ARTICLE · 28 JANUARY 1999

New Singapore Trade Marks Legislation

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New Singapore Trade Marks Legislation commencement date: 15 January 1999
Introduction

The new Trade Marks Act ("the new Act") and new Trade Marks Rules in Singapore, which was expected to have commenced on 31 December 1998 finally came into force on Friday, 15 January 1999. The objectives of the new legislation are to simplify and modernise the trade mark laws, enable Singapore to meet its agreed obligations under TRIPS and the Paris Convention, and enable Singapore to accede to other international agreements relating to trade marks in the future (e.g. the Madrid Protocol).

The new Act is very similar to the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 and also adapts some provisions from the Australian Trade Marks Act 1995. Some of the salient points of the new Act are set out below:

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