Trade Marks Rules
Table of Contents
PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Fees
4 Forms
5 Classification of goods and services
DOCUMENTS
6 Size, etc., of documents
7 Signature on documents
8 Service of documents
9 Furnishing of address
10 Address for service
AGENTS
11 Agents
REGISTRABILITY OF TRADE MARKS
12 Trade marks subject to statutory restriction
13 Singapore’s Crest, Presidential Coat of Arms, Royal Arms, etc.
14 Arms of city, etc.
15 Persons living or recently dead
16 Goods or services described on a trade mark
17 Preliminary advice
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
18 Form of application and specification
19 Representation of trade mark
20 Additional representations of trade mark
21 Representations to be of durable nature
22 Separate applications
23 Representations to be satisfactory
24 Specimens of trade marks in exceptional cases
25 Series of trade marks
26 Transliteration and translation
PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK
27 Search
28 Acceptance and objection
29 Objections and response
30 Registrar’s conditions, etc.
31 Registrar’s decision
32 Disclaimer
DEFENSIVE TRADE MARKS
33 Application for defensive trade mark
CERTIFICATION TRADE MARKS
34 Application for certification trade mark
35 Application of Rules
36 Case and draft regulations
ADVERTISEMENT
37 Advertisement of application
38 Photographs or artworks
39 Advertisement of series of trade marks
40 Advertisements under sections 19 and 38
OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION
41 Notice of opposition
42 Contents of notice
43 Counter-statement
44 Evidence in support of opposition
45 Evidence in support of application
46 Evidence in reply by opponent
47 Further evidence
48 Exhibits
49 Opposition hearing
50 Registrar’s decision in opposition proceedings
51 Extension of time
52 Security for costs
53 Costs in uncontested cases
54 Opposition to certification trade mark
NON-COMPLETION
55 Non-completion
ENTRY IN REGISTER AND ASSOCIATED MARKS
56 Entry in register
57 Associated marks
58 Death of applicant before registration
59 Certificate of registration
RENEWAL
60 Renewal of registration
61 Notice before renewal
62 (Deleted)
63 Removal of trade mark from register
64 Application for restoration of trade mark
65 Record of removal
66 Notice and advertisement of renewal or restoration
ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSMISSIONS
67 Application for entry of assignment or transmission
68 Particulars to be stated in application
69 Case accompanying application
70 Proof of title
71 Entry of assignment in register
72 Separate registrations
73 Registrar’ s certificate or notification of approval
ALTERATION OF NAME AND ADDRESS
74 Alteration of name or address
75 Alteration of address for service
76 Address altered by public authority
ALTERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR FOR REGISTRATION
77 Amendment of particulars in application
APPLICATIONS FOR RECTIFICATION OR REMOVAL
78 Application for rectification or removal
79 Further procedure
80 Intervention by third parties
81 Variation of regulations
APPLICATIONS FOR ALTERATION OF REGISTER
82 Application for alteration of register
83 Evidence for alteration
84 Advertisement of certain applications
85 Certificate of validity
APPLICATIONS TO ALTER REGISTERED TRADE MARKS
86 Alteration of registered trade mark
87 Advertisement before decision
88 Decision to allow alteration
89 Advertisement of altered mark
REGISTERED USERS
90 Application for entry of registered user
91 Entry and notification
92 Application to vary entry by registered proprietor
93 Application by registered proprietor, user or assignee to cancel entry
94 Application by any person to cancel entry
95 Notification and hearing
96 Cancellation and striking out
97 Registered user’ s application
EXTENSION OF TIME
98 Extension of time
DISCRETIONARY POWER
99 Hearing
100 Request for hearing
101 Notice of hearing
102 Hearing before Registrar
103 Notification of decision
POWER TO DISPENSE WITH EVIDENCE
104 Dispensing with evidence
AMENDMENTS
105 Amendments and irregularities
CERTIFICATE
106 Certificates by Registrar
107 Marks registered without limitation of colour
108 Certificate for use in obtaining registration abroad
DECLARATIONS
109 Statutory declarations
110 Notice of seal of officer taking declaration
SEARCH
111 Searches
EXCLUDED DAYS AND HOURS OF BUSINESS
112 Excluded days and hours of business
113 Application to Court
114 Order of Court
TAXATION OF COSTS
115 Mode of beginning proceedings for taxation
116 Form of bill of costs
117 Provision as to taxation proceedings
118 Scale of costs
119 Certificate
Legislative History