Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2022

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Mar 2022

No. S 263

Trade Marks Act 1998

Trade Marks
(Amendment) Rules 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 108 of the Trade Marks Act 1998, the Minister for Law makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2022 and come into operation on 1 April 2022.

Miscellaneous amendments

2. The Trade Marks Rules (R 1) are amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “leave” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “permission”:

Rule 9(1)(d) and (4)(k)

Rule 35

Rule 38

Rule 60(1), (2) and (3);

(b)

by deleting the words “ex parte proceedings” in the following provision and substituting the words “proceedings at which only the party making the request is present”:

Rule 67A(1);

(c)

by deleting the words “ex parte proceedings not mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b)” in the following provision and substituting the words “proceedings not mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) at which only the applicant is present”:

Rule 77(1A)(a);

(d)

by deleting the words “inter partes interlocutory proceedings” in the following provision and substituting the words “interlocutory proceedings with notice”:

Rule 67A(3);

(e)

by deleting the words “Order 41 of the Rules of Court (Cap. 322, R 5)” in the following provision and substituting the words “Division 2 of Order 15 of the Rules of Court 2021 (G.N. No. S 914/2021)”:

Rule 69(1A);

(f)

by deleting the word “Taxation” in the following rule headings and substituting in each case the word “Assessment”:

Rule 73

Rule 74;

(g)

by deleting the word “taxation” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “assessment”:

Rule 68(2)(b)

Rule 73(1)(b), (2)(a) and (b), (2B), (4) and (6)

Rule 74(1)

Rule 75(1)(a) and (b) and (4)

Rule 76 (rule heading)

Fourth Schedule, item 11;

(h)

by deleting the word “taxed” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “assessed”:

Rule 73(1)

Rule 76;

(i)

by deleting the words “inter partes proceedings” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “proceedings with notice”:

Rule 77(1A)(c)

Rule 84(4)(a)

First Schedule, item 18;

(j)

by deleting the words “by a person or party” in the following provision:

First Schedule, item 17;

(k)

by deleting the words “ex parte proceedings” in the following provision and substituting the words “proceedings at which only the applicant is present”:

First Schedule, item 17;

(l)

by deleting the words “ex parte hearing” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “hearing at which only the party making the request is present”:

First Schedule, item 32

Second Schedule, item 25;

(m)

by deleting the words “ex parte hearing” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “hearing at which only the party who requested the hearing was present”:

First Schedule, item 33

Second Schedule, item 26; and

(n)

by deleting the word “TAXATION” in the heading above item 10 of the Fourth Schedule and substituting the word “ASSESSMENT”.

[G.N. Nos. S 598/2008; S 588/2011; S 761/2013; S 743/2014; S 739/2015; S 22/2017; S 149/2017; S 433/2020; S 692/2021]

Made on 30 March 2022.

LAI WEI LIN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 06/015/001/ V14; AG/LEGIS/SL/332/2020/2 Vol. 4]

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