Effects of protected international trade mark (Singapore)
6.—(1)  The proprietor of a protected international trade mark (Singapore) has, subject to the provisions of these Rules, the same rights and remedies as are given by or under sections 26 to 29 and 31 to 34 of the Act to the proprietor of a registered trade mark.
(2)  Paragraph (1) is subject to the provisions relating to acts not amounting to infringement and exhaustion which are applicable to a registered trade mark by virtue of sections 28 and 29 of the Act, respectively.
(3)  For the purposes of the application of section 26 of the Act —
(a)the rights of the proprietor shall have effect as of the date on which the protected international trade mark (Singapore) is to be treated as registered under rule 17 or 26; and
(b)a protected international trade mark (Singapore) shall be treated as being in fact registered when it becomes protected under rule 17.
(4)  For the purposes of paragraph (1), references in sections 27 and 28 of the Act to goods or services in respect of which a trade mark is registered shall be treated as references to goods or services in respect of which a protected international trade mark (Singapore) confers protection in Singapore.
(5)  Where the holder of an international registration designating Singapore, by notice in writing sent to the Registrar —
(a)disclaims any right to the exclusive use of any specified element of the trade mark; or
(b)agrees that the rights conferred in Singapore by the international registration shall be subject to a specified territorial or other limitation,
the Registrar shall enter the disclaimer or limitation in the register and shall publish the disclaimer or limitation.
(6)  Where a protected international trade mark (Singapore) is subject to a disclaimer or limitation, the rights conferred in relation to it by the application of section 26 of the Act are restricted accordingly.
(7)  The remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings given by section 35 of the Act applies to a protected international trade mark (Singapore) as it applies in relation to a registered trade mark.
(8)  For the purpose of paragraph (7) —
(a)the reference in section 35(4) of the Act to the registration of the trade mark shall be treated as a reference to the protection of a protected international trade mark (Singapore); and
(b)the reference in section 35(5) of the Act to notification that a trade mark is registered, or that an application for registration has been made, shall be treated as a reference to notification that a trade mark is a protected international trade mark (Singapore) or is the subject of an international application or international registration designating Singapore.