1-2 years
no
IPOS only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and the examination content includes: novelty statement, classification and article/non-physical product name, and whether the picture is suitable for reproduction.
20 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
4 months
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
no
- Grant fee: The applicant should submit a request and pay the corresponding fee within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
- The annual fee shall be paid year by year starting from the fifth year from the date of application, and the grace period for late payment is 6 months.
yes. More than 50 designs can be included in one Singapore design application, but the designs must belong to the same class or the same subclass in the international design classification.