SG Patents Fast and SG Trade Marks Fast available from 20 May 2025

You may file the request for acceleration via Patents Form 11/12 (SG Patents Fast) or TM4 (SG Trade Marks Fast).

System Maintenance on 31 May 2025

IPOS Digital Hub will be undergoing system maintenance on 31 May 2025, 02:00 PM to 11:59 PM. Its services will not be available during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Cap of Collaborative Search & Examination (CS&E)

IPOS – IP Viet Nam
Cap of 20 requests per year, further capped at 2 per month and 2 per entity per month. Unutilised number is rolled over to the next month, to a maximum cap of 4 per month.
The current usage is 00/04.

IPOS – DGIP Indonesia
Cap of 10 requests per year, further capped at 1 per month and 1 per entity per month. Unutilised number is rolled over to the next month, to a maximum cap of 2 per month.
The current usage is 00/02.

[Updated as at 06/05/2025. Usage will be updated when a patent application is successfully placed on CS&E.]

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Step 1

Prior Art Search

Domestic Route

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Step 2

Request for Grant of Patent



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Phase Route

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Step 2A

International Application



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Step 2B

Entry into National Phase

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Step 3A

Request for Examination



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Step 3B

Request for Search and Examination

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Step 4

Request for Certificate of Grant

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Step 5

Renew Patent

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Step 1

Search for similar trade marks

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Step 2

Apply for trade mark protection in Singapore

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Step 3

Apply for trade mark protection overseas (Optional)

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Step 4

Renew trade mark

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Step 1

Search for Similar Designs

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Step 2

Apply for Registration of a Design in Singapore

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Step 3

Renew Design

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