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title: How Do I Transform a Cancelled International Registration Into a Singapore National Application?
description: "To transform a cancelled international registration into a Singapore national application, follow these steps: 1. **Act within the deadline.** File the transformation request with IPOS within **three months from the date the international registration was cancelled** (WIPO's cancellation date). IPOS…"
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updated: "2026-07-07"
category: International Registration (Madrid)
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# How Do I Transform a Cancelled International Registration Into a Singapore National Application?

To transform a cancelled international registration into a Singapore national application, follow these steps:

1. **Act within the deadline.** File the transformation request with IPOS within **three months from the date the international registration was cancelled** (WIPO's cancellation date). IPOS practice gives itself a window to process the cancellation, but the holder's deadline is three months from cancellation.
2. **Use the right form.** File it as a trade mark application and indicate it is a **"Transformation Application under Madrid Protocol"** so IPOS records the link to the former IR.
3. **Same mark, same or narrower scope.** The transformed application must be for the **same mark** and for the **same or no wider** goods/services than the international registration.
4. **Meet national formalities.** Provide all required particulars and pay the Singapore application fee (the normal per-class fee applies — see "How Much Does Trade Mark Registration Cost in Singapore?").
5. **Preserve your dates.** On acceptance, the application is treated as filed on the **original international registration date** and keeps any **priority date** claimed under the IR.
6. **Expect fresh examination.** Transformation is not automatic registration — the Singapore application is examined afresh on absolute and relative grounds like any national filing.

*Source: Madrid Protocol Article 9quinquies; SG Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules, Rule 18; IPOS Work Manual, para 21.*

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