Trade Marks Rules - Singapore Statutes Online

Trade Marks Act

(CHAPTER 332, Section 66)

Trade Marks Rules

R 1

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[1st March 1991]

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks Rules.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“agent” means an agent duly authorised to the satisfaction of the Registrar;

“folio” means 100 words, each figure being counted as one word;

“specification” means the designation of goods or, as the case may be, services in respect of which a trade mark or a registered user of a trade mark is registered or proposed to be registered .

(2) The word “month”, where it occurs in any decision, direction or other document issued by the Registrar, means calendar month unless the context otherwise requires.

(3) Any period of time fixed by these Rules or by any decision, direction or other document for the doing of any act shall be reckoned in accordance with paragraphs (4), (5) and (6).

(4) Where the act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period begins immediately after that date.

(5) Where the act is required to be done within or not less than a specified period before the specified date, the period ends immediately before that date.

(6) Where the act is required to be done within a specified number of clear days before or after a specified date, at least that number of days must intervene between the day on which the act is done and that date.

[Subst. by S 335/92 wef 01/08/1992]

Fees

3. The fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising under the Act shall be those specified in the First Schedule and, in any case where a form specified in that Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any matter is required to be used, that form shall be accompanied by the fees specified in respect of that matter.

Forms

4. The forms mentioned in these Rules are those set out in the Second Schedule, modified as necessary to enable them to be used, accompanied by the appropriate fee (if any) and such forms shall be used in all cases in which they are applicable and may be modified as directed by the Registrar to meet other cases.

Classification of goods and services

5.—(1) For the purposes of trade mark registrations in respect of goods and of registrations of registered users thereof, goods are classified in accordance with Part I of the Third Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of trade mark registrations in respect of services and of registrations of registered users thereof, services are classified in accordance with Part II of the Third Schedule.

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