Examination
11.—(1)  Upon receiving from the International Bureau notification of an international registration designating Singapore, the Registrar shall examine whether it satisfies the requirements of rule 5.
(2)  For the purpose of paragraph (1), the Registrar may carry out a search, to such extent as he considers necessary, of earlier trade marks.
(2A)  Where the mark to which the international registration relates contains or consists of a word or words in characters other than Roman or in a language other than English, the Registrar may require the holder to —
(a)file with the Registrar a translation in English to the satisfaction of the Registrar and, if the case requires, a transliteration in English to the satisfaction of the Registrar, of the word or words; and
(b)indicate on the translation and the transliteration (if any) the language to which the word or words belong.
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(3)  If it appears to the Registrar that the requirements of rule 5 are not met, or are met only in relation to some of the goods or services in respect of which protection in Singapore has been requested, he shall give notification of refusal to the International Bureau.
(4)  The notification of refusal shall specify a period within which the holder may make representations.
(5)  If the holder requires an extension of time to make representations, he shall file with the Registrar his request for an extension of time in Form CM5 before the expiry of the period in question or any extended period previously granted by the Registrar.
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(6)  A holder making representations must furnish to the Registrar in writing an address for service in Singapore.
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(7)  A request by the holder to the Registrar to change or correct an address for service shall be made in Form CM2.
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(8)  The following shall be notified to the Registrar in Form CM1:
(a)any appointment of an agent for a matter for which no form is prescribed;
(b)any change of an agent for a matter.
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(9)  Where an agent for a party to any proceedings intends to cease to act on the party’s behalf —
(a)the agent shall file, and serve on the party and on the Registrar, a notice in Form CM1 of the intention to cease to act on the party’s behalf; and
(b)upon complying with sub‑paragraph (a), the agent shall cease to be the agent for the party.
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