Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

Gives effect to Singapore's accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol). Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2004 (Date of entry into force: 1 July 2004) - Clarifies certain procedural issues such as amendments of ambiguous specifications in international registration designating Singapore for protection. Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2007 (Date of entry into force: 2 July 2007) - (i) Allows for multi-class applications and division of applications under the Singapore trade marks regime. (ii) Aligns Singapore trademark procedures with the provisions in the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (STLT).

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

Please provide explanation if necessary

Dated 31/10/2000

8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

None

DD/MM/YYYY

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

6. Brief description

7. Date of entry into force

8. Other date

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10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

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