1. The relevant trademark application is published in the announcement of the Macao SAR government, and the announcement period is two months. A third party may file an objection to the trademark within two months from the date of announcement.
2. After receiving the application documents for the objection statement, the Economic Bureau will forward a copy of the objection statement to the trademark applicant or his agent within 15 days after the submission of the objection application, and notify the trademark applicant to reply within 30 days after receiving the notice;
3. After receiving the notice from the Economic Bureau, the applicant shall submit a reply to the Economic Bureau within 30 days;
4. After receiving the defense, the Economic Bureau will make a final ruling after reviewing the objections and defense statements of both parties and relevant evidence materials within three to four months: if the Economic Bureau supports the objection request of the dissenting party, the applicant's trademark registration will be rejected, and the Economic Bureau will send a letter to inform the applicant of the reasons for rejecting the trademark registration; If the Economic Bureau does not accept the objection request of the objector, it will continue the examination procedure, finally approve the registration, and arrange to publish a trademark registration announcement.
It usually takes 3-4 months from the submission of the application to the final decision of the Economic Services Bureau.
Documents to be submitted when applying for Macao trademark defense:
1. Trademark defense application;
2. A notarized power of attorney;
Macao trademark objection application procedures are roughly as follows:
1. The trademark application is published in the announcement of the Macao SAR government, and the announcement period is two months;
Anyone can raise an objection to the trademark within two months from the date of announcement.
3. After receiving the objection statement, the Economic Bureau will forward a copy of the objection statement to the trademark applicant within 15 days after the submission of the objection application, and notify the trademark applicant to reply within 30 days;
4. The applicant shall reply to the Economic Bureau within 30 days after receiving the notice from the Economic Bureau;
5. After receiving the reply, the Economic Services Bureau will make a final decision within three months, and announce the objection result in the government notice.
Documents to be submitted when applying for Macao trademark objection:
1. Trademark objection application;
2. A notarized power of attorney;
For more information about this, please visit the website of Macau Triumph Investment Planning Co., Ltd. and consult online customer service.