Trade Marks Act
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The Trade Marks Act is Singapore’s primary legislation governing the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademarks and related rights.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trade Marks Act (Singapore) | 2 |
| Trade Marks Act canonical | 1 |
| Trade Marks Rules (Singapore) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Singapore statute
ⓘ
intellectual property legislation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TMA ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ⓘ |
| allows |
priority claims based on earlier foreign trade mark applications
ⓘ
registration of non-traditional trade marks subject to conditions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal persons
ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Trade Marks Act
self-link
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surface form:
Trade Marks Act (Singapore)
|
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
ⓘ
Judiciary of Singapore ⓘ
surface form:
Singapore courts
|
| governs |
enforcement of trade mark rights in Singapore
ⓘ
protection of trade marks in Singapore ⓘ registration of trade marks in Singapore ⓘ |
| harmonisedWith | international trade mark treaties ⓘ |
| implements |
Singapore’s obligations under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
ⓘ
Singapore’s obligations under the TRIPS Agreement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Singapore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
intellectual property law
ⓘ
trade mark law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
absolute grounds for refusal of trade mark registration
ⓘ
assignment of trade marks ⓘ border enforcement measures for trade marks ⓘ certification marks regime ⓘ collective marks regime ⓘ defences to trade mark infringement ⓘ infringement of registered trade marks ⓘ invalidity of trade marks ⓘ licensing of trade marks ⓘ relative grounds for refusal of trade mark registration ⓘ remedies for trade mark infringement ⓘ requirements for registrability of trade marks ⓘ revocation of trade marks ⓘ rights conferred by registration of a trade mark ⓘ trade mark registration procedures ⓘ |
| purpose |
to implement a system for the registration and protection of trade marks in Singapore
ⓘ
to protect consumers from confusion as to the origin of goods and services ⓘ to protect the interests of trade mark proprietors ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
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surface form:
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act
Trade Marks Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Trade Marks Rules (Singapore)
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| sector |
business regulation
ⓘ
commercial law ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
certification marks
ⓘ
collective marks ⓘ service marks ⓘ trade marks ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Patents Act (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Trade Marks Act (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Trade Marks Act (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Trade Marks Rules (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Trade Marks Act (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Trade Marks Act (Singapore)