According to the notice issued by the Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) on June 12, 2024, in order to facilitate the patent layout of enterprises in Macao, China, and promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the DSEDT exempts the applicant from the requirement of obtaining documents from the CNIPA in advance when applying for extension of invention registration, thereby simplifying the application procedures for extension of registration.

According to Article 23.4 of the Industrial Property Code approved by Decree-Law No. 97/99/M on December 13, the DSEDT issued a notice stating that starting from July 1, 2024, when an applicant files an application for an extension of a patent for invention with the DSEDT of the Macao SAR, if the applicant declares in the application that DSEDT can use the "description of the patent" and "a copy of the patent register" from the CNIPA as the application materials, it shall be deemed that the relevant documents have been submitted after verification of the DSEDT.

(Source: Unitalen Attorneys at Law)