Notice of opposition
13.—(1)  A person (referred to in these Rules as the opponent) may, within 2 months after the date of the publication of the international registration in the Trade Marks Journal, file with the Registrar a notice opposing the conferring of protection on the international registration (referred to in these Rules as the notice of opposition) in Form TM 11.
[S 853/2005 wef 01/01/2006]
[S 740/2014 wef 13/11/2014]
(2)  The opponent shall enter an address for service in Singapore in the form referred to in paragraph (1).
(3)  [Deleted by S 597/2008 wef 01/12/2008]
(4)  Rules 29(3) to (7) and 30 of the Trade Marks Rules (R 1) shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to the filing and contents of a notice of opposition.
[S 23/2017 wef 31/01/2017]
(5)  For the purposes of applying rule 29(3) to (7) of the Trade Marks Rules —
(a)a reference in that rule to the date of the publication of the application for registration shall be treated as a reference to the date of publication of the international registration in the Trade Marks Journal; and
(b)a reference in that rule to the applicant shall be treated as a reference to the holder.
[S 23/2017 wef 31/01/2017]
(6)  Upon filing of a notice of opposition, the Registrar shall, within 5 months after the date of the publication of the international registration in the Trade Marks Journal, give notification of refusal to the International Bureau stating the matters relating to the opposition.
[S 740/2014 wef 13/11/2014]
(7)  Despite paragraphs (4) and (5), rule 29(3) to (8) of the Trade Marks Rules as in force immediately before 31 January 2017 continues to apply, with the necessary modifications, to any notice of opposition to be filed in relation to an international registration designating Singapore the particulars of which were published in the Trade Marks Journal before that date.
[S 23/2017 wef 31/01/2017]