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Trademark registration in Singapore applies to its 1998 Trademark Law. Anyone who uses or intends to use a trademark in Singapore can apply for registration; a Singapore trademark can consist of words, graphics, three-dimensional shapes, colors and combinations thereof. Trademarks It must have distinctive characteristics and must not conflict with the prior rights of others.

Singapore is a member of the Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services, the Madrid Protocol, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Trips Agreement.

Commodity trademarks, service marks, series trademarks, joint trademarks, certification marks and defensive trademarks can all be registered in Singapore

Singapore trademark registration and procedures are as follows:

(1) Applicant qualifications: Domestic or foreign legal persons, natural persons or groups can apply for registered trademarks. The first user or intended user of a trademark must submit an application for trademark registration in the prescribed written format.

(2) Application process (successful situation)

Formal review:

After the application is submitted, the application number and application time will be given. At this stage, it is reviewed whether the application uses the prescribed forms and whether the categories of goods and services are specified. The examiner searches whether the trademark is identical in appearance and pronunciation to the prior trademark; examines whether the trademark contains a geographical name; if it is a drug, it needs to examine whether it contains a protected international non-patent name (INN), which is designated by the World Health Organization A general term for special drugs. If the regulations are not met, the application will be rejected. In addition, it will also be reviewed whether the name of the goods and services is in accordance with the international classification. If the classification is wrong, a new application will be required.

Substantive examination:

Examine whether the trademark is registrable according to the law, for example, whether it is distinctive. If the examiner considers that the trademark is not suitable for registration, a notice of rejection will be issued. Applicants can respond within the specified time. Applicants can also apply for a delay in responding.

(3) Announcement: After the trademark passes the review, the applicant will be informed that the trademark application has been accepted and published in the trademark announcement. Anyone can raise objections, state reasons and submit relevant evidence within the four-month announcement period.

(4) Registration approval: Trademarks that are found to be registrable after opposition, or trademarks that are announced as having no objections will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there are no rejections, objections, etc.) takes about 12-15 months.

(5) Validity period: 10 years from the date of application. If you need to continue to use the registration after the validity period expires, you should apply for renewal of registration 3 months before the expiration of the registration validity period. Each renewal of registration is valid for 10 years. ; 1 month grace period subject to additional fee.

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