Singapore Statutes Online - 1 - Registered Designs Rules

Registered Designs Rules

Part I PRELIMINARY

1 Citation

2 Definitions

3 Fees

3A Filing of documents

4 Forms

4A Size of documents

5 Signature on documents

6 Service of documents

7 Address for service

8 Agents

Part II REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS

Division 1 — Registrability of Designs

9 Designs excluded from registration

10 Registration of design consisting of arms, etc.

11 Persons living or recently dead

12 Industrial application of designs

Division 2 — Application for Registration

13 Application for registration of design

14 Representations of design

15 Statement of novelty

16 Prescribed case under section 5 (3) of Act

17 Statement relating to confidential disclosure

18 Statement relating to previous registration of design in respect of other articles, etc.

19 Claim to priority

20 Samples

21 Specimens

22 Multiple applications

23 Withdrawal of application

24 Amendment of application

25 Reinstatement of application

Division 3 — Miscellaneous

26 Classification

27 Formal requirements

28 Publication of notice of registration

29 Designs relevant for defence purposes

30 Information and inspection of documents

Part III REGISTER

31 Entry in Register of particulars of registered design

32 Certificates and copies

33 Correction of Register

Part IV EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN

34 Reminder to extend period of registration

35 Application to extend period of registration

35A Notice of non-compliance

35B Removal of registered design from Register

Part V REGISTRABLE TRANSACTIONS

36 Particulars of transactions to be entered in Register

37 Application for registration of particulars of transactions

38 Cancellation of claim to be mortgagee or licensee

Part VI SURRENDER AND REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN

39 Notice of surrender of registration

40 Application for revocation

41 Counter-statement

42 Evidence in support of application

43 Evidence in support of counter-statement

44 Evidence in reply

45 Further evidence

46 Directions on subsequent procedure

47 Exhibits

47A Pre-hearing review

48 Revocation hearing

49 Notice of decision

49A Extension of time in revocation proceedings

49B Costs in uncontested revocations

49C Intervention by third parties

50 Reference to Court

51 Service on Registrar of applications to Court

Part VII EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE

52 Right of affected party to be heard

53 Hearing before Registrar to be in public

54 Evidence in proceedings before Registrar

55 Statutory declarations

56 Notice of seal of officer taking declaration

Part VIIA COSTS

56A Application for costs

56B Taxation of costs

56C Taxation proceedings

56D Scale of costs

56E Certificate

Part VIII EXTENSION OF TIME

57 Request for extension of time

58 Where non-compliance with time caused by Registry

Part VIIIA ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM

58A Establishment of electronic online system

58B Registration of account holder

58C Identification name and authentication code

58D Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars

58E Security measures

58F Duty of person carrying out electronic filing

58G Cancellation of registration as account holder

Part IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

59 Hours of business and excluded days

60 Extension of period where interruption in postal service, etc.

60A Case management conference

60B Registrar’s power to require documents, information or evidence

60C Address altered by public authority

60D Application to Court

61 Publication and sale of documents

62 Filing of court orders, declarations and certificates

63 Security for costs

64 Transliteration and translation

65 Amendment of documents and rectification of irregularities

66 Application to change name or address

66A Designs Journal

Part X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

67 Extension of registration of relevant design after initial period

67A (Deleted)

68 Right to information

FIRST SCHEDULE Fees

SECOND SCHEDULE Descriptions of Forms

THIRD SCHEDULE Classification of Articles

FOURTH SCHEDULE Scale of Costs

Legislative History

Statement of novelty

15.

—(1) A statement describing the features of the design which the applicant considers to be new shall appear on the application form.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of an application for registration of the pattern or ornament of a design to be applied to a textile article, wallpaper or similar wall covering, lace or sets of textile articles or lace.