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

(i) Allows for the registration of non-visual marks. (ii) Improves border measures to allow for more pro-active enforcement at the border against imports, exports out of Singapore and goods in transit that are consigned to a party with a local presence. (iii) Protects well-known marks against any use that would indicate a connection between the goods or services in question and the proprietor of the well-known mark. In addition, where the mark is well-known to the public at large in Singapore, the protection is as against any use that would cause dilution in an unfair manner of the distinctive character of the well-known mark. (iv) Removes the adverse consequences for failure to record the grant of a licence under a protected international trade mark.

7. Date of entry into force

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

Please provide explanation if necessary

Dated 15/01/1999

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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