WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Macao, China

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Main IP Laws (2 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Decree-Law No. 43/99/M, Regime of Copyright and Related Rights (amended up to Law No. 5/2012)	2012	Amended up to : June 1, 2012 Entry into force : October 1, 1999 Published : August 16, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Decree-Law No. 97/99/M, Legal Regime of Industrial Property (Amended by Law No. 11/2001)	2001	Amended up to : September 1, 2001 Entry into force : June 5, 2000 Published : December 13, 1999	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Industrial Property

Laws/Regulations (25 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 272/2012 of October 4, 2012, on Specified Forms and Fee Schedule for Regulating the Copyright and Related Rights Regime	2012	Entry into force : October 5, 2012 Adopted : September 26, 2012	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Notice of the Chief Executive No. 10/2009 of May 22, 2009, publishing the Useful Part of the Notification of WIPO regarding the Entry into Force of the Amendments and Other Changes to the 8th Edition of the Nice Classification and 9th Edition of the Nice Classification Incorporating These Changes and Other Changes	2009	Adopted : April 28, 2009	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Notice of the Economic Services of March 19, 2008, on Extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the Macao SAR Economic Services in the field of Intellectual Property	2008	Adopted : March 10, 2008	IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Dispatch No. 57/2005 of the Chief Executive of March 14, 2005, on Fees specified in the Industrial Property Code	2005	Entry into force : March 15, 2005 Adopted : March 7, 2005	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 59/2004 of March 22, 2004, approving the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) as the Qualified Designated Entity to Prepare Examination Reports for the Application for Registration of Invention Patents in the Macao SAR	2004	Entry into force : March 23, 2004 Adopted : March 16, 2004	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Notice of the Chief Executive No. 7/2004 of March 24, 2004, publishing the Cooperation Agreement between the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the Macao SAR Economic Services in the field of Intellectual Property	2004	Adopted : March 16, 2004	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 202/2000 of October 16, 2000, approving Certificates of Industrial Property Rights and Application Forms for Industrial Property Rights	2000	Entry into force : October 17, 2000 Adopted : October 10, 2000	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Governor's Decision No. 313/95/M of December 5, 1995, approving the Nice Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks	1995	Entry into force : December 6, 1995 Issued : November 29, 1995	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Decree-Law No. 11/2013 of August 22, 2013, on the Protection of Cultural Heritage	2013	Entry into force : March 1, 2014 Adopted : August 22, 2013	Traditional Cultural Expressions Traditional Knowledge (TK)
IP-related Laws	Commercial Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 40/99/M of August 3, 1999, and as amended up to Law No. 16/2009 of August 10, 2009, on Amendments to the Commercial Code)	2009	Entry into force : November 1, 1999 Adopted : August 2, 1999	Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Decree-Law No. 51/99/M of September 27, 1999, regulating the Commercial and Industrial Activities related to Computer Programs, Phonograms and Video Products (as amended by Law No. 11/2001 of August 6, 2001, on the Establishment of the Customs Services of the Macao SAR, P.R.C)	2001	Entry into force : October 15, 1999 Adopted : September 23, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Framework Laws	Criminal Procedure Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 48/96/M of September 2, 1996, and as amended up to Law No. 9/2013 of August 26, 2013, on Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code)	2014	Entry into force : April 1, 1997 Adopted : August 15, 1996	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	2012	Entry into force : December 20, 1999 Adopted : March 31, 1993	Other
Framework Laws	Criminal Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 58/95/M of November 14, 1995, and as amended up to Law No. 11/2009 of July 6, 2009, on Law against Cyber Crime)	2009	Entry into force : January 1, 1996 Adopted : November 8, 1995	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Civil Procedure Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 55/99/M of October 8, 1999, and as amended up to Law No. 9/2004 of August 16, 2004, on Changes and Additions to the Law on Judicial Organization and Civil Procedure Code)	2004	Entry into force : November 1, 1999 Adopted : October 8, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Administrative Procedure Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 57/99/M of October 11, 1999, and as amended up to Decree-Law No. 110/99/M of December 13, 1999, approving the Code of Administrative Litigation Process)	1999	Entry into force : November 7, 1999 Adopted : October 7, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Civil Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 39/99/M of August 3, 1999)	1999	Entry into force : November 1, 1999 Adopted : August 2, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Other Texts	Commercial Registration Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 56/99/M of October 11, 1999, and as amended up to Law No. 6/2012 of April 23, 2012, on Amendments to the Commercial Registration Code)	2012	Entry into force : November 1, 1999 Adopted : October 7, 1999	Trade Names IP Regulatory Body
Other Texts	Law No. 6/2012 of April 23, 2012, on Amendments to the Commercial Registration Code	2012	Entry into force : July 22, 2012 Adopted : March 29, 2012	Trade Names IP Regulatory Body
Other Texts	Administrative Regulation No. 21/2001 of October 22, 2001, on Organization and Functions of the Customs Services	2010	Entry into force : November 1, 2001 Adopted : October 3, 2001	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Other
Other Texts	Law No. 16/2009 of August 10, 2009, on Amendments to the Commercial Code	2009	Entry into force : October 10, 2009 Adopted : July 28, 2009	Trade Names Other
Other Texts	Administrative Regulation No. 25/2008 of December 1, 2008, on the Changes in the Organization and Functions of the Customs Services	2008	Entry into force : January 1, 2009 Adopted : October 15, 2008	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Other
Other Texts	Law No. 11/2001 of August 6, 2001, on the Establishment of the Customs Services of the Macao SAR, P.R.C.	2001	Entry into force : September 1, 2001 Adopted : July 24, 2001	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Other
Other Texts	Law No. 5/2000 of April 27, 2000, on Amendments to the Commercial Registration Code and Repealing Several Articles of Decree-Law No. 56/99/M and the Same Code	2000	Entry into force : April 26, 2000 Adopted : April 26, 2000	Trade Names Other
Other Texts	Law No. 6/2000 of April 27, 2000, on Amendments to Decree-Law No. 40/99/M and the Commercial Code	2000	Entry into force : April 26, 2000 Adopted : April 26, 2000	Trade Names Other

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 272/2012 of October 4, 2012, on Specified Forms and Fee Schedule for Regulating the Copyright and Related Rights Regime

2012

Entry into force :

October 5, 2012

Adopted :

September 26, 2012

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Notice of the Chief Executive No. 10/2009 of May 22, 2009, publishing the Useful Part of the Notification of WIPO regarding the Entry into Force of the Amendments and Other Changes to the 8th Edition of the Nice Classification and 9th Edition of the Nice Classification Incorporating These Changes and Other Changes

2009

Adopted :

April 28, 2009

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Notice of the Economic Services of March 19, 2008, on Extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the Macao SAR Economic Services in the field of Intellectual Property

2008

Adopted :

March 10, 2008

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Dispatch No. 57/2005 of the Chief Executive of March 14, 2005, on Fees specified in the Industrial Property Code

2005

Entry into force :

March 15, 2005

Adopted :

March 7, 2005

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Trade Names

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 59/2004 of March 22, 2004, approving the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) as the Qualified Designated Entity to Prepare Examination Reports for the Application for Registration of Invention Patents in the Macao SAR

2004

Entry into force :

March 23, 2004

Adopted :

March 16, 2004

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Notice of the Chief Executive No. 7/2004 of March 24, 2004, publishing the Cooperation Agreement between the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the Macao SAR Economic Services in the field of Intellectual Property

2004

Adopted :

March 16, 2004

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 202/2000 of October 16, 2000, approving Certificates of Industrial Property Rights and Application Forms for Industrial Property Rights

2000

Entry into force :

October 17, 2000

Adopted :

October 10, 2000

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Governor's Decision No. 313/95/M of December 5, 1995, approving the Nice Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

1995

Entry into force :

December 6, 1995

Issued :

November 29, 1995

Trademarks

2013

Entry into force :

March 1, 2014

Adopted :

August 22, 2013

Traditional Cultural Expressions

Traditional Knowledge (TK)

2009

Entry into force :

November 1, 1999

Adopted :

August 2, 1999

Trade Names

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Industrial Property

2001

Entry into force :

October 15, 1999

Adopted :

September 23, 1999

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Framework Laws

Criminal Procedure Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 48/96/M of September 2, 1996, and as amended up to Law No. 9/2013 of August 26, 2013, on Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code)

2014

Entry into force :

April 1, 1997

Adopted :

August 15, 1996

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

2012

Entry into force :

December 20, 1999

Adopted :

March 31, 1993

Other

Framework Laws

Criminal Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 58/95/M of November 14, 1995, and as amended up to Law No. 11/2009 of July 6, 2009, on Law against Cyber Crime)

2009

Entry into force :

January 1, 1996

Adopted :

November 8, 1995

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Civil Procedure Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 55/99/M of October 8, 1999, and as amended up to Law No. 9/2004 of August 16, 2004, on Changes and Additions to the Law on Judicial Organization and Civil Procedure Code)

2004

Entry into force :

November 1, 1999

Adopted :

October 8, 1999

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Administrative Procedure Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 57/99/M of October 11, 1999, and as amended up to Decree-Law No. 110/99/M of December 13, 1999, approving the Code of Administrative Litigation Process)

1999

Entry into force :

November 7, 1999

Adopted :

October 7, 1999

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Civil Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 39/99/M of August 3, 1999)

1999

Entry into force :

November 1, 1999

Adopted :

August 2, 1999

Other

Industrial Property

Other Texts

Commercial Registration Code (as approved by Decree-Law No. 56/99/M of October 11, 1999, and as amended up to Law No. 6/2012 of April 23, 2012, on Amendments to the Commercial Registration Code)

2012

Entry into force :

November 1, 1999

Adopted :

October 7, 1999

Trade Names

IP Regulatory Body

Other Texts

Law No. 6/2012 of April 23, 2012, on Amendments to the Commercial Registration Code

2012

Entry into force :

July 22, 2012

Adopted :

March 29, 2012

Trade Names

IP Regulatory Body

Other Texts

Administrative Regulation No. 21/2001 of October 22, 2001, on Organization and Functions of the Customs Services

2010

Entry into force :

November 1, 2001

Adopted :

October 3, 2001

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 16/2009 of August 10, 2009, on Amendments to the Commercial Code

2009

Entry into force :

October 10, 2009

Adopted :

July 28, 2009

Trade Names

Other

Other Texts

Administrative Regulation No. 25/2008 of December 1, 2008, on the Changes in the Organization and Functions of the Customs Services

2008

Entry into force :

January 1, 2009

Adopted :

October 15, 2008

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 11/2001 of August 6, 2001, on the Establishment of the Customs Services of the Macao SAR, P.R.C.

2001

Entry into force :

September 1, 2001

Adopted :

July 24, 2001

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 5/2000 of April 27, 2000, on Amendments to the Commercial Registration Code and Repealing Several Articles of Decree-Law No. 56/99/M and the Same Code

2000

Entry into force :

April 26, 2000

Adopted :

April 26, 2000

Trade Names

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 6/2000 of April 27, 2000, on Amendments to Decree-Law No. 40/99/M and the Commercial Code

2000

Entry into force :

April 26, 2000

Adopted :

April 26, 2000

Trade Names

Other

Treaties (2 records)

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)	Signature (Party)	Instrument (Party)	Entry into Force (Party)	Additional Information
Other Treaties Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995			January 1, 1995
IP Treaties Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995			January 1, 1995

Macao, China

(29 texts)

Main IP Laws (2 texts)

Laws/Regulations (25 texts)

Treaties (2 records)