Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Parties

Signed, but not ratified

Signed28 March 2006LocationSingaporeEffective16 March 2009Condition10 ratificationsSignatories59Parties54DepositaryDirector-General of the World Intellectual Property OrganizationLanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish

The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks was adopted in Singapore on 28 March 2006.^[1] It entered into force on 16 March 2009,^[2] following the ratification or accession of ten countries, namely Singapore, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Denmark, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Moldova, and Australia.^[3] The treaty establishes common standards for procedural aspects of trademark registration and licensing.

The treaty was build on the Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 (TLT), however the Singapore Treaty was meant to have a wider scope of application and addresses more recent developments in the field of communication technologies.

As of May 2023, there are 54 contracting parties to the treaty, which includes 52 states plus the African Intellectual Property Organization and the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property.^[4]

References

^ "Negotiators Adopt Singapore Treaty to Facilitate International Trademark Registration". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ WIPO, Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks to Enter into Force in 2009, PR/2008/581, Geneva, December 17, 2008.
^ Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Consulted on December 25, 2008.
^ World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Contracting Parties > Singapore Treaty (Total Contracting Parties : 54) (as of May 2023).

External links

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks in the WIPO Lex database — official website of WIPO.
- The full text of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks(in English)

Trademark law

Concepts

Treaties

Paris Convention
Madrid Agreement
Madrid Protocol
TRIPS
Singapore Treaty
Community Trade Mark
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy

Country

Types

Standard	Registered trademark Service mark Trade dress Unregistered trademark Wordmark
Non-standard	Certification marks Chartered marks Collective trademarks Defensive trademarks Electronic registration marks Font trademark Ghost marks Geographical indication Protected designation of origin
Non-conventional	Colour trademarks Hologram trademarks Motion trademarks Scent trademarks Shape trademarks Sound trademarks
Related	Brand Emblem Logo

Bodies

Symbols

Disputes

Category:Trademark law
Case laws
WP:MOS/Trademarks

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