Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Party

Albania added

• Ratification: 01-07-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

El Salvador added

• Ratification: 07-07-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-10-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Bahamas added

• Ratification: 03-06-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-09-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Uzbekistan modified

• Ratification: 10-10-2024 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-01-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes

• added reservation
  10-10-2024
  In accordance with Article 29(4) of the Treaty the Republic of Uzbekistan declares that notwithstanding Article 19(2), it requires the recordal of a license as a condition for any right that the licensee may have under the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan to join infringement proceedings initiated by the holder or to obtain, by way of such proceedings, damages resulting from infringement of the mark, which is the subject of the license.

Party

Montenegro added

• Ratification: 24-04-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 08-01-2014

Netherlands (Bonaire)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Saba)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Afghanistan

• Ratification: 14-02-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-05-2017

Armenia

• Ratification: 17-06-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-09-2013

Australia

• Signature: 26-03-2007
• Ratification: 16-12-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Austria

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Belarus

• Ratification: 13-02-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-2014

Benelux Intellectual Property Organisation

• Ratification: 08-10-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-01-2014

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Burkina Faso

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Cameroon

• Signature: 27-02-2007

Canada

• Ratification: 17-03-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-06-2019

Central African Republic

• Signature: 28-03-2006

China

• Signature: 29-01-2007

Costa Rica

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Croatia

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 13-01-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-04-2011

Czech Republic

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 13-06-2016 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-09-2016

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Dominican Republic

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Estonia

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 14-05-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-08-2009

Finland

• Signature: 03-10-2006
• Ratification: 07-05-2019 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-08-2019

France

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 28-08-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-11-2009

Germany

• Ratification: 20-06-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-09-2013

Ghana

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Guinea

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Haïti

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Hungary

• Signature: 26-09-2006

Iceland

• Signature: 31-01-2007
• Ratification: 14-09-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-12-2012

Iraq

• Ratification: 29-08-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-11-2014

Ireland

• Ratification: 21-12-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-03-2016

Italy

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 21-06-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-09-2010

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 05-06-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-09-2012

Kenya

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Kyrgyzstan

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 12-09-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Latvia

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 09-09-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Lebanon

• Signature: 05-12-2006

Liechtenstein

• Ratification: 03-12-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-03-2010

Lithuania

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 14-05-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-08-2013

Luxembourg

• Signature: 29-03-2006
• Ratification: 03-09-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-01-2014

Madagascar

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Mauritania

• Signature: 31-01-2007

Mexico

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Moldova

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 16-12-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Mongolia

• Ratification: 03-12-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-03-2011

Morocco

• Ratification: 22-04-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-07-2022

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 02-10-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-01-2014

North Macedonia

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 06-07-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-2010

Norway

• Ratification: 01-12-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-03-2023

Papua New Guinea

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Peru

• Ratification: 27-09-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-12-2018

Poland

• Ratification: 02-04-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-07-2009

Portugal

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 01-04-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-07-2016

Republic of the Congo

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Romania

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 25-03-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Russian Federation

• Signature: 26-03-2007
• Ratification: 18-09-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-12-2009

Senegal

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Serbia

• Ratification: 19-08-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-11-2010

Singapore

• Signature: 18-05-2006
• Ratification: 26-03-2007 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Slovakia

• Ratification: 16-02-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-05-2010

Sweden

• Ratification: 16-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-12-2011

Switzerland

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 06-07-2007 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Tajikistan

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 26-09-2014 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-12-2014

Togo

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 04-10-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2020

Türkiye

• Signature: 28-03-2006

Ukraine

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 24-02-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-05-2010

United Kingdom

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 21-03-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-06-2012
• Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 01-01-2021

United States of America

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 01-10-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Uzbekistan

• Signature: 28-06-2006

Belgium

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 07-06-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-01-2014
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-06-2013
  This State will become bound by the Treaty three months after the deposit of the instrument of accession by the Benelux Organisation for Intellectual Property.

Benin

• Ratification: 06-06-2012 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-06-2012
  This State will become bound by the Treaty three months after the deposit of the instrument of accession of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI).

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 21-01-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-01-2008
  The Republic of Bulgaria, notwithstanding Article 19(2), requires the recordal of a license as a condition for any right that the licensee may have under the Bulgarian national law to join or initiate infringement proceedings for protection of the mark, which is the subject of the license, including infringement court proceedings and claims to obtain damages resulting from an infringement.

Denmark

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 24-06-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-06-2008
  Until later decision, the Treaty will not be applied to the Faroe Islands or to Greenland.

Japan

• Ratification: 11-03-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-06-2016
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-03-2016
  Pursuant to Article 29(1) of the Treaty, the provisions of Article 3(1)(a) and 1(b), Article 5(1) and (4), Article 7(2), Article 8(5), Article 11 and 13(1)(a), (1)(c), (2), (4) and (5) shall not apply to defensive marks.

Mali

• Signature: 26-07-2006
• Ratification: 01-09-2009 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  01-09-2009
  This State will become bound by the Treaty three months after the deposit of the instrument of accession of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI).

New Zealand

• Signature: 26-09-2006
• Ratification: 10-09-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-12-2012
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-09-2012
  Consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory.

OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organisation)

• Ratification: 13-11-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-02-2016
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-11-2015
  The provisions of Article 6 of the said Treaty will not be applicable to OAPI. According to the said provisions, where goods or services belonging to several classes of the Nice Classification have been included in one and the same application, such an application shall result in one and the same registration. The provisions of Article 19(2) of the Treaty will not be applicable to OAPI. OAPI requires the recordal of a license as a condition for any right that the license may have under the provisions of the Bangui Agreement, to join infringement proceedings initiated by the holder or to obtain, by way of such proceedings, damages resulting from an infringement of the mark which is the subject of the license.

Spain

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 18-02-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-05-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  18-02-2009
  In accordance with Article 29(4) of the Treaty, Article 19(2) of the said Treaty will not be applicable in Spanish Law.

Uruguay

• Signature: 28-03-2006
• Ratification: 29-01-2020 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-04-2020
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  29-01-2020
  The Eastern Republic of Uruguay makes a reservation with regard to Article 19(2), Certain Rights of the Licensee, on the grounds that its content is in conflict with existing provisions on the subject in its national legislation.