Pertaining to Forms
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(Circular No. 2/2009, dated 27 February 2009)
The Registry has been receiving Trade Mark Forms via the eCommunications portal. Please note that this portal is to facilitate the exchange of correspondences only. All forms should be either eFiled, submitted over the counter or posted to us.
(Circular No. 4/2009, dated 27 March 2009)
With immediate effect, users may file up to 50 trade mark numbers in one eTM 22 (Application to register change of ownership) form provided that all the trade mark numbers belong to the same assignor under the same IPOS assigned company code. A link is included in the eForm to a search page allowing applicants to check their company code.
(Circular No. 4/2009, dated 27 March 2009)
This is to inform users that eTrademarks may be used to efile multiple assignment applications. So long as there exists a prior assignment application which has not yet been recorded by the Registry, when the user attempts to efile a subsequent assignment application, the field under "Current Proprietor's details" is intentionally left blank by the system for the user to enter the correct details. For example in the case of an assignment from A to B (1st TM 22), and then from B to C (2nd TM 22), the user will have to input B's details manually when efiling the second TM 22.
(Circular No. 9/2009, dated 21 August 2009)
With effect from 15/09/2009, an Application to register a trade mark, collective mark or certification mark and a Request to transform an international registration into national application(s) must be made on version V05/01/09 of Form TM4 and MP 1 respectively. The corresponding electronic Form TM 4 available on eTrademarks will also be amended on the same day. The changes are found at Annex A of both forms and pertains to the information to be provided when making a priority claim.
Annex A Annex A is amended so that where the priority claim is not in respect of all the goods or services claimed in the class, the applicant is to state the goods or services in respect of which priority is claimed. This amendment is to ensure that there is clarity in the scope of the priority claim. Please click here for more details.
(Circular No. 3/2008, dated 1 February 2008)
- Effective Date when Subsequent Proprietor/Applicant for Registration Took Ownership
The effective date when the subsequent proprietor/applicant for registration took over ownership (i.e. the date entered in Part 4 of Form TM 22) should not predate the date from which the proprietor's rights in the mark accrue. For a trade mark application filed before 1 July 2004, the earliest assignment effective date is the trade mark application date or the priority date, if any. For a trade mark application filed on or after 1 July 2004, the earliest assignment effective date is the trade mark application date.
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Address for Service of Subsequent Proprietor/Applicant for Registration
The address for service entered in Part 5 of the Form TM 22 is effective for all proceedings in respect of the trade mark including the subject application for change of ownership. As such, there is no need to lodge Form TM 1 together with Form TM 22 for this purpose.
Form TM 1 will be required only if:-
- there is a change of agent whilst the TM 22 is being processed; or
- the agent will not be continuing to act for the subsequent proprietor / applicant for registration after TM 22 is recorded.
Such Form TM 1 appointing the agent solely for "Assignment" matters (Part 3 of Form TM 1) will not be processed until a subsequent Form TM 1 appointing an agent for "Application for registration / Registration" is received.
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Correction of Errors in Relation to a Recorded Change of Ownership
Once a change in ownership has been recorded according to the request, should the owner need to correct any errors in the recorded details, Form TM 27B is required. Should the assignment(s) need to be re-recorded and re-examined, the relevant Form TM 22 with fees will need to be re-lodged.
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Covering Letter
To ensure that the transactions are recorded accurately, please lodge a covering letter stating :-
- the sequence of events;
- the exact nature of the transaction, and
- the trade mark numbers involved.
When e-filing, a covering letter can be attached via the "covering letter" button for eTM 22 and 27B.
(Circular No. 32/2007, dated 21 September 2007)
Part 4 of Form TM 32 which used to read as “Goods or services to be cancelled” has been amended to “Goods or services to remain”. The amendment is to ensure that there is clarity in the residual specification. Please visit IPOS website at http://www.ipos.gov.sg to download the amended Form TM 32.
The Registrar will reject the old Form TM 32 (V02/01/07) with effect from 1 October 2007.
It is also to be noted that Form TM 32 is the appropriate Form to file to effect any amendment to specifications of goods or services of registrations that has the effect of cancelling some goods or services or narrowing down the specifications. For example, Form TM 32 is to be filed to effect an amendment from "books" in Class 16 to "books relating to business management" in Class 16.
(Circular No. 1/2004, dated 13 January 2006)
Please note that the title of Form TM 40 should read as "Request for Restoration of Application Treated as Withdrawn" and Part 2 of the Form should read as "Particulars of applicant/registered proprietor". Please visit IPOS website at www.ipos.gov.sg to download the corrected Form TM 40.
(Circular No. 8/2004, dated 26 March 2004)
Please note that the main purpose of the Notification Letter is to inform as to the fact that the name and/or address of the applicant/proprietor has/have been updated. Thus, the Notification Letter cannot be treated as conclusive as to the status of marks reflected therein.
Where there is no reply within the given period to our latest examination report, an application will be updated as abandoned notwithstanding any interim Notification Letter from the Registrar.
(Circular No. 18/2004, dated 30 July 2004)
One Form TM 1 may be used for multiple trade mark numbers. However, the fee for this form is still charged on a per trade mark number basis unless the request is to alter an agent’s name and/or address for service which does not affect the legal entity of the agent. In such a case, only a single set of fee is payable.
Kindly note that it is not necessary to lodge Form TM 1 together with forms such as TM 4, TM 9, TM 11, TM 14, TM 19, TM 22, TM 24, TM 26, TM 28, TM 29, TM 37 and TM 48 as each of these forms contains a section for the indication of an address for service.
A request to change the name, address or other particulars (except trading nature) of an applicant for registration, proprietor of a registered trade mark or other interested person, where the change does not affect the representation of the trade mark, should be made on Form TM 26. |
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