Selection of the 48th International
Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva Introduction
The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva was established in 1973. This international exhibition is under the patronage of the Swiss Federal Government, State Government of Geneva, City Government of Geneva, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This is also one of the oldest and largest exhibitions of inventions in the world.
In order to enhance the enthusiasm of Macao residents to participate in innovation and invention, and accelerate the development of science and technology innovation, The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) plans to fund Macau outstanding innovative inventions to participate in the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. The selected projects will represent the Macao Special Administrative Region to participate in the exhibition, which is a precious and meaningful mission.
Exhibition time
March 23rd to April 1st 2020 (5 days for the exhibition, 1 day for setting up and 1 day for dismantling, 1 day for cultural trips, total 10 days for the entire trip).
Eligibility and requirements
(1) All Macao enterprises, college students and individuals (over 18 years of age) who holding patent(s) for invention or utility model may register to participate in the exhibition;
(2) Must submit completed invention project that are novel, scientific, practical and marketable in the past 1 year (after January 1st 2019);
(3) Projects that have participated in this event before will be no longer exhibited (except projects that have been improved based on the original);
(4) Participants must be Macau permanent residents.
Registration method
(1) Maximum of 10 projects will be funded in Macau (only one person can participate in the exhibition in each funded project);
(2) If you are interested, please fill in the registration form (see attachment for details) and email to the ICI.Innovation@um.edu.mo before 1:00 pm on February 5th 2020;
(3) In order to ensure the quality of the entries, all entries must be selected and reviewed by professional scholars. There is No appeal mechanism and all entries are subject to the final announcement.
Registration requirements
(1) Applicants should fill in relevant information items according to the requirements and guarantee the authenticity and validity. For collective works, please fill in the order of the first and second inventors (no more than two) at a time. However, if the work is selected, only one is eligible to participate in the exhibition.
(2) Participating invention projects should fill in relevant items according to the requirements. In order to facilitate professional scholars to have a more detailed reference materials during the first review, participant is requested to provide a PPT of no more than ten pages to introduce the participating project, which should contain 3 supporting photos of the project (front, left and right sides). If uploading videos, the length should be within 3 minutes.
Remarks: Please refer to the appendix below for details. The organizational unit only provide the Chinese version of regulation for Macau region.
 Selection of the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva-UM.docx
Registration forms:
 Geneva Palexpo Entry form.docx
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