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In Macau, a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), over 200,000 trademarks have been registered up-to-date.
A total of 14,743 applications were filed in 2021, growing by 9.41% year-over-year. Among the applications, product and service trademarks occupied 65% and 35%, respectively.
Macau Customs maintains an enforcement department for IP investigation that works closely with Mainland Chinese authorities, foreign customs agencies, and World Customs Organization to ensure best practices in encountering criminal organizations engaged in IP theft.
Please contact our Macau Team for additional legal assistance.
There are no formalities required to obtain copyright protection for a work in the Hong Kong SAR. Works of authors from any place in the world, or works first published anywhere in the world, also qualify for copyright protection in the Hong Kong SAR.
