SINGAPORE

• Kinds of Trademarks registrable in SINGAPORE

  • Following indications may be used as Trademarks in Singapore:

    • Letter marks
    • Word marks
    • Names
    • Signatures
    • Numerals
    • Device marks
    • Brands
    • Headings
    • Labels
    • Tickets
    • Colours
    • Shapes
    • Aspects of Packaging
    • Combinations of the above
    • Smell & Sound marks capable of being graphically represented.

    Types of Marks registrable:

    1. Collective marks
    2. Certification marks
    3. Business identifiers
    4. Marks for non-commercial purposes
    5. Service marks
    6. Well Known marks
• Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in SINGAPORE

  • Trademarks must contain the following essential requirements to be registrable in Singapore:

    • Distinctiveness
    • Non-descriptiveness of the goods and / or services
    • Not be a well known term in the line of business, trade channels of the applicant
    • Not be same / similar / identical either visually and/or phonetically to prior registered / pending marks.
• Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in SINGAPORE

  • Applicants should bear in mind that the following will not be registrable as Trademarks in Singapore:

    1. Marks that denote the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value and time of production of goods or of rendering of services.
    2. Marks consisting of common surnames or geographical names / indications / appellations.
    3. Deceptive and Misleading marks capable of confusing and / or misleading the public.
    4. Marks comprising of signs which have become customary in current language and in established practices of trade. –

    Marks consisting exclusively of:

    • Shapes of goods resulting from their inherent nature
    • Such shapes resulting in substantial value to the goods
    • Such shapes of the goods essential to obtain technical result
    •  Trademarks in contravention of existing rules and law of the land.
    • Trademarks in contravention of religious icons and symbols.

    TrademarkCopia through its associate Law Firms and Lawyers in Singapore is at hand to help you with trademark registration and prosecution.

• Trademark Search in SINGAPORE

  • It is highly advisable to conduct a search of the proposed mark to ensure that a similar mark has not been applied for by other contenders and is not pending registration or is already registered.

    A search is useful in determining the following:

    1. Conflict with existing trademarks.
    2. Confirm validity of the proposed trademark.
    3. Evaluate the filing of the application and assess the risk of nullity and 3rd party claims.
    4. Strategise on the kind of mark to file regarding the denominations such as figurative, coloured, black & white etc.
    5. Search is a useful tool prior to filing of applications since search concerning prior pending marks carried out by the Trademarks Office of Singapore.

    Our Attorneys are at hand to assist you with searches and provide opinions about registrarbility of the proposed / coined trademark in Singapore.

• Trademark Filing in SINGAPORE

  • Filing is done with the Trademark office of Singapore .

    Applicant has to furnish the following documentation for filing:

    1. Name of the applicant
    2. Logo (if any) in B/W or Colour
    3. Address along with nationality of the Applicant
    4. Classes in which Registration is sought.
    5. Power of Attorney (POA)
    6. Priority details if any.
    7. Details regarding Goods and Services for which registration sought
       (Goods and Services classified as per NICE classification)

    It is mandatory for applications containing Non-English words to be indicated as such on the application. Translation from a translator is not required, but accurate and relevant extracts pertaining to translation and / or transliteration as applicable from dictionaries showing the meaning of each word and the words as a whole in English will suffice.

    A sound mark is to be represented graphically using notation i.e., staves divided into measures showing clefs, musical notes etc. However, the examiner could ask for a recording of the sound if he so deems necessary.

    TRADEMARKCOPIA.COM will assist you with the following:

    • Filings
    • Infringement & Opposition Actions
    • Renewals
    • License and Assignment procedures
    • Trademark Watch Services
• Trademark Examination in SINGAPORE

  • After the trademark application is filed, it is processed and examined to ensure that all the formalities such as:

    The minimum required information, Format of the application regarding registrability of the mark are met.

    Post formalities examination, the application is examined to determines its similarity and identity with prior pending/registered marks in the databases of the IPOS.

• Trademark Publication & Opposition in SINGAPORE

  • Post examination, the trademark is published in the journal.

    Interested third parties may oppose registration of the trademark, within two months from the date of publication.

    Once the opposition is lodged, the applicant should then file a counter statement to the same.

    TrademarkCopia through its experienced Trademark Lawyers and Trademark Attorneys in Singapore can comprehensively assist you with trademark opposition and prosecution.

• Trademark Registration in SINGAPORE

  • There being no opposition, or opposition successfully overcome the trademark application is registered, Certificate of registration is issued which lasts for 10 years.

    The applicant can renew his trademark application with the IPOS.

    Trademark registration in Singapore is valid for 10 years from the date of filing after which it can be frequently renewed for another 10 years.

    Rights of Trademark Owners: Trademarks may be:

    1. Transferred in whole or in part
    2. Inherited
    3. Assigned and licensed.
    4. Mortgaged and creditors may seize such trademarks belonging to their debtors.
    5. Licensed to natural or legal persons
    6. Prevented from unauthorized usage by third parties
    7. The subject of appropriate redressal from a court of law upon infringement
• Trademark Usage in SINGAPORE

  • Prior to registration: Usage of the mark prior to registration is advantageous. First person to use the mark has the right to such a mark. However, prior usage of the mark is not a mandatory requirement for filing the trademark application. But then, it could help the applicant overcome non-distinctiveness of the mark if any, owing to long and continuous usage prior to registration.

    Post registration: Continuous usage of the mark post registration has to take place within 5 years from the date of registration, otherwise the mark could become vulnerable to cancellation / revocation owing to non-use.

• Trademark Cost of Registration in SINGAPORE

  • Please write mail for the cost of registration of trademark in Singapore to the mail address given below:

    contact@trademarkcopia.com