Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

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intellectual property treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks is an international agreement that harmonizes and modernizes administrative trademark registration procedures to make them more consistent and user-friendly across participating countries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks canonical	3
Trademark Law Treaty	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Context triple: [WIPO-administered treaties, includes, Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks]

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
C. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.
D. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
E. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Target entity description: The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks is an international agreement that harmonizes and modernizes administrative trademark registration procedures to make them more consistent and user-friendly across participating countries.

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
C. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.
D. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
E. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intellectual property treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
administeredByAbbreviation	WIPO ⓘ linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization
adoptedOn	2006-03-27 ⓘ
adoptionMethod	diplomatic conference ⓘ
appliesTo	marks consisting of visible signs ⓘ
basedOn	Trademark Law Treaty ⓘ linked to: Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
category	WIPO-administered treaty ⓘ
concludedAt	Singapore ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	communications with trademark offices ⓘ electronic filing and communication ⓘ filing date requirements ⓘ power of attorney requirements ⓘ recordal of licenses ⓘ relief measures in respect of time limits ⓘ standardized forms and procedures ⓘ
depositary	Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ linked to: Director General of WIPO
doesNotRegulate	substantive trademark law ⓘ
encourages	use of electronic means for trademark procedures ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2009-03-16 ⓘ
establishes	Assembly of the Singapore Union ⓘ
focusesOn	procedural aspects of trademark registration ⓘ
fullName	Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ⓘ
geopoliticalScope	WIPO member states that ratify or accede ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
mayApplyTo	non-traditional marks ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn	2006-03-27 ⓘ
purpose	to harmonize administrative trademark registration procedures ⓘ to make trademark procedures more user-friendly ⓘ to modernize trademark registration formalities ⓘ
relatedTo	Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement ⓘ linked to: Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
requires	equal treatment of domestic and foreign applicants regarding procedures ⓘ national implementation through domestic legislation ⓘ
revises	Trademark Law Treaty ⓘ linked to: Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
scope	administrative aspects of trademark registration and licensing ⓘ
shortName	Singapore Treaty ⓘ
signedOn	2006-03-27 ⓘ
subjectMatter	administrative trademark procedures ⓘ trademark law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WIPO-administered treaties → includes → Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ⓘ

WIPO member states → canJoin → Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ⓘ

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks → fullName → Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ⓘ

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks → basedOn → Trademark Law Treaty ⓘ

linked to: Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks → revises → Trademark Law Treaty ⓘ