27.—(1) An applicant for the registration of a trade mark, or the proprietor of a registered trade mark, may, subject to the provisions of this rule, apply through the Registrar for the international registration of the trade mark —
(a)
by filing Form MM2(E); and
(b)
by filing the address for service in Singapore of the applicant or proprietor, as the case may be.
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(2) An application for international registration shall be filed in English and may be made only where the applicant for such registration is —
(a)
a citizen of Singapore;
(b)
a body or corporation incorporated or constituted under the law of Singapore;
(c)
a person domiciled in Singapore; or
(d)
a person who has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in Singapore.
(3) The particulars appearing in the application (other than the address for service in Singapore of the applicant) shall correspond with the particulars appearing at that time in the basic application or basic registration, as the case may be.
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(4) The applicant shall provide at the request of the Registrar such evidence as may be necessary to satisfy him that the applicant is eligible to make the application in accordance with paragraph (2).
(5) The application referred to in paragraph (1), and the applicant’s address for service in Singapore referred to in that paragraph, may be filed using the electronic online system.
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(6) If the international application complies with the requirements set out in this rule, the Registrar shall submit the international application to the International Bureau.
(7) In this rule and rule 28 —
“basic application”, in relation to an application for international registration, means an application for registration of a trade mark in Singapore in respect of which the application for international registration is made;
“basic registration”, in relation to an application for international registration, means a trade mark registered in Singapore in respect of which the application for international registration is made.