You can check the status of your trade mark application by visiting our electronic online system, IPOS Digital Hub (IDH) at https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg and conduct a search using the application number generated upon submission of your application form.

You are able to renew the trademark for another period of 10 years by filing Form TM 19 with the fee of $440.00 on or 6 months before the expiry date. The Form TM 19 can be filed online at https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg.

At this portal, you will need to create a new account when you log in with your SingPass if you have not done so.

Once, you have created the account successfully, click ‘Forms’ and proceed to click the description of Form TM 19. You will need to key in the trademark number at Part 1.2 of Form TM 19. Payment online will be made either by credit card or Internet banking.

If there is a change in the company address, please file Form CM 2. This form can be filed online free of charge at https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg. You will need to login and create an account if you have not done so. Once you have login successfully, click ‘Forms’ and further click the description of the Form CM 2.

A trade mark is a sign that you can use to distinguish your business’ goods or services from those of other traders. A trademark must also be distinctive and capable of distinguishing the goods/services of the owner from similar goods/services of other traders.  This sign can be any letter, word, name, signature, numeral, device, brand, heading, label, ticket, shape, colour, aspect of packaging or a combination of these.

To apply for a trademark registration in Singapore, you will have to file TM 4, together with the prescribed fee of $280.00 (via online submission on IPOS Digital Hub platform) for each trademark and for every class of goods or services in respect of which registration is sought. Applicant must have an address for service in Singapore for the purpose of transacting with IPOS (filing of any forms) For foreign individuals/companies with no local AFS, they may enlist the help of an agent or a local to transact on their behalf since a SingPass/CorpPass is also required. For online registration, you will need to create an account prior to the application at https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg.

You may wish to conduct a check in our online database prior to the trademark registration free of charge to see if a mark similar to yours has already been registered with the following steps:

1. At https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg under ‘Search’, click ‘TM Similar Mark Search

To conduct a more detailed search on the descriptions/specifications of the goods and services, you may wish to carry out the following:

1. At https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg under ‘Search’, click ‘TM Goods/Services Search’

For more information about trademark, you can refer to https://www.ipos.gov.sg.

I attached here the link to the trade mark infopack for your easy reference

https://www.ipos.gov.sg/docs/default-source/resources-library/trade-marks/infopacks/TM-infopack-12Oct2022.pdf)

Hope you find the above information useful and please feel free to contact us if you require further assistance.

You may apply to cancel a registered trade mark in respect of some or all of the goods or services for which the mark is registered by filing Form CM3 via IPOS Digital Hub (no fee payable).

If you intend to use the mark for a product or service, you should take steps to protect it, even if you have not used it. By registering your mark with IPOS, you will be protected under the Trade Marks Act 1998 (2020 Rev. Ed.) in Singapore.

However, do bear in mind that non-use of a mark may result in a registered mark being revoked. For a mark that is not registered, upon use of the trade mark and the establishment of goodwill in the marketplace, you may rely on the common law action of passing off to protect your mark.

Yes, foreigners/foreign companies can apply for trade mark registration in Singapore directly with IPOS.

To apply, you need to file Form TM4 and pay the prevailing fees through our electronic online system, IPOS Digital Hub (IDH) at https://digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg. Singpass is required to create and login to an IDH account. For foreign ID users on Corppass, they can log in using their Singpass foreign user account.

You also need to have an address for service in Singapore for the purpose of transacting with IPOS for trade mark registration. If you do not have a local address for service or Singpass, you can enlist the help of an agent to transact on your behalf.

For more information on Singpass/Corppass, please visit www.singpass.gov.sg or www.corppass.gov.sg.

If a trade mark registration is not renewed by its expiry date, the mark status will be updated as “Expired (Renewal Possible)”. At this stage, late renewal of the trade mark registration is still possible for a period of 6 months starting from the expiry date of the mark through the filing of Form TM19 with the relevant fee.

However, please note that the relevant fee for late renewal of a trade mark registration would be higher than a renewal filed within 6 months before the trade mark expiry date.

If no renewal has been made within 6 months after the trade mark expiry date, the mark status will be updated as “Removed (Restoration Possible)”. At this stage, the restoration of the mark is still possible within a final period of 6 months.

Form TM19 should be filed for the restoration of a trade mark registration and the relevant fee would be higher than for a late renewal. Thereafter, the mark will no longer be restorable and you will need to file a new trade mark application with the prevailing fees for it.

A trade mark is a sign that you can use to distinguish your business’ goods or services from those of other traders. A trade mark must also be distinctive and capable of distinguishing the goods/services of the owner from similar goods/services of other traders.

This sign can be any letter, word, name, signature, numeral, device, brand, heading, label, ticket, shape, colour, aspect of packaging or a combination of these. As such, it is acceptable to use both English words and Chinese characters when applying for a trade mark.