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  Trade Marks Rules

  Table of Contents

Part I PRELIMINARY

1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Fees
3A Filing of documents
4 Forms
5 Size of documents
6 Signature on documents
7 Service of documents
8 Furnishing of address
9 Address for service
10 Agents

Part II REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS

Division 1 — Registrability of Trade Marks

11 Representation of President
12 Singapore Crest, Presidential Coat of Arms, Royal Arms, etc.
13 Registration of mark consisting of arms, etc.
14 Persons living or recently dead

Division 2 — Application for Registration

15 Application for registration
16 Representation of trade marks
17 Division of application for registration
18 Claim to priority
19 Specification
20 Translation and transliteration
21 Deficiencies in application

Division 3 — Amendment of Application

22 Amendment of application
23 Amendment of application after publication

Division 4 — Examination of Application for Registration

24 Examination report and applicant’s response
25 (Deleted)

Division 5 — Publication

26 Publication of application
27 (Deleted)
28 (Deleted)

Division 6 — Opposition to Registration

29 Notice of opposition
30 Contents of notice of opposition
31 Counter-statement
32 Evidence in support of opposition
33 Evidence in support of application
34 Evidence in reply by opponent
35 Further evidence
36 Exhibits
36A Pre-hearing review
37 Opposition hearing
38 Registrar’s decision in opposition proceedings
39 Extension of time in opposition proceedings
40 Costs in uncontested oppositions

Division 7 — Registration

41 Certificate of registration

Part III REGISTER

42 Entry in register of particulars of registered trade mark
43 Registration subject to disclaimer or limitation
44 Application to change name or address in register
45 Death of applicant before registration
46 Removal of matter from register
47 Certificate of validity
48 Extract from register

Part IV RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK

49 Renewal of registration
50 Notice of renewal
50A Notice of non-compliance
51 Removal of trade mark from register
52 (Deleted)
53 Restoration of registration

Part V REGISTRABLE TRANSACTIONS

54 Entry in register of particulars of registrable transactions
55 Application to register or give notice of transaction

Part VI ALTERATION OF REGISTERED TRADE MARK

56 Application to alter registered trade mark

Part VII REVOCATION, INVALIDATION, RECTIFICATION AND CANCELLATION

57 Application for revocation, declaration of invalidity and rectification
58 Counter-statement
59 Further procedure
60 Intervention by third parties
61 Application to cancel registered trade mark

Part VIII COLLECTIVE MARKS AND CERTIFICATION MARKS

62 Application of Rules to collective marks and certification marks
63 Filing of regulations
64 Filing of amended regulations
65 Opposition to registration
66 Amendment of regulations
66A Opposition to amendment of regulations

Part IX EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE

67 Right of affected party to be heard
68 Hearing before Registrar to be in public
69 Evidence in proceedings before Registrar
70 Statutory declarations
71 Notice of seal of officer taking declaration

Part X COSTS

72 Application for costs
73 Taxation of costs
74 Taxation proceedings
75 Scale of costs
76 Certificate

Part XI EXTENSION OF TIME AND REINSTATEMENT OF APPLICATIONS, RIGHTS AND THINGS

77 Request for extension of time
77A Where non-compliance with time caused by act of person employed in Registry
77B Reinstatement of application, right or thing
78 Change of commencement date of period for filing evidence

Part XIA ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM

78A Establishment of electronic online system
78B Registration as account holder
78C Identification name and authentication code
78D Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars
78E Security measures
78F Duty of person carrying out electronic filing
78G Cancellation of registration as account holder

Part XII HOURS OF BUSINESS AND EXCLUDED DAYS

79 Hours of business and excluded days
80 (Deleted)
80A Extension of period where interruption in postal service, etc.

Part XIII MISCELLANEOUS

81 General certificates by Registrar
81A Case management conference
81B Production of documents, information or evidence
82 Appeal
83 Irregularities
84 (Deleted)
85 Application to Court
86 Order of Court
86A Trade Marks Journal

Part XIV TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

87 Pending applications for registration
88 (Deleted)
89 Savings

  FIRST SCHEDULE Fees

  SECOND SCHEDULE Descriptions of Forms

  THIRD SCHEDULE Classification of Goods and Services

  FOURTH SCHEDULE Scale of Costs

  Legislative History

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