Reinstatement of priority with "due care" and "unintentional/due care" is accepted and a priority recovery fee of SGD 290.00 is required.
Filing Language: English
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- Certified Priority Document
- inventor statement
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- translator statement
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into Singapore National Phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- inventor statement
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- translator statement
yes. More than 50 designs can be included in one Singapore design application, but the designs must belong to the same class or the same subclass in the international design classification.
IPOS only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and the examination content includes: novelty statement, classification and article/non-physical product name, and whether the picture is suitable for reproduction.
20 years
no
The initial term of protection is 5 years, renewable twice for a maximum of 15 years.
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
Singapore Patent and Trademark Office
English: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Abbreviation: IPOS
Website: www.ipos.gov.sg
Singapore Invention Patent Search: Welcome to IPOS Digital Hub
A 12-month novelty grace period applies if the disclosure results from a breach of confidentiality, or if the inventor exhibits at an international exhibition or society.
no