You may file the application Form TM4 together with the prescribed fee. Applicants are required to provide an address for service in Singapore on the form.

With effect from 2 July 2007, you have the option to file (I) multi-class applications or (II) separate applications in different classes for the same mark. For (I), it will bring administrative convenience to you since there is only one trade mark number issued. With consolidated examination reports issued by IPOS, there is only one deadline for you to take note. The trade mark is also maintained as one upon registration. However, if an objection is raised in the examination process, the entire application will be held back. Likewise, if the applicant does not respond within the stipulated deadline, the entire application will also be treated as withdrawn.

Official Fees for filing Form TM4

For online filing:

(i)  Application with class(es) whose specification items are fully adopted from pre-approved database: S$240.00 x number of classes

(ii) Application with class(es) whose specification items are not fully adopted from pre-approved database: S$341.00 x number of classes

 

For manual filing: S$374.00 x number of classes

 

Additional cost may be incurred if you wish to seek professional advice from a trade mark agent/lawyer.

 

If you need to make amendment(s) to the application as directed by the examiner, you may be required to submit the Form TM27 at a fee of S$40.00 per class.

You may renew the trade mark registration via Form TM19 or online via ip2.sg. The fee payable is dependent on the date on which you file for renewal. The fees shown below are applicable for online filing:

Renewal of registration (made on or 6 months before the date of expiry):  S$380.00 x number of classes

Late renewal of registration (made within 6 months from the date of expiry):  S$560.00 x number of classes

Restoration of registration (made between 6 to 12 months from the date of expiry):  S$610.00 x number of classes

Manual filing is subjected to additional Service Bureau charges.

Singapore uses the Nice Classification as prescribed by the Nice Agreement to classify goods and services for trade mark applications. There are 45 classes of goods and services, and the Nice Classification assigns goods to Classes 1 to 34, and services to Classes 35 to 45. You may refer to the Class Headings for general information about the types of goods and services belonging to each class. You may also wish to conduct a classification search on the goods and services that you intend to use in respect of your trade mark using IPOS' Classification Search.

For the registration of your trade mark, you are required to specify the class number and the appropriate specification according to the Nice Classification. You are strongly encouraged to use the pre-approved list of goods and services in our database to specify your goods and/or services as this would avoid objection(s) pertaining to the specification. If the specification of goods and/or services are found to be in the worded too broadly or wrongly classified, we would raise objection(s). Consequently, this would delay the application process and would likely incur additional cost for the amendment of the specification.

You may wish to take note of our Circulars and Practice Directions pertaining to specification of goods/services.

Please refer to the Trade Marks Infopack or User Manual For eFiling Form TM4.