Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Signed 27 March 2006
Location Singapore
Effective 16 March 2009
Condition 10 ratifications
Parties 24
Ratifiers 25
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 of America, Republic of Moldova, and Australia.[3] The treaty establishes common standards for procedural aspects of trademark registration and licensing.

As of July 2011, there are 24 contracting parties.

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.

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