Registered Trade Mark - Use It Or Lose It!

Unlike jurisdictions like the United States, the Singapore trade marks regime does not require evidence of use to be filed before a trade mark registration is granted. However, owners of Singapore trade mark registrations must be conscious of the requirement that a registered trade mark must be put to genuine use within five years from the date that the registration procedure is completed. Failure to establish use within this period of time, or suspension of the use of the registered trade mark for an uninterrupted period of five years, would render the registered trade mark vulnerable to revocation proceedings based on nonuse.

Burden Of Proof