SAR and the original of registration certificate will be returned to the bearer:
Assignment of the right of invention patent;
Alteration of the name of applicant or bearer or body corporate;
Alteration of the address of applicant or bearer or body corporate.