The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks is a treaty adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization in Singapore on 28 March 2006. It entered into force on 16 March 2009,WIPO, Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks to Enter into Force in 2009, PR/2008/581, Geneva, 17 December 2008. following the ratification or accession of ten countries, namely Singapore, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Denmark, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Moldova, and Australia.Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Consulted on 25 December 2008. The treaty establishes common standards for procedural aspects of trademark registration and licensing.
The treaty was built on the Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 (TLT), however the Singapore Treaty was meant to have a wider scope of application and addresses more recent developments in the field of communication technologies.
As of September 2026, there are 58 contracting parties to the treaty, which includes 54 states plus the African Intellectual Property Organization and the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property.World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Contracting Parties > Contracting Parties/Signatories Singapore Treaty (Total Members: 58). Access date Sept 15, 2026).
See also
Patent Law Treaty Design Law Treaty Trademark Law Treaty (1994)
References
External links Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks in the WIPO Lex database — official website of WIPO. The full text of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks