Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
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.
 Parties
Signed, but not ratified
Parties, convention not in force | |
| Signed | 28 March 2006 |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| Effective | 16 March 2009 |
| Condition | 10 ratifications |
| Signatories | 59 |
| Parties | 50 |
| Depositary | Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization |
| Languages | English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish |
As of July 2016, there are 50 contracting parties to the treaty, which includes 48 states plus the African Intellectual Property Organization and the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property.[4]
References
- WIPO, Negotiators adopt Singapore Treaty to facilitate international trademark registration Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Press Release 442, Geneva/Singapore, March 28, 2006.
- 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 (as of October 2019).
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)
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