I. General Overview
Area: 733.2 square kilometers (2022).
The total population is approximately 5.64 million (2022), with 4.07 million citizens and permanent residents. Chinese account for approximately 74%, with the remainder being Malays, Indians, and other ethnic groups. Malay is the national language, while English, Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil are the official languages, and English is the administrative language. The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism. Key economic data are as follows:
Gross Domestic Product (2022): S$643.5 billion (approximately US$467.18 billion).
GDP per capita (2022): S$114,000 (approximately US$83,000).
GDP growth rate (2022): 3.6%.
Total value of merchandise trade (2022): S$1,365 billion (approximately US$991.28 billion).
Total trade in services (2022): S$758 billion (US$549.28 billion)
Currency: Singapore Dollar.
Exchange rate: 1 US dollar ≈ 1.38 Singapore dollars.

II. Treaty Membership
1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1995

2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 1995

3. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 2000

4. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Agreement)
Accession: 2005

III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
1. Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Singapore include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, sounds, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Singapore include: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification trademarks.

2. Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration

3. Required Documents
⦁ Trademark registration application form;
⦁ Applicant's name, address and nationality;
⦁ List of goods and/or services;
⦁ Clear representation of the mark;
⦁ A certified copy of the priority document (if a priority is claimed).

4. Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: The 12th edition of the Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class are possible; the principle of first-to-use is followed.
Examination: formal examination and substantive examination; 6 months.
Publication/Opposition: The opposition period is 2 months.
Registration: It takes about 6-12 months from filing to registration (if smooth).

5. Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration.

6. Assignment
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. You need to provide the trademark registration number, the assignee's nominal address, the assignment date, and the assignment agreement (optional). The processing period is about 1 month.

7. Chang of Name/Address
Both pending and registered trademarks can be changed without providing proof of change, and the processing time is approximately 2-3 days.

8. Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for 5 consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.

IV. Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 26,560
2021: 30,647
2022: 27,821
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020: 3,720
2021: 4,115
2022: 3,942