As a special administrative region of China, Hong Kong has its own intellectual property system, with the Hong Kong Intellectual Property department (IPD) handling the issues relating to patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights in Hong Kong.
As a special administrative region of China, Hong Kong has its own intellectual property system, and the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department (IPD) handles issues relating to patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights in Hong Kong.
1) Trademark name and sample; 2) Applicants information, including name, address and nationality; 3) POA and affidavit signed by the applicant; 4) Copy of Business Certificate or other effective registration certifications for legal entity,
There are two types of patent application in Hong Kong, one is Standard Patent Application which can be protected by law at most for 20 years, and another one is Short-term Patent application which can be protected by law at most for 8 years.
Guidance Of Filing Utility Model Application In Macau
As a special administrative region of China, Macau has its own intellectual property system, with the Intellectual Property Department of the Macao Economic Services handling the issues relating to patents, industrial designs, trademarks and copyrights in Macau. This article is focusing on the patent application in Macau.
Guidance of Trademark Opposition in Macau
Guidance Of Filing Design Application In Macau
The duration of invention, utility model and design patent are different in Macau. An invention patent is valid for 20 years from the filing date and the renewal fee shall be paid each year after the third year from the date of filing.
A trademark registration shall remain valid for a period of ten years from the date of approval for registration.
According to Article 40 of the Trademark Law, the registered trademark announcement (Mark), in violation of Article 23, paragraph 1 of Article 59, paragraph 4, anyone need to file opposition within three months from the announcement period of trademark registration before the Office.
Taiwan has its own IP system. The Intellectual Property Office of Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C is the department handling the issues relating to patents, industrial designs and trademarks in Taiwan.
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