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Circulars and Practice Directions
Provides circulars and practice directions on trade marks, offering guidance and updates on policies, procedures, and regulations from IPOS.
Last updated 25 March 2025
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Circulars
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For classification practices on specific terms, please refer to our compiled Circulars on Classification of Goods and Services [PDF, 684 KB].
View the pre-2021 circulars [PDF, 2.01 MB].
2025
2025 Circulars
7 Jan 2025 | Partial replacement of national registrations by protected international trade marks (Singapore) |
2024
2024 Circulars
14 Oct 2024 | Submission of suggested descriptions of goods and services for addition into IPOS' Classification Database | |
14 Oct 2024 | International Classification of Goods and Services – Nice Classification – 12th Edition, Version 2025 | |
27 May 2024 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Dates | |
8 May 2024 | Excluded Days from 1 to 16 May 2024 | |
1 Apr 2024 | Excluded Days from 1 May 2024 to 13 May 2024 for business under IP Acts and Rules | |
15 Jan 2024 | Extension of deadline for submission of suggested descriptions of goods and services for addition into IPOS’ Classification Database |
2023
2023 Circulars
11 Oct 2023 | Trade Mark Search Training Workshops | |
9 Oct 2023 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Dates | |
22 Sep 2023 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
15 Sep 2023 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
25 Aug 2023 | Invitation to submit suggested descriptions of goods and services for addition into IPOS’ Classification Database | |
25 Aug 2023 | International Classification of Goods and Services – Nice Classification – 12th Edition, Version 2024 | |
26 May 2023 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
14 Mar 2023 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
10 Feb 2023 | Additional Publications of the Trade Marks Journal | |
10 Feb 2023 | Classification practices on Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Metaverse-related goods/services | |
1 Feb 2023 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date |
2022
2022 Circulars
18 Nov 2022 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
21 Oct 2022 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
19 Aug 2022 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Date | |
11 Aug 2022 | International Classification of Goods and Services Nice Classification – 12th Edition, Version 2023 | |
15 Jul 2022 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Dates | |
8 Jun 2022 | Excluded Days and Alternative Filing Mode Via FormSG | |
3 Jun 2022 | Excluded Days | |
25 May 2022 | IPOS Digital Hub Launch on 2 June 2022 | |
28 Apr 2022 | Information on Revised Launch Date for IPOS Digital Hub, Decommission Date for IP2SG, Effective Date of Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates, Excluded Days | |
22 Apr 2022 | Extension of SG IP FAST Track Programme and Sunset of 12 Months File-to-Grant Programme | |
11 Apr 2022 | Information on Filing Requirements and Transition to IPOS Digital Hub | |
11 Mar 2022 | Introducing IPOS Digital Hub, Legislative Amendments and Fee Updates | |
6 Jan 2022 | Examination of Companion Trade Mark Applications |
2021
2021 Circulars
10 Sep 2021 | Potentially Misleading Business Names of Non-official Entities | |
10 Sep 2021 | Introduction of Amendments to the Trade Marks Subsidiary Legislation and Electronic Filing and Service of Documents | |
6 Aug 2021 | International Classification of Goods and Services Nice Classification – 11th Edition, Version 2022 | |
6 Aug 2021 | Change in Trade Marks Journal Publication Dates | |
15 Jul 2021 | Public Consultation on Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill 2021 | |
1 Feb 2021 | New IP2SG Website Address; Launch of IP2SG Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for Trademark Application, Renewal and Management |
Practice directions
2024
2024 Practice directions
2023
2023 Practice directions
IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 [PDF, 598 KB] | Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes |
Day of Interruption to Electronic Online System, IPOS Digital Hub | |
IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2023 [PDF, 643 KB] | Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes |
Hours of Business and Excluded Days |
2022
2022 Practice directions
Excluded days | |
Excluded days | |
IPOS Digital Hub Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 [PDF, 712 KB] | Electronic Online System (EOS) and Alternative Filing Modes |
Excluded days | |
Excluded days |
2021
2021 Practice directions
Electronic Online System (EOS) | |
Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents |
2020
2020 Practice directions
Alternative Filing Modes and Service of Documents | |
Electronic Online System (EOS) | |
Excluded days | |
Excluded days |
2019
2019 Practice directions
Electronic Online System (EOS) | |
Excluded days | |
Excluded days |
2018
2018 Practice directions
Electronic Online System (EOS) | |
Day of Interruption to the Electronic Online System, IP2SG | |
Day of Interruption to the Electronic Online System, IP2SG | |
Day of Interruption to the Electronic Online System, IP2SG |
2017
2017 Practice directions
Approved List of Goods or Services | |
Electronic Online System (EOS) |
2015
2015 Practice directions
Excluded days | |
Excluded days |
Pre-2015
Pre-2015 Practice directions
2012 | Excluded Days | |
2009 | Hours Of Business And Excluded Days | |
2008 | Excluded Days | |
2007 | Excluded Days | |
2006 | Hours Of Business And Excluded Days | |
Excluded Days | ||
Excluded Days | ||
2005 | Registration as Account Holder to E-file and Pay by GIRO | |
Excluded Days | ||
2004 | Hours of Business and Excluded Days | |
Registration of Agent as Account Holder to E-File and pay by GIRO |