No. S 162
Trade Marks Act
(Chapter 332)
Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2007
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54 and 108 of the Trade Marks Act, the Minister for Law, after consulting with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2007 and shall come into operation on 2nd July 2007.
Amendment of rule 5
2.  Rule 5(2) of the Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules (R 3) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by deleting the words “15 to 18,” and substituting “15, 16, 18,”.
New rule 5A
3.  The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 5, the following rule:
No division of international registration designating Singapore
5A.  Section 5A of the Act and rule 17 of the Trade Marks Rules (R 1) shall not apply to an international registration designating Singapore.”.
Amendment of rule 18
4.  Rule 18 (2) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “22 (7) and 23 (7)” in sub-paragraph (c) and substituting the words “22 (6) and 23 (9)”.
Amendment of rule 28
5.  Rule 28 (2) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the word “restored” in sub-paragraph (aa) (ii) and substituting the word “reinstated”.
[G.N. Nos. S 372/2004; S853/2005]

Made this 16th day of April 2007.

CHAN LAI FUNG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.
[LAW 18/001/003 V5; AG/LEG/SL/332/2002/1 Vol. 4]