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International Trademark Search
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is the administrator of the Madrid Protocol. It is a filing system through which a Trademark Application is registered in all participating countries in a single application. The Madrid protocol has 124 member countries as of March 2021. A full list can be accessed here.
In order to apply with the Madrid Protocol, ask our IP Agent to conduct a WIPO Trademark Search. This is an important step that will ensure that your desired mark is available for a WIPO Trademark Registration.
To conduct a WIPO Trademark Search, click on Get Started on this page. All you need to do is select “International” when filling out your details.
After conducting a WIPO Trademark Search and assessment, our IP Agent will present you with the findings. The second requirement of a WIPO Trademark Registration is that the mark must be registered in the home IP Office in the same class covering the goods/services.
Trademarker assists you to undertake the search in the world database and make the application for you whilst you focus on developing your business. We provide professional support to enhance the global value of your brand. Trademark Business Name
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Trademark search is used to find out if your desired mark is infringing an existing registered trademark. IPOS search tool is used to search for registered trademark in Singapore. It is free of charge and offers three search options such as-
- Fast search: allows to generate the results, sometimes irrelevant search areas.
- Simple search: allows specification in your search. You may refine your search that can satisfy results with more than one criterion.
- Boolean search: Like simple search, it allows more flexibility in setting the parameters of your search. It also provides added functions to narrow your search down to specify different forms of trademark, such as logos, images, texts etc.
Trademark Search Singapore
Before filing an application, it is important that you conduct a search to find out similar or already registered marks, especially in your business area, recorded in the Singapore Registry of Trademarks or through the IPOS search tool. This tool assists in searching for trademarks that are taken in Singapore. This helps to ensure there are no existing similar or identical mark to the one you intend to register.
You can trademark a word, symbol, device, phrase, Trademark Business Name or even a colour and anything else that distinguishes your mark and offerings from other parties. In order for your mark to meet the registration criteria, it must be able to be represented graphically, be distinctive, and not be descriptive and confusingly similar to other marks. Trademark Registration Online
If you intend to trademark your brand, you are required to:
- Create a distinctive mark for your business that does not consist of common names, geographical location names, is not a descriptive term.
- Identify the applicable classes for your goods and services. Singapore follows the International Classification of Goods and Services with a total of 34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services.
- Conduct initial search to identify existing similar marks using the IP2SG platform.
- Fill a trademark application form. While filing the application form, it is important to ensure that you have provided the following:
- Statement describing your request for a registration.
- Your name and address
- Graphical representation of the mark
- List of classes that you wish to register in
- Declaration of the use of proposed trademark
5. Pay the application fees
6. Wait for the examination and formalities stage to end and respond to any objections.
7. Once successful, receive a registration certificate after the resolution of oppositions.
International Trademark Search