Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Parties   Signed, but not ratified   Parties, convention not in force
Signed	27 March 2006
Location	Singapore
Effective	16 March 2009
Condition	10 ratifications
Signatories	59
Parties	42
Depositary	Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Languages	English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish

The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks was adopted in Singapore on March 27, 2006.^[1] It entered into force on March 16, 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.

As of February 2016, there are 42 contracting parties to the treaty, which includes 42 states plus the African Intellectual Property Organization and the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property.^[4]

References

1. WIPO, Negotiators adopt Singapore Treaty to facilitate international trademark registration, Press Release 442, Geneva/Singapore, March 28, 2006.
2. WIPO, Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks to Enter into Force in 2009, PR/2008/581, Geneva, December 17, 2008.
3. Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Consulted on December 25, 2008.
4. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Contracting Parties>Singapore Treaty (as of January 8, 2014).

External links

• Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)