A practice manual for renewing Singapore trade mark registrations. What stands out in Singapore is that the form never changes. The same request is used whether it is filed in time, within the grace period, or after removal. What changes is the fee, which steps up through three bands — so a sense that "the procedure is the same, late is fine" translates directly into cost.
1. At a glance
- System type
- Ten-year renewal cycle
- Anchor date
- Filing date
- Due date rule
- Tenth anniversary of the filing date
- Renewal window
- 6 months before expiry
- Grace period
- 6 months, at the higher fee band
- Restoration
- 6 months after removal, at the highest band
- Fee (in time)
- SGD 480 per class
- Fee (late)
- SGD 700 per class
- Fee (restoration)
- SGD 770 per class
- Risk level
- Standard
2. Anchor date and due-date calculation
The anchor is the filing date. Renewal falls due on its tenth anniversary, with the window opening six months earlier.
Worked example
For a registration filed 2020-06-15, the bands fall as follows.
| Band | Period | Fee per class |
|---|---|---|
| In time | 2029-12-15 to 2030-06-15 | SGD 480 |
| Late | 2030-06-16 to 2030-12-15 | SGD 700 |
| Restoration | 6 months from publication of removal — around 2031-06-15 | SGD 770 |
| Thereafter | Refiling only | — |
3. The renewal window
- The window opens six months before expiry.
- Renewal is made on a single prescribed form and requires no proof of use.
- Classes may be dropped at renewal; since fees are per class, trimming unused classes reduces the amount.
- Where Singapore is designated through an international registration, renewal goes to WIPO rather than here.
4. Grace period
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Grace period | 6 months from the due date |
| Fee | SGD 700 per class — SGD 220 above the in-time band |
| Procedure | The same form as an in-time renewal |
| If missed | Removal — though the restoration band remains |
5. Lapse and restoration
After the six-month grace period the registration is removed. Singapore then allows a further six months for restoration, again on the same form, with the fee rising to SGD 770 per class. Once those six months pass, nothing can be revived and only refiling remains.
6. Official fees
| Band | Fee per class (SGD) | Versus in time |
|---|---|---|
| In time (from 6 months before expiry to the due date) | 480 | — |
| Late (6 months after expiry) | 700 | +220 |
| Restoration (6 months after removal) | 770 | +290 |
7. Management checklist
- The filing date, from which expiry is derived.
- Whether the case is a direct filing or a Madrid designation, since designations renew at WIPO.
- The class count, which drives the amount.
- Which band applies right now — in time, late or restoration.
- Whether any class should be dropped this cycle.
- Once the restoration band passes, only refiling remains.
Sources, cut-off date and disclaimer
This manual is based on iphere's August 2026 survey of country-by-country overseas maintenance rules, together with values produced by the deadline engine that runs on those same rules. Official fees and deadline rules change by office notice, so please confirm against the official source and your local agent before any actual payment or filing.