- Preliminary
- Documents
- Agents
- Registrability of Trade Marks
- Application for Registration
- Procedure on Receipt of an Application for Registration of a Trade Mark
- Defensive Trade Marks
- Certification Trade Marks
- Advertisement
- Opposition to Registration
- Non-Completion
- Entry in Register and Associated Marks
- Renewal
- Assignments and Transmissions
- Alteration of Applications for Registration
- Applications for Rectification or Removal
- Applications for Alteration of Registe
- Applications to Alter Registered Trade Marks
- Registered Users
- Extension of Time
- Discretionary Power
- Power to Dispense with Evidence
- Amendments
- Certificate
- Declarations
- Search
- Excluded Days and Hours of Business
- Taxation of Costs
- Scale of Costs
- Fees
- Forms
- Classification of Goods and Services
Trade Marks Act (Chapter 332, Section 66) Trade Marks Rules S 86/91 S 335/92 S 160/93 S 420/94 S 231/95 S 230/96 S 16/97 S 463/97
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article
Preliminary
Citation.......................................................................... 1
Definitions.................................................................... 2
Fees............................................................................... 3
Forms............................................................................ 4
Classification of Goods and Services............................ 5
Documents
Size, etc., of Documents................................................ 6
Signature on Documents............................................... 7
Service of Documents................................................... 8
Furnishing of Address................................................... 9
Address for Service....................................................... 10
Agents
Agents........................................................................... 11
Registrability of Trade Marks
Trade Marks Subject to Statutory Restriction............... 12
Singapore's Crest, Presidential Coat of Arms, Royal Arms, etc....................................................................... 13
Arms of City, etc........................................................... 14
Persons Living or Recently Dead.................................. 15
Goods or Services Described on a Trade Mark............. 16
Preliminary Advice....................................................... 17
Application for Registration
Form of Application and Specification......................... 18
Representation of Trade Mark....................................... 19
Additional Representations of Trade Mark................... 20
Representations to Be of Durable Nature...................... 21
Separate Applications................................................... 22
Representations to Be Satisfactory................................ 23
Specimens of Trade Marks in Exceptional Cases.......... 24
Series of Trade Marks................................................... 25
Transliteration and Translation..................................... 26
Procedure on Receipt of an Application for Registration of a Trade Mark
Search........................................................................... 27
Acceptance and Objection............................................. 28
Objections and Response.............................................. 29
Registrar’s Conditions, etc............................................ 30
Registrar’s Decision...................................................... 31
Disclaimer..................................................................... 32
Defensive Trade Marks
Application for Defensive Trade Mark......................... 33
Certification Trade Marks
Application for Certification Trade Mark..................... 34
Application of Rules..................................................... 35
Case and Draft Regulations........................................... 36
Advertisement
Advertisement of Application....................................... 37
Photographs or Artworks.............................................. 38
Advertisement of Series of Trade Marks....................... 39
Advertisements Under Sections 19 and 38.................... 40
Opposition to Registration
Notice of Opposition..................................................... 41
Contents of Notice........................................................ 42
Counter-Statement........................................................ 43
Evidence in Support of Opposition............................... 44
Evidence in Support of Application.............................. 45
Evidence in Reply by Opponent.................................... 46
Further Evidence........................................................... 47
Exhibits......................................................................... 48
Opposition Hearing....................................................... 49
Registrar’s Decision in Opposition Proceedings........... 50
Extension of Time......................................................... 51
Security for Costs.......................................................... 52
Costs in Uncontested Cases.......................................... 53
Opposition to Certification Trade Mark........................ 54
Non-Completion
Non-Completion........................................................... 55
Entry in Register and Associated Marks
Entry in Register........................................................... 56
Associated Marks.......................................................... 57
Death of Applicant Before Registration........................ 58
Certificate of Registration............................................. 59
Renewal
Renewal of Registration................................................ 60
Notice Before Renewal................................................. 61
Advertisement of Non-Payment; Late Renewal........... 62
Removal of Trade Mark from Register......................... 63
Application for Restoration of Trade Mark................... 64
Record of Removal....................................................... 65
Notice and Advertisement of Renewal or Restoration.. 66
Assignments and Transmissions
Application for Entry of Assignment or Transmission.. 67
Particulars to Be Stated in Application......................... 68
Case Accompanying Application.................................. 69
Proof of Title................................................................. 70
Entry of Assignment in Register................................... 71
Separate Registrations................................................... 72
Registrar’s Certificate or Notification of Approval....... 73
Alteration of Name and Address
Alteration of Name or Address..................................... 74
Alteration of Address for Service.................................. 75
Address Altered by Public Authority............................ 76
Alteration of Applications for Registration
Amendment of Particulars in Application..................... 77
Applications for Rectification or Removal
Application for Rectification or Removal..................... 78
Further Procedure.......................................................... 79
Intervention by Third Parties......................................... 80
Variation of Regulations............................................... 81
Applications for Alteration of Register
Application for Alteration of Register........................... 82
Evidence for Alteration................................................. 83
Advertisement of Certain Applications......................... 84
Certificate of Validity................................................... 85
Applications to Alter Registered Trade Marks
Alteration of Registered Trade Mark............................ 86
Advertisement Before Decision.................................... 87
Decision to Allow Alteration........................................ 88
Advertisement of Altered Mark.................................... 89
Registered Users
Application for Entry of Registered User...................... 90
Entry and Notification................................................... 91
Application to Vary Entry by Registered Proprietor..... 92
Application by Registered Proprietor, User or Assignee to Cancel Entry.............................................. 93
Application by Any Person to Cancel Entry................. 94
Notification and Hearing............................................... 95
Cancellation and Striking Out....................................... 96
Registered User’s Application...................................... 97
Extension of Time
Extension of Time......................................................... 98
Discretionary Power
Article
Preliminary
Citation.......................................................................... 1
Definitions.................................................................... 2
Fees............................................................................... 3
Forms............................................................................ 4
Classification of Goods and Services............................ 5
Documents
Size, etc., of Documents................................................ 6
Signature on Documents............................................... 7
Service of Documents................................................... 8
Furnishing of Address................................................... 9
Address for Service....................................................... 10
Agents
Agents........................................................................... 11
Registrability of Trade Marks
Trade Marks Subject to Statutory Restriction............... 12
Singapore's Crest, Presidential Coat of Arms, Royal Arms, etc....................................................................... 13
Arms of City, etc........................................................... 14
Persons Living or Recently Dead.................................. 15
Goods or Services Described on a Trade Mark............. 16
Preliminary Advice....................................................... 17
Application for Registration
Form of Application and Specification......................... 18
Representation of Trade Mark....................................... 19
Additional Representations of Trade Mark................... 20
Representations to Be of Durable Nature...................... 21
Separate Applications................................................... 22
Representations to Be Satisfactory................................ 23
Specimens of Trade Marks in Exceptional Cases.......... 24
Series of Trade Marks................................................... 25
Transliteration and Translation..................................... 26
Procedure on Receipt of an Application for Registration of a Trade Mark
Search........................................................................... 27
Acceptance and Objection............................................. 28
Objections and Response.............................................. 29
Registrar’s Conditions, etc............................................ 30
Registrar’s Decision...................................................... 31
Disclaimer..................................................................... 32
Defensive Trade Marks
Application for Defensive Trade Mark......................... 33
Certification Trade Marks
Application for Certification Trade Mark..................... 34
Application of Rules..................................................... 35
Case and Draft Regulations........................................... 36
Advertisement
Advertisement of Application....................................... 37
Photographs or Artworks.............................................. 38
Advertisement of Series of Trade Marks....................... 39
Advertisements Under Sections 19 and 38.................... 40
Opposition to Registration
Notice of Opposition..................................................... 41
Contents of Notice........................................................ 42
Counter-Statement........................................................ 43
Evidence in Support of Opposition............................... 44
Evidence in Support of Application.............................. 45
Evidence in Reply by Opponent.................................... 46
Further Evidence........................................................... 47
Exhibits......................................................................... 48
Opposition Hearing....................................................... 49
Registrar’s Decision in Opposition Proceedings........... 50
Extension of Time......................................................... 51
Security for Costs.......................................................... 52
Costs in Uncontested Cases.......................................... 53
Opposition to Certification Trade Mark........................ 54
Non-Completion
Non-Completion........................................................... 55
Entry in Register and Associated Marks
Entry in Register........................................................... 56
Associated Marks.......................................................... 57
Death of Applicant Before Registration........................ 58
Certificate of Registration............................................. 59
Renewal
Renewal of Registration................................................ 60
Notice Before Renewal................................................. 61
Advertisement of Non-Payment; Late Renewal........... 62
Removal of Trade Mark from Register......................... 63
Application for Restoration of Trade Mark................... 64
Record of Removal....................................................... 65
Notice and Advertisement of Renewal or Restoration.. 66
Assignments and Transmissions
Application for Entry of Assignment or Transmission.. 67
Particulars to Be Stated in Application......................... 68
Case Accompanying Application.................................. 69
Proof of Title................................................................. 70
Entry of Assignment in Register................................... 71
Separate Registrations................................................... 72
Registrar’s Certificate or Notification of Approval....... 73
Alteration of Name and Address
Alteration of Name or Address..................................... 74
Alteration of Address for Service.................................. 75
Address Altered by Public Authority............................ 76
Alteration of Applications for Registration
Amendment of Particulars in Application..................... 77
Applications for Rectification or Removal
Application for Rectification or Removal..................... 78
Further Procedure.......................................................... 79
Intervention by Third Parties......................................... 80
Variation of Regulations............................................... 81
Applications for Alteration of Register
Application for Alteration of Register........................... 82
Evidence for Alteration................................................. 83
Advertisement of Certain Applications......................... 84
Certificate of Validity................................................... 85
Applications to Alter Registered Trade Marks
Alteration of Registered Trade Mark............................ 86
Advertisement Before Decision.................................... 87
Decision to Allow Alteration........................................ 88
Advertisement of Altered Mark.................................... 89
Registered Users
Application for Entry of Registered User...................... 90
Entry and Notification................................................... 91
Application to Vary Entry by Registered Proprietor..... 92
Application by Registered Proprietor, User or Assignee to Cancel Entry.............................................. 93
Application by Any Person to Cancel Entry................. 94
Notification and Hearing............................................... 95
Cancellation and Striking Out....................................... 96
Registered User’s Application...................................... 97
Extension of Time
Extension of Time......................................................... 98
Discretionary Power