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Trade Marks Journal No. 013/2012
Page No. xxix
The Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act (Circular No. 40/2007, dated 5 December
2007)
The Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act was passed in Parliament on 12 November
2007. Under the Act, the following emblems may not be used in Singapore, unless approval
is given by the Ministry of Health:
• Red Cross emblem
• Red Crescent emblem
• Red Crystal emblem
• Red Lion and Sun emblem
Red Cross
emblem
Red Crescent
emblem
Red Lion and Sun
emblem
Red Crystal
emblem
With the commencement of the Act, the Registrar will object to trade mark applications
consisting of or containing these emblems or emblems closely resembling them, under
Section 7(5) of the Trade Marks Act, unless consent from the Ministry of Health is furnished.
This is so even for applications lodged before the effective date of the Act.
Proprietors of registered trade marks containing or consisting of such emblems, or
emblems closely resembling them, should note that in spite of their registration, they have
one year from 12 November 2007 to cease using the emblems.
2008 Circulars
Image of e-filed mark (Circular No. 11/2008, dated 4 July 2008)
IPOS has encountered certain electronic trade mark applications which have images of
marks that have jagged and blurred edges in our database and the images of the mark will
not appear as clear as intended by the applicants in the trade mark journal and certificate of
registration. The reason for the blurred image of marks is that applicants attach images of
the marks with a lot of background or blank space. To ensure that such images are not too
small for viewing purposes, IPOS has to make adjustment to the marks which then result in
blurred images.
In order to ensure that the image of mark is accurately captured by IPOS, applicants should
crop the mark with little background or blank space and save the image as approximately
480 x 480 pixel. This will remove the need for IPOS to make adjustment to the image in the
publication and the registration certificate and the applicant can then obtain clear and
accurate image of the mark.
(Translation Clause, Circular No. 12/2008, dated 11 July 2008. This circular was removed
on 1 August 2008)