WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
16 July 2009 
 (09-3509) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
SINGAPORE 
  The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Registered Designs Rules, as notified by 
Singapore on 15 April 2009 under Article 63.2 of  the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
 Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
SINGAPOUR 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte
1 du Règlement sur les dessins et modèles enregistrés, 
notifié par Singapour le 15 avril 2009 au titre de  l'article 63:2 de l'A ccord (voir le document 
IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
 Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
SINGAPUR 
  En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 del Reglamento de dibujos y modelos 
registrados, notificado por Singapur el 15 de abr il de 2009 de conformida d con el párrafo 2 del 
artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/SGP/4).    
                                                     
 
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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REGISTERED DESIGNS ACT 
(CHAPTER 266, SECTION 74) 
REGISTERED DESIGNS RULES 
 
 
History 
 G.N. NO.S 
504/2000  
 
->R1 
2002 
REVISED 
EDITION 
 
[13th November 2000] 
 
 
  Arrangement of Provisions  [ Jump to: Front Page  / Arrangement of Provisions / Actual Provisions ]
  
 
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   IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  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  IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  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 re levant design after initial period  
67A  
68 Right to information  
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  FIRST SCHEDULE  
FEES  
 
 
SECOND SCHEDULE  
 
THIRD SCHEDULE  
CLASSIFICATION OF ARTICLES  
 
FOURTH SCHEDULE  IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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REGISTERED DESIGNS ACT 
(CHAPTER 266, SECTION 74) 
REGISTERED DESIGNS RULES 
[13th November 2000]  
 
Citation 
1.—These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs Rules. 
 
Definitions 
2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires — 
 
"account holder" means a person registered as an account holder by the Registrar under 
rule 58B;  "authentication code" means an identification or identifying code, a password or any other 
authentication method or procedure that may be assigned to an account holder by the Registrar under rule 58C; 
 
 "Designs Journal" means the journal by  that name published under rule 66A; 
  "electronic online system" means the electronic online system established under rule 58A;  
"identification name" means an identificati on name assigned to an account holder by the 
Registrar under rule 58C;  
 "statement of novelty" means a statement made under rule 15;  
"textile article" means textile or plastics pi ece goods, handkerchiefs, shawls or such other 
class of articles of a similar character as the Registrar may, from time to time, decide, for 
which the protection required is limited to features of pattern and ornament only.  
 
(2) For the purposes of this Part —  
 (a)  “initial period of registration” , in relation to a relevant design; 
  (b)  “relevant design”;   (c)  “UK Act”; and  
 (d)  “UK Register”, 
 have the meanings given to these expressions in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Act.   
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  (3) Unless the context otherwise requires, th e word “month”, wherever it occurs in any 
decision, direction or other document issued by the Registrar, means calendar month.    (4) Any period of time fixed by these Rules or by any decision, direction or other document issued by the Registrar for the doing of any act shall be reckoned in accordance with paragraphs (5), (6) and 
(7).   
 (5) Where the act is required to be done within a sp ecified period from or after a specified date, the 
specified period begins immediately after that date.    
(6) Where the act is required to be done within or  not less than a specified period before a specified 
date, the period ends immediately before that date.    (7) Where the act is required to be done within a sp ecified number of clear days before or after a 
specified date, at least that number of days must  intervene between the day on which the act is done 
and that date.   
 
Fees 
3.—(1) The fees set out in the First Schedule shall be payable to the Registrar in respect of the matters 
set out in that Schedule.    
(2) The fees shall be paid by such means and in such manner as the Registrar may direct.   
 
Filing of documents 
3A.—(1)   The Registrar may refuse to accept or process any document filed at the Registry which is 
not filed using the electronic online system that fails to comply with the Act.   
 
(2)   Every document filed at the Registry shall —   (a)  be in English; or  
(b)  where the document is not in English, be  accompanied by an English translation of the 
document.  
 
(3)   Every document filed at the Registry shall —   (a)  be filed using durable paper; and 
 
 (b)  be in writing that is legible and permanent.   (4)   Where the Registrar refuses to accept any docu ment that does not comply with paragraph (2) or 
(3), the Registrar shall give the applicant a noti ce stating the manner in which the document does not 
comply with paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may be.   
 
(5)   Where any document filed at the Registry is a copy, the Registrar may —   (a)  decide whether to accept or process the document; and  
 (b)  require the original to be filed with the Registry.  
 (6)   The Registrar may require the filing of a hard copy of any document filed using the electronic online system.    IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  Forms 
4.—(1)   The Registrar shall publish in the Designs Journal — 
 
(a)  the forms to be used for any purpose relating to the registration of a design or any other proceedings before the Registrar under the Act; 
 
 (b)  the Registrar's directions relating to the use of any form; and   (c)  any amendment or modification of any such form or direction.   
(2)   Any form may be modified on the direction of the Registrar — 
  (a)  for use in a case other than the case for which it is intended; or   (b)  for carrying out any transaction by means of the electronic online system.  
 
(3)   Any reference in these Rules to a numbered fo rm shall be construed as a reference to the current 
version of the form bearing the corresponding number which is —   (a)  described in the Second Schedule; and  
 (b)  published in the Designs Journal.  
 
Size of documents 
4A.—Subject to any directions that may be given by the Registrar, all forms, notices and other 
documents required or authorised by the Act to be  given or sent to, filed with or served on the 
Registrar, other than by means of the electronic onl ine system, shall be given, sent, filed or served 
using A4 size paper.  
Signature on documents 
5.—(1) A document to be signed for or on behalf of a partnership shall contain the names of all the 
partners in full and shall be signed by — 
 
 (a)  all the partners;   (b)  any partner stating that he signs on behalf of the partnership; or  
(c)  any other person who satisfies the Registrar that he is authorised to sign the document on 
behalf of the partnership.  
 (2) A document to be signed for or on behalf of a body corporate shall be signed by a director, the 
secretary or other principal officer of the body corporate, or by any other person who satisfies the Registrar that he is authorised to sign the document on behalf of the body corporate.   
 
(3) A document to be signed by or on behalf of an  unincorporated body or association of persons may 
be signed by any person who appears to the Registrar to be qualified to so sign.   
 
Service of documents 
6.—(1)   Where the Act authorises or requires any document to be given or sent to, filed with or 
served on the Registrar or Registry, the giving, sending, filing or service may be effected on the 
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(b)  where there is no fee payable to the Registrar or Registry for the giving, sending, filing or service of the document, by sending the document by facsimile transmission.   
(2)   Where the Act authorises or requires any docum ent to be given or sent to or served on any party 
other than the Registrar or Registry, the giving, sending or service may be effected on that party by 
sending the document by post.    (3)   Where the Act authorises or requires any notice or other document to be given or sent to or 
served on any party by the Registrar or Registry, th e Registrar or Registry may effect the giving, 
sending or service on the party — 
  (a)  by sending the notice or other document by post; or   (b)  by sending the notice or other document by facsimile transmission.  
 
(4)   Where any notice or other document is sent by post under paragraph (2) or (3), the giving, 
sending or service, as the case may be, of the notice or  other document shall, until the contrary is 
proved, be treated as having been effected at th e time at which the document would have been 
delivered in the ordinary course of post.    
(5)   For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), a not ice or other document is sent to a party by post if 
the notice or other document is sent by pre-paid pos t to the party at his address for service referred to 
in rule 7.    (6)   Where any person has attempted to send any document by facsimile transmission under 
paragraph (1) — 
 
(a)  if any part or all of the document received by the Registrar or Registry is illegible or if 
any part of the document is not received by the Registrar or Registry, the document shall be treated as not having been submitted; 
 
(b)  the burden of proving the legibility an d completeness of the document lies with the 
person who has attempted to send the document; 
 
(c)  the original of any document sent by f acsimile transmission and an accompanying letter 
identifying the date and time of the transmission shall be furnished to the Registrar within 14 
days from the date of transmission; and 
 
(d)  if the person who has attempted to se nd the document fails to comply with sub-
paragraph ( c), the document shall be treated as not having been sent at all.  
 (7)   Paragraph (1) ( b) shall not apply to the filing of evidence by way of a statutory declaration under 
rule 42 (1), 43 (1) or 44 (1).   
 
Address for service 
7.—(1) An address for service in Singapore shall be filed by or on behalf of — 
 
 (a)  every applicant for registration of a design; and 
  (b)  every party to any other proceedings before the Registrar.   IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  (2) Where a form is required to be filed under these Rules in relation to any such proceedings, being a 
form which requires the furnishing of an a ddress for service, the address for service for those 
proceedings shall be filed using that form.    (3) The filing of an address for ser vice in accordance with paragraph (2 ) shall be effective only for the 
matter for which the form is filed.   
 (4) An application requesting the Registrar to change an address for service shall be made on 
Form D1.    
(5) Before acting on an application referred to in pa ragraph (4), the Registrar may require such proof 
of the alteration as he thinks fit.    (6) Anything given or sent to, filed with or served on a person at his address for service shall be taken 
to have been duly given or sent to, f iled with or served on the person.   
 
(7) Subject to any filing to the contrary unde r paragraph (1) or (4), the Registrar may — 
 
(a)  treat the address for service of an applicant for registration of a design as that of the owner upon registration of that design; and 
 
 (b)  treat the trade or business address in Singapore of a person as his address for service.  
 
Agents 
8.—(1) The Registrar may, in dealing with any matt er under the Act in respect of which a person has 
been authorised to act as an agent on behalf of a nother, require the personal signature or presence of 
either the agent or his principal.   
 (2) The Registrar may, by notice in writing sent to an agent, require the ag ent to produce evidence of 
his authority.    (3) Where a person who has become a party to any pr oceedings before the Registrar appoints an agent 
for the first time or substitutes one agent for anothe r, the newly appointed agent shall file with the 
Registrar Form D2 on or before the first occasion he acts as agent.    (4) Any act required or authorised by the Act in co nnection with the registration of a design, or any 
procedure relating to a registered design, may not be  done by or to the newly appointed agent referred 
to in paragraph (3) until after he has complied with that paragraph.   
  
PART II 
 
REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS 
 
Division 1 — Registrability of Designs  
 
Designs excluded from registration 
9.—The Registrar shall refuse to register a design intended to be applied to any of the following 
articles:   IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  (a)  works of sculpture (other th an casts or models used or intended to be used as models or 
patterns to be multiplied by any industrial process); 
  (b)  wall plaques, medals and medallions;  
(c)  printed matter primarily of a literary or artistic character, including book jackets, 
calendars, certificates, coupons, dress-making patte rns, greeting cards, labels, leaflets, maps, 
plans, playing cards, postcards, stamps, trade advertisements, trade forms and cards, transfers and similar articles.  
Registration of design consisting of arms, etc. 
10.—(1) Where a representation of the name, initials, ar morial bearings, insignia, orders of chivalry, 
decorations, flags or devices of any state, settle ment, city, borough, town, place, society, body 
corporate, government body, statutory board, ins titution or person appears on a design which is the 
subject of an application for registration, the Regist rar may, before proceeding to register the design, 
require the applicant to furnish the Registrar with the consent to the registration and use of the matter 
in question of such official or other person as appear s to the Registrar to be entitled to give consent.   
 (2) The Registrar shall refuse to register the desi gn if no such consent is furnished within the time 
specified by the Registrar.    Persons living or recently dead 
11.—(1) Where the name or representation of any pe rson appears on a design which is the subject of 
an application for registration, the Registrar may, be fore proceeding to register the design, require the 
applicant to furnish the Registrar with the consen t of the person or, in the case of a person recently 
dead, of his legal representatives.   
 
(2) Where such consent is not furn ished within the time specified by  the Registrar and the applicant 
fails to satisfy the Registrar that it is impossible or impracticable in the circumstances of the case to 
obtain the consent, the Registrar sha ll refuse to register the design.   
 
Industrial application of designs 
12.—(1) For the purposes of section 9 of the Act, a design is applied industrially if — 
  (a)  more than 50 reproductions in 3 dimensions  are made of it for the purposes of sale or hire; 
 
(b)  it is reproduced in 3 dimensions in one or  more articles manufactured in lengths for the 
purposes of sale or hire; or 
 
 (c)  it is reproduced as a plate which has been used to produce —  
(i)  more than 50 reproductions of an object in 3 dimensions for the purposes of sale or hire; or 
 
  (ii)  one or more articles in 3 dime nsions for the purposes of sale or hire.  
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), 2 or more re productions in 3 dimensions which are of the same 
general character and intended for use together are a single reproduction.   
 
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  Division 2 — Application for Registration  
 
Application for registration of design 13.—An application for the registration of a desi gn under section 11 of the Act shall be made in 
Form D3 (referred to in this Division as the application form).  
Representations of design 
14.—(1) Deleted by S 556/2005, wef 01/09/2005. 
 (1A)   The Registrar may issue practice directions to indicate —  
(a)  the maximum number of different views of the design that may be filed as representations of the design; 
 
 (b)  the dimensions of each view; and  
(c)  the number of sets of representations that shall accompany an application for the registration of a design.  
 
(2)   The representation of a design or, where there is more than one view filed as representation of a 
design, the representation of each view of the design shall be in the form of a drawing or photograph 
that is suitable for reproduction.    (3) Where the application is made for the registrati on of a design intended to be applied to a set of 
articles, the representation shall show the design as applied to each different article in the set.   
 
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 ar ticle, wallpaper or similar wall covering, lace or sets 
of textile articles or lace.    Prescribed case under section 5 (3) of Act 
16. —The Registrar may exercise his power under sec tion 5 (3) of the Act in a case where a request 
under section 15 of the Act for amendment of an a pplication for registration of a design has been 
approved and, in the opinion of the Registrar, the amendment has the effect of significantly altering 
the design for which the application was initially filed.  Statement relating to confidential disclosure 
17.—(1) If the applicant claims that section 8 of the Ac t applies in relation to his application, he shall 
include in the application form a statement to that effect.   
 (2) The statement shall — 
 
 (a)  identify the provision of section 8 of the Act that applies in relation to the application;  
(b)  describe the circumstances under which the disclosure of the design was made, including 
the relevant date; and   IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  (c)  if the applicant claims that section 8 (2) of  the Act applies in relation to the application, 
the name and opening date of the exhibition, the place it is held, and the date of the first disclosure of the design.   
(3) The applicant may file additional information or documents in support of his claim.   
 
Statement relating to previous registration of design in respect of other articles, etc. 
18.—(1) If the applicant claims that section 10 of th e Act applies in relation to his application, he 
shall include in the application form a statement to that effect.    
(2) The statement shall include such details of th e previous registration or, as the case may be, the 
previous application for registration of the design as the Registrar may require.    (3) The applicant may file additional information or documents in support of his claim.    Claim to priority 
19.—(1)   If a right of priority is claimed by reason of an application for registration of a design 
(referred to in this rule as the priority application) filed —   (a)  in a Convention country under section 12 of the Act; or  
(b)  in another country or territory in respect of which provision corresponding to that set out 
in section 12 of the Act is made under section 13 of the Act, 
 particulars of that claim shall be included in the a pplication form at the time of filing the application 
form.   
 
(2)   The particulars referred to in paragraph (1) are —   (a)  the country or territory in which —    (i)  the priority application; or 
 
  (ii)  where there is more than one prio rity application, each priority application, 
  was filed;  
 (b)  the date on which — 
   (i)  the priority application; or     (ii)  where there is more than one prio rity application, each priority application, 
 
 was filed; 
 
(c)  the classification of the article to which the design is intended to be applied in accordance 
with the Third Schedule;  
(d)  where the right of priority is claimed in respect of one or more, but not all, of the articles 
for which registration was sought in the priority application, the articles in respect of which the right of priority is claimed; and 
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  (e)  where the right of priority is claimed th rough more than one priority application, the 
articles in respect of which the right of priority is claimed through each priority application.  
 (2A)   The Registrar may at any time require the a pplicant to file a certificate by the registering or 
other competent authority of the country or territory concerned certifying or verifying to the 
satisfaction of the Registrar — 
  (a)  the date of filing of the priority application;   (b)  the country or territory of the registering or other competent authority; 
 
 (c)  the representation of the design; and   (d)  the articles covered by the priority application.   
(3) Where the certificate referred to in paragraph (2A)  is not in the English language, there shall be 
annexed to the certificate a translati on in English of the contents of the certificate, certified or verified 
to the satisfaction of the Registrar.    
Samples 
20.—(1) An application for registration of a 2-dimens ional design intended to be applied to a textile 
article may be accompanied by a sample of the article.   
 (2) The sample of the article shall not exceed such  size or weight as the Registrar may specify.   
 (3) The Registrar may, in his discretion, refuse the acceptance of any sample of article.   
 
Specimens 
21.—Unless the Registrar otherwise requires, no specimen shall be filed. 
 
Multiple applications 
22.—Two or more designs may be the subject of the same application for registration if the designs 
relate to — 
 
(a)  the same class and subclass of articl es as classified in acco rdance with the Third 
Schedule; or  
 (b)  the same set of articles. 
 
Withdrawal of application 
23.—A notice of withdrawal of an application for registration of a design referred to in section 14 of 
the Act shall be in Form D4.  Amendment of application 
24.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a request under sec tion 15 of the Act to amend an application for 
registration of a design shall be made in Form D5.    (2)   A request to amend the particulars relating to the name or address of an applicant in an 
application for registration of a design shall be made in Form D1.   
 
Reinstatement of application 
25.—A notice requesting reinstatement of an applica tion for registration of a design referred to in 
section 16 of the Act shall be in Form D6.  IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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Division 3 — Miscellaneous  
 
Classification 
26. —For the purposes of the registration of designs, articles shall be classified  in accordance with the 
Third Schedule.  Formal requirements 
27.—(1) The requirements under rules 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19 shall be formal requirements 
for the purposes of sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Act.    (2)   If, in the course of an examination of an a pplication for registration, it appears to the Registrar 
that the formal requirements for registration are not  met, the Registrar shall give a written notice of 
this to the applicant.   
 (3)   If, within 3 months from the date of the writte n notice of the Registrar, the applicant fails to — 
  (a)  make representations in writing; 
 
 (b)  apply to the Registrar for a hearing; or   (c)  apply to correct the non-compliance,  the application shall be treated as withdrawn.   
 
(4)   If the applicant wishes to have an extension of  time to do any act referred to in paragraph (3) ( a), 
(b) or ( c), he shall file with the Registrar a request for extension in Form D16 before the expiry of the 
period of 3 months or any extended period pr eviously allowed by the Registrar.   
 
(5)   If the applicant requests for a hearing to make  representations, the Registrar shall give notice to 
the applicant of a date on which he w ill hear the applicant’s arguments.   
 (6)   For the purposes of the heari ng, the applicant shall file with the Registrar his written submissions 
and bundle of authorities at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.   
 
(7)   The decision of the Registrar, in respect of  the representations of the applicant given either 
during the hearing or in writing, shall be communicate d to the applicant in writing or in such other 
manner as the Registrar thinks fit.    (8)   Where the applicant wishes to appeal  against the decision of the Registrar — 
 
(a)  the applicant shall, within one month fro m the date of the decision, in writing and upon 
payment of the prescribed fee, request the Registrar to state the Registrar’s grounds of decision; and  
(b)  the Registrar shall, with in 2 months from the date of the request, send the grounds of 
decision to the applicant.  
 (9)   The date on which the Registrar’s grounds of decision are sent to the applicant shall be deemed 
to be the date of the Registrar’s decision for the purpose of an appeal.    IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  Publication of notice of registration 
28. —The notice of registration of a design to be  published in the Designs Journal under section 18 
(d) of the Act shall contain the following particulars: 
  (a)  the date of registration; 
 
(b)  the priority date, if any, accorded pursu ant to a claim to a right to priority under 
section 12 or 13 of the Act and the name of  the country or territory concerned; 
  (c)  the name, address and address for service of the registered owner; 
 
(d)  the article in respect of which the design is registered, including its classification number 
as set out in the Third Schedule;  
 (e)  the registration number; and 
 
 (f)  a representation of the design.  
Designs relevant for defence purposes 
29.—Where the Registrar gives a direction under section 29 (1) of the Act in respect of any 
application for registration of a design, the repr esentation of the design and any evidence filed in 
support of the application shall not be open to public  inspection in the Registry during the continuance 
in force of the direction.  
Information and inspection of documents 
30.—(1) A request under section 28 of the Act for information, or for permission to inspect any 
document, relating to a registered design shall be accompanied by the applicable fee set out in the 
First Schedule.    (2) Subject to sections 28 and 29 of the Act and para graphs (3) and (4), the Registrar shall permit the 
inspection of such document as may be specified in the request.    
(3) The person making a request to inspect any docu ment must file such evidence as the Registrar 
considers sufficient to prove that —   (a)  the owner consents to the inspection; or  
 (b)  section 28 of the Act applies in respect of the request.  
 (4) The Registrar may refuse a request to inspect any of the following documents: 
 
(a)  any document prepared by the Registrar sole ly for use by the Registrar and officers of the 
Registry; 
 
(b)  any document given to or filed with the Regi strar, whether at his request or otherwise, for 
inspection and subsequent return to the sender;  
 (c)  a copy of any request referred to in paragraph (1); 
 
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  (e)  any document the contents of which, in the Registrar's opinion, disparages any person in 
a way likely to damage him;  
 (f)  any document given or sent to or filed w ith the Registrar before 13th November 2000.  
 
 
PART III 
REGISTER 
Entry in Register of particulars of registered design 
31.—There shall be entered in the Register in respect of each registered design the following 
particulars: 
  (a)  the date of registration;  
(b)  the priority date, if any, accorded pursu ant to a claim to a right to priority under 
section 12 or 13 of the Act and the name of  the country or territory concerned; 
 
 (c)  the name, address and address for service of the owner;  
(d)  the article in respect of which the design is registered, including its classification number 
in accordance with the Third Schedule; 
 
 (e)  the registration number;   (f)  a representation of the design;  
 (g)  the statement of novelty relating to the design; 
 
(h)  particulars of registrable transactions (i f any) under section 34 of the Act affecting the 
design;  (i)  if applicable, a statement that the design has been registered by virtue of section 9 or 10 of 
the Act; 
 
 (j)  such other particulars as the Registrar considers appropriate.  
Certificates and copies 
32. —An application under section 55 (3) of the Act for — 
  (a)  a certified copy of an entry in the Register; or   (b)  a certified extract from the Register,  
shall be made in Form D7. 
 
Correction of Register 
33.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a request under section 57 of the Act for the correction of any 
clerical error in the Register shall be made in Form D5.   
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  (2)   A request to correct the particulars in the Regi ster relating to the name or address of the applicant 
shall be made in Form D1.     
PART IV 
 
EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
 
Reminder to extend period of registration 
34.—(1)  The Registrar shall, not earlier than 6 months  nor later than one month before the end of the 
current period of registration of a design, give to the registered owner written notice of the imminent 
expiry of the period and the manner in which it may be extended.   
 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if an application for extension of the current period of registration 
has already been made.   
 
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extension of  the period of registration of a relevant design 
upon the expiry of its initial period of registration.    
Application to extend period of registration 
35.—(1) Subject to rule 67, an application to exte nd the period of registration of a design shall be 
made in Form D8.   
 (2)   The application to extend the period of registration of a design shall not be made — 
  (a)  earlier than 6 months before; or 
 
 (b)  later than 6 months after,  the date of expiry of the current period of registration of the design.    (3)   Where an application to extend the period of  registration of a design is made within 6 months 
after the date of expiry of the current period of re gistration, the application for extension in Form D8 
shall be accompanied by the payment of the prescribed late fee.    
Notice of non-compliance 
35A. —(1)   If, in the course of an examination of an  application to extend the period of registration of 
a design, it appears to the Registrar that the applica tion is not in order, the Registrar shall give written 
notice of this to the applicant.    (2)   If the applicant fails to —   (a)  respond in writing to the Registrar on the notice; or  
 
 (b)  comply with any requisition of the Registrar set out in the notice,  within the time specified in th e notice, the Registrar may treat the application as having been 
withdrawn.   
 
(3)    If the applicant wishes to have an extension of time to do any act referred to in paragraph (2) ( a) 
or (b), he shall file with the Registrar a request for an  extension of time in Form D16 before the expiry 
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Removal of registered design from Register 
35B. —The Registrar may remove a registered design from the Register if — 
 
(a)  no application for the extension of the pe riod of registration of the design is filed in 
accordance with rule 35; or 
 (b)  where an application for the extension of the period of registration of the design is filed in 
accordance with rule 35, the applicant —  
  (i)  fails to comply with any direction of  the Registrar relating to the extension; or  
   (ii)  notifies the Registrar that he wishes to withdraw or abandon the application.   
PART V 
 
REGISTRABLE TRANSACTIONS 
 
Particulars of transactions to be entered in Register 
36.—For the purposes of section 34 of the Act, the prescribed particulars of a registrable transaction 
to be entered in the Register are —   (a)  in the case of an assignment of a registered design or any right in it — 
 
(i)  the name and address of the subsequent owner; 
   (ii)  the date of the assignment; and  
(iii)  where the assignment is in respect of any right in the design, a description of the 
right assigned; 
  (b)  in the case of the grant of  a licence for the use of a design — 
 
  (i)  the name and address of the licensee; 
   (ii)  where the licence is an  exclusive licence, that fact; 
   (iii)  where the licence is limited,  a description of the limitation; and 
 
  (iv)  the duration of the licence if the same is, or is ascertainable as, a definite period; 
 
(c)  in the case of the grant of any security in terest over a registered design or any right in 
it —  
  (i)  the name and address of the grantee; 
   (ii)  the nature of the interest (i.e. whether fixed or floating); and    (iii)  the extent of the security  and the right in the design secured; 
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  (d)  in the case of the making by personal representatives of an assent in relation to a 
registered design or any right in it — 
 
(i)  the name and address of the person in whom the design or any right in it vests by virtue of an assent; and 
 
  (ii)  the date of the assent; and  
(e)  in the case of an order of the Court or ot her competent authority transferring a registered 
design or any right in it — 
 
  (i)  the name and address of the transferee;    (ii)  the date of the order; and  
(iii)  where the transfer is in respect of a right in the design, a description of the right 
transferred,  
and in each of the cases, there shall be entered in the Register the date on which the entry is made. 
 
Application for registration of particulars of transactions 
37.—(1) An application to register particulars of a registrable transaction under section 34 of the Act, 
or to give notice to the Registrar of particulars of a transaction under section 35 of the Act, shall be 
made in Form D9.    (2) The application shall — 
 
(a)  where the transaction is an assignment, be signed by or on behalf of all the parties to the assignment;  (b)  where the transaction is the grant of a licen ce or sub-licence, be signed by the grantor of 
the licence or sub-licence; 
 
(c)  where the transaction is the grant of a security interest, be signed by the mortgagor of the security interest;  (ca)  where the transaction is the making by a personal representative of an assent in relation 
to a registered design or any right in it, be signed by or on behalf of both the personal 
representative and the beneficiary;  (cb)  where the transaction is an order of the C ourt or other competent authority transferring a 
registered design or any right in it, be acco mpanied by any documentary evidence which in 
the Registrar's view is sufficient to establish the transaction; or 
 
(d)  where the transaction is a transaction referred to in sub-paragraph ( a), (b), ( c) or ( ca), but 
the application is not signed in accordance with that sub-paragraph, be accompanied by such 
evidence as the Registrar considers to be  sufficient proof of the transaction. 
 
be accompanied by such evidence as the Registrar consid ers to be sufficient proof of the transaction.   
 (2A)   The Registrar shall refuse to accept an app lication under paragraph (1) if paragraph (2) is not 
complied with and, in such event, may require a fresh application to be made.     IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  (2B)   For the purposes of this rule, where a party re quired to sign the application is a corporation, it is 
sufficient for that party to seal the application with its corporate seal.   
 (3) The Registrar may require the applicant to furnis h such other document, instrument or information 
in support of the application as the Registrar thinks f it within such time as the Registrar may specify.   
 
(3A)   If the applicant wishes to have an extension of time to comply with the requirement referred to 
in paragraph (3), he shall file with the Registra r a request for an extension of time in Form D16 
before the expiry of the time specified by the Regi strar or any extended period previously allowed by 
the Registrar.   
 
(3B)   Where the transaction is effected by an in strument chargeable with duty, the granting of the 
application shall be subject to the Registrar being satis fied that the instrument has been duly stamped.   
 (4) An application to amend any particular of a re gistrable transaction entered under section 34 of the 
Act shall be made in Form D10.   
 
Cancellation of claim to be mortgagee or licensee 
38.—(1) Where the name of a person is entered in the Register as mortgagee or licensee, such person 
may, on making an application in Form D11, have a note entered in the Register that he no longer claims to be mortgagee or licensee, as the case may be.   
 
(2) The Registrar may direct the applicant to furnis h, within such period as the Registrar may specify, 
such evidence as the Registrar may require in connection with the application.   
  
PART VI 
 
SURRENDER AND REVOCATION OF  REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
 
Notice of surrender of registration 
39.—(1) The surrender of the registration of a desi gn under section 26 of the Act shall be made by 
filing with the Registrar a notice in Form D12.    
(2) The surrender shall not be effective unless the registered owner — 
  (a)  states in the notice the articles in respect of which the design is surrendered; 
 
(b)  states in the notice the name and address of every other person having an interest in the 
design; and 
 
 (c)  certifies in the notice, in respect of every such person, that the person —  
(i)  has been given not less than 3 months’ notice of the registered owner’s intention 
to surrender the registration; and 
 
  (ii)  is not affected by the surrender or, if affected, has consented to the surrender.  
 (3) The surrender shall take effect upon receipt by the Registrar of a notice that complies with 
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  (4) A surrender of the registration of a design in re spect of any article has the same effect as the 
registration of the design ceasing to have effect in respect of that article.    
Application for revocation 
40.—(1) An application under section 27 of the Act to  the Registrar for revocation of the registration 
of a design shall be made in Form D13.   
 (2) The application shall be accompanied by a stat ement of the grounds on wh ich the application is 
made.    
(3)   The applicant shall serve a copy each of the application and the statement on the registered owner 
of the design at the time he files these documents with the Registrar.    
Counter-statement 
41.—(1)   If the registered owner wishes to respond to  an application under rule 40, he shall, within 
2 months from the date he receives the copies of both the application and the statement, file with the 
Registrar a counter-statement in Form D14 setting out fully —   (a)  the grounds on which he relies as supporting his registration; and   (b)  the facts alleged in the application which he admits, if any.  
 
(2)   The registered owner shall serve a copy of the counter-statement on the applicant at the time the 
counter-statement is filed with the Registrar.    (3)   A request for an extension of time to file th e counter-statement shall be made to the Registrar 
within 2 months from the date the registered owne r receives the copies of both the application and the 
statement.    (4)   The total extension of time for which the Regi strar may allow the registered owner to file the 
counter-statement shall not exceed 4 months from the date the registered owner receives the copies of 
both the application and the statement.   
 
(5)   Before making a request for an extension of time, the registered owner shall serve on the 
applicant and every other person likely to be a ffected by the extension a notice containing — 
 
(a)  a statement of the registered owner’s inten tion to request for the extension, the period of 
extension requested for and the reason for the extension; and 
 (b)  a request for the consent in writing of the applicant or other person likely to be affected 
by the extension.   
(6)   The request for the extension shall be supported by — 
 
 (a)  a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (5); and  
(b)  the consent in writing of the applicant and of every other person likely to be affected by 
the extension, if given.  
 
(7)   The Registrar may refuse to grant the extension if the registered owner — 
  (a)  fails to show a good and suffi cient reason for the extension; or 
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  (b)  fails to show to the Registrar’s satisfacti on that the notice referred to in paragraph (5) has 
been served on the applicant and every other person likely to be affected by the extension.  
 
(8)   Where a person on whom a notice referred to in paragraph (5) is served fails or refuses to give 
his consent in writing to the extension within 2 week s from the date of the notice, the Registrar may, 
if he is satisfied that a good and sufficient r eason has been shown for th e extension, grant the 
extension without having to conduct a h earing in accordance with rule 52.   
 (9)   This rule and rules 42 to 48 shall not appl y in any case where the Registrar refers the application 
to the Court for determination under section 27 (4) of the Act.   
 
Evidence in support of application 
42.—(1)   Within 2 months from the date the a pplicant receives the counter-statement from the 
registered owner, the applicant shall file with the Registrar such evidence by way of a statutory 
declaration as he may desire to adduce in support of  his application and shall, at the same time, send 
to the registered owner a co py of that evidence.   
 (2) If the applicant does not file an y evidence in accordance with para graph (1), he shall, unless the 
Registrar otherwise directs, be deemed to have withdrawn the application.   
 
Evidence in support of counter-statement 
43.—(1) Within 2 months from the date of receipt by the registered owner of the copy of the 
applicant’s evidence referred to in  rule 42, the registered owner sh all file with the Registrar such 
evidence by way of a statutory declaration as the re gistered owner may desire to adduce in support of 
his counter-statement and shall, at the same time, se nd to the applicant a copy of that evidence.   
 
(2) If the registered owner does not file any evid ence in accordance with paragraph (1), he shall, 
unless the Registrar otherwise directs, be deemed  to have withdrawn his counter-statement.   
 
Evidence in reply 
44.—(1)   Within 2 months from the date the appli cant receives the copy of the registered owner’s 
evidence referred to in rule 43, the applicant may file  with the Registrar evidence in reply by way of a 
statutory declaration and shall, at the same time, send to  the registered owner a copy of that evidence.   
 (2) If the applicant files such furt her evidence with the Registrar, the applicant shall at the same 
time send a copy of that evidence to the registered owner.    
(3) Evidence in reply shall be confined  to matters strictly in reply to the registered owner’s evidence.   
 
Further evidence 
45.—No further evidence may be filed by any part y except that, in any proceedings before the 
Registrar, the Registrar may at any time, if he thinks fit, give leave or direction to either party to file 
further evidence upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as the Registrar may think fit. 
 
Directions on subsequent procedure 
46.—The Registrar may give such directions as he thi nks fit with regard to the subsequent procedure 
relating to an application for re vocation referred to in rule 40. 
 Exhibits 
47.—(1) Where there are exhibits to  any evidence filed under rule 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 or 45, the party 
who is relying on the exhibits in su pport of his case shall, at the request  of the other party and at that 
other party's expense, send a copy of each exhibit to that other party.   
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  (2) If such copy cannot be conveniently furnished, th e original shall be filed with the Registrar in 
order that it may be open to inspection.    (3) The original exhibits shall be produced at the revocation hearing unless the Registrar otherwise 
directs.   
 
Pre-hearing review 
47A. —(1)   At any time after the completion of the f iling of evidence by the parties, the Registrar may 
direct the parties to attend a pre-hearing review at which he may give such directions as he considers 
necessary or desirable for securing the just, expeditious  and economical disposal of the proceedings.   
 
(2)   At the pre-hearing review, the Registrar may consider any matter including the possibility of 
settlement of all or any of the issues in the pro ceedings and may require the parties to furnish him 
with such information as he may require.    
(3)   If any party fails to comply with any direc tion given under paragraph (1) or (2), the Registrar 
may dismiss the proceedings or make such other order as he thinks fit.    (4)   Any direction or order by the Registrar may be set aside or varied by him on such terms as he thinks fit.    
(5)   If, at any time during the pre-hearing review, the parties are agreeable to a settlement of all or 
some of the matters in dispute in the proceedings, th e Registrar may give his decision in relation to the 
proceedings or make such order as he thinks just to give effect to the settlement.   
 (6)   If a party does not appear at the pre-hearing review, the Registrar may dismiss the proceedings or 
make such other order as the Registrar thinks  fit, or he may adjourn the review.   
 (7)   An order made by the Registrar in the absence  of a party may be set aside by the Registrar, on the 
application of that party, on such terms as the Registrar thinks fit.    
Revocation hearing 
48.—(1) Upon completion of the filing of evidence by the parties, the Registrar shall give notice to 
the parties of a date on which he will hear arguments on the case.    (2) The parties shall file with th e Registrar their written submissions and bundles of authorities at least 
one month before the date of hearing, and shall at  the same time exchange with one another their 
respective written submissions and bundles of authorities.   
 (3) Any party who intends to appear at the hearing shall file with the Registrar Form D15 before the 
hearing.    (4) Any party who does not file with the Registrar Form D15 before the hearing may be treated as not 
desiring to be heard, and the Registrar may proceed with the hearing in the absence of that party or 
may, without proceeding with the hearing, give his decision or dismiss the proceedings, or make such 
other order as he thinks fit.    (5) If, after filing with the Registrar Form D15, a party does not appear at the hearing, the Registrar 
may proceed with the hearing in the absence of that party, or ma y, without proceeding with the 
hearing, give his decision or dismiss the proceedings , or make such other order as he thinks fit.   
 (6) If neither party appears at the hearing, the pro ceedings may be struck out of the list except that 
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(7) Any decision made by the Registrar pursuant to a hearing in which any party does not appear may, 
on the application of that party, be set aside by the Registrar on such terms as he thinks fit.   
 (8) An application under this rule to restore an y proceedings or to set aside any decision under 
paragraph (6) or (7) shall be made within 7 days af ter the proceedings have been struck out of the list 
or after the hearing, as the case may be.    
Notice of decision 
49.—The Registrar shall, within 3 months from the date of the hearing, notify the parties of his 
decision and the grounds thereof. 
 
Extension of time in revocation proceedings 
49A. —Where any extension of time is granted to any part y, the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, without 
giving the party a hearing, grant a reasonable extensi on of time to the other party in which to take any 
subsequent step. 
 
Costs in uncontested revocations  
49B. —Where a revocation is uncontested by the register ed owner, the Registrar shall, in deciding 
whether costs should be awarded to the applicant,  consider whether proceedings might have been 
avoided if reasonable notice had been given by th e applicant to the registered owner before the 
application for revocation was filed. 
 
Intervention by third parties 
49C. —(1)   Any person, other than the registered owner, claiming to have an interest in a registered 
design which is the subject of an application for revocation under rule 40 may apply to the Registrar 
in writing for leave to intervene.   
 (2)   The Registrar may, after hearing the parties concerned if he has so required —    (a)  refuse leave to intervene; or  
(b)  grant leave to intervene upon such terms (including any undertaking as to costs) as he 
thinks fit.   
(3)   Any person granted leave to intervene shall,  subject to the terms and conditions imposed in 
respect of the intervention, be treated as a party to the proceedings in question.   
 
Reference to Court 
50.—Where the Registrar receives an application for revocation under ru le 40 and decides to refer the 
application to the Court for determ ination, the Registrar shall forthw ith serve a copy of the reference 
to the Court on the applicant and th e registered owner of the design. 
 Service on Registrar of applications to Court 
51.—Where application to the Court is made under section 27 of the Act for the revocation of the 
registration of a design, the applicant shall forthwith  send a copy of the application to the Registrar. 
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  PART VII 
 
EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE 
 
Right of affected party to be heard 
52.—(1)   Without prejudice to any of the provisions of the Act requiring the Registrar to hear any 
party to proceedings under the Act or to give such party an opportunity to be heard, the Registrar 
shall, before exercising any power given to the Regist rar by the Act adversely to any party, give that 
party an opportunity to be heard.    (2)   The Registrar shall give that party at least 10 days’ notice of the date on which he may be heard.   
 (3)   The Registrar shall notify that party of his deci sion made in relation to the exercise of his power.   
 
Hearing before Registrar to be in public 
53.—The hearing before the Registrar of any dispute between 2 or more parties relating to any matter 
under the Act shall be in public unless the Registrar, after consultation with those parties who appear 
in person or are represented at the hearing, otherwise directs. 
 
Evidence in proceedings before Registrar 
54.—(1) In any proceedings before the Registrar unde r the Act, evidence shall be given by way of a 
statutory declaration, unless otherwise provided by the Act or directed by the Registrar.    (1A)   Subject to the provisions of the Oaths and Declarations Act (Cap. 211) and these Rules, 
Order 41 of the Rules of Court (Cap. 322, R 5) sh all, with the necessary modifications, apply in 
relation to a statutory declaration filed or used in any proceedings before the Registrar as it applies to 
an affidavit filed or used in any proceedings before the Court.   
 (2) Any such statutory declaration may, in the case of an appeal to the Court, be used before the 
Court in lieu of evidence by affidavit, and if so u sed, shall have all the incidents and consequences of 
evidence by affidavit.    (3) The Registrar may in any particular case take oral evidence in lieu of or in addition to a statutory 
declaration and shall, unless he otherwise directs,  allow any witness to be cross-examined on his 
statutory declaration or oral evidence.   
 (4) Deleted by S 778/2004, wef 01/01/2005. 
 
Statutory declarations 
55.—Any statutory declaration filed under these Rul es, or used in any proceedings under the Act, 
shall be made and subscribed as follows: 
 
(a)  in Singapore, before any justice of the peace, or any commissioner for oaths or other 
officer authorised by law to administer an oath for the purpose of any legal proceedings; 
 
(b)  in any other part of the Commonwealth, be fore any court, judge, justice of the peace, 
notary public or any officer authorised by law to administer an oath for the purpose of any 
legal proceedings; and  (c)  elsewhere, before a Consul, Vice-Consul, or other person exercising the functions of a 
Singapore Consul, or before a notary public, judge or magistrate. 
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  Notice of seal of officer taking declaration 
56.—Any document purporting to have affixed, impressed  or subscribed thereto or thereon the seal or 
signature of any person authorised by rule 55 to ta ke a declaration may be admitted by the Registrar 
without proof of the genuineness of the seal or signatu re or of the official character of the person or 
his authority to take the declaration. 
 
 
PART VIIA 
 
COSTS 
 
Application for costs 
56A. —(1)   For the purposes of section 56 of the Act, a party to proceedings before the Registrar who 
desires to obtain costs shall apply to the Regist rar for an award of costs in relation to the 
proceedings —   (a)  during the proceedings; or  
 (b)  within one month from — 
 
(i)  the day on which the Registrar makes a decision in the proceedings that ends those proceedings; or  (ii)  the date of the Registrar's notice to  the party that the proceedings have been 
withdrawn, discontinued or dismissed, 
 
 as the case may be.   (2)   Before awarding costs in respect of the pro ceedings, the Registrar shall give each party to the 
proceedings an opportunity to be heard in relation to the award of costs.   
 
Taxation of costs 
56B. —(1)   Where the Registrar has awarded party a nd party costs to a party to proceedings before 
the Registrar and the party wishes to have the costs ta xed by the Registrar, the party shall, within one 
month from the date of the award of costs — 
  (a)  apply for the costs to be taxed by filing a copy of the bill of costs with the Registrar; and 
 
(b)  send at the same time a copy of the bill of costs to every other person having an interest in 
the taxation proceedings.  
 
(2)   Every bill of costs shall set out the following:   (a)  the work done in the cause or matter;  
 (b)  all disbursements made in the cause or matter; 
  (c)  the sum claimed for each item; and  
(d)  in chronological order and with dates, all events in the cause or matter which are relevant to the taxation proceedings.  
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  (3)   Where costs have already been awarded for any of  the items set out in the bill of costs, this fact 
and the amount awarded shall be indicated.    (4)   Any party on whom a copy of the bill of co sts has been served in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall, if he wishes to dispute the bill or any part thereof, within one month from the receipt of the copy 
of the bill, mark the copy in acco rdance with paragraph (5) and send c opies of the marked copy to the 
Registrar and the party requesting for taxation.    (5)   The marking of a copy of a bill of costs shall be effected by writing on the right hand margin against each item the word “Agree” if the party concer ned agrees with the costs claimed for that item, 
or the word “Disagree” if the party concerned di sagrees with the costs claimed for that item.   
 (6)   Upon expiry of the period referred to in para graph (4), the Registrar shall give to the parties 
having an interest in the taxation proceedings noti ce of the date and time appointed for taxation.   
 Taxation proceedings 
56C. —(1)   If any party entitled to be heard in an y taxation proceedings does not attend at the time 
appointed for taxation, the Registrar may proceed with the taxation.    (2)   The Registrar may, if he thinks it n ecessary to do so, adjourn the proceedings.   
 Scale of costs 
56D. —(1)   The provisions in the Fourth Schedule sh all apply in relation to taxation proceedings.   
 (2)   Costs awarded in these proceedings are not in tended to compensate the parties for the expense to 
which they may have been put.   
 
Certificate 
56E. —When a bill of costs has been taxed, the part y who requested the taxation may file with the 
Registrar Form D19, and the Registrar shall proceed to issue to him a certificate for the amount of the 
taxed costs.  
 
PART VIII 
 
EXTENSION OF TIME 
 
Request for extension of time 
57.—(1) Any period of time — 
 
 (a)  prescribed by these Rules; or 
  (b)  specified by the Registrar for doing any act or taking any proceedings, 
 may, at the request of the person or party concerne d made in Form D16, be extended by the Registrar 
by such period and upon such terms as the Registrar considers fit.   
 (2)   Before making a request for an extension of time, the person seeking the extension shall serve on 
every person or party likely to be affected by the extension a notice containing —  
(a)  a statement of his intention to request for the extension, the period of extension requested 
for, and the reason for the extension; and  IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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(b)  a request for the consent in writing of the person or party likely to be affected by the 
extension.   
(3)   The request for extension shall be made before  the expiry of the period of time in question and 
shall be supported by — 
  (a)  a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (2); and  
(b)  the consent in writing of every person or part y likely to be affected by the extension, if 
given.  
 
(4)   The Registrar may refuse to grant the extension if the person seeking the extension — 
  (a)  fails to show a good and suffi cient reason for the extension; or 
 
(b)  fails to show to the Registrar’s satisfacti on that the notice referred to in paragraph (2) has 
been served on every person or party likely to be affected by the extension.   
(5)   Where a person or party on whom a notice referr ed to in paragraph (2) is served fails or refuses 
to give his consent to the extension within 2 weeks from the date of the notice, the Registrar may, if 
he is satisfied that a good and sufficient reason has been shown for the extension, grant the extension 
without having to conduct a hearing in accordance with rule 52.    (6)   Paragraphs (1) to (5) shall not apply to the following matters:  
 (a)  the doing of any act referred to in rule 27 (3) ( a), (b) or ( c); 
  (b)  the making of an application to extend the period of registration of a design under rule 35;  
(c)  the furnishing of any document, instrument  or information required by the Registrar under 
rule 37 (3); 
 
 (d)  the filing of a counter-statement to an application for revocation under rule 41; 
 
(e)  the making of an application to extend th e period of registration of a relevant design 
under rule 67.  
 
Where non-compliance with time caused by Registry 
58.—(1) Where, by reason of an act or omission of any person employed in the Registry, an act or 
step in relation to any application for the registra tion of a design or any other proceedings before the 
Registrar, required to be done or taken within a period of time, has not been so done or taken, the 
Registrar may, notwithstanding the provisions of these Rules, extend the peri od for doing the act or 
taking the steps by such period as the Registrar considers fit.   
 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of these Rules, the period of time for doing an act or taking a step 
under paragraph (1) may be extended a lthough the period has expired.   
 
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  PART VIIIA 
 
ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM 
 
Establishment of electronic online system 
58A. —(1)   There shall be established an electronic online system for the purposes of these Rules.   
 
(2)   The electronic online system may be used for ca rrying out any of the transactions referred to in 
rules 7 (4), 8 (3), 13, 24, 27 (4), 32, 33, 35, 35A (3), 37 (3A), 57 (1) and 66 (1) and (2).   
 
Registration of account holder 
58B. —(1)   Any person who desires to make use of the electronic online system to — 
 
 (a)  carry out any transaction re ferred to in rule 58A (2); and 
  (b)  make payment through Interbank GIRO for that transaction,  shall, in accordance with the procedur es set out in practice directions i ssued by the Registrar, apply to 
the Registrar to be registered as an account holder.   
 (2)   The Registrar may register a person as an account  holder on such terms and with such restrictions 
pertaining to the use of the electronic online system as the Registrar thinks fit.   
 
Identification name and authentication code 
58C. —Upon registration of a person as an account hold er, the person shall be assigned such number 
of identification names and authentication codes as the Registrar may determine.  
Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars 
58D. —An account holder shall, in accordance with su ch procedure as may be laid down in practice 
directions issued by the Registrar, inform the Regi strar of any change in the particulars furnished in 
his application for registration as an account holder under rule 58B.  
Security measures 
58E. —(1)   An account holder shall ensure the c onfidentiality and security of each identification 
name and authentication code assigned to him and shall not — 
 
(a)  divulge the identification name and authen tication code to any other person who has no 
authority to use the identification name and authentication code; or  (b)  permit any other person who has not been so  authorised to use the identification name and 
authentication code.  
 
(2)   When using the electronic online system, an account holder shall not circumvent any security or authentication mechanism in the system.    Duty of person carrying out electronic filing 
58F.—A person shall only use the electronic online sy stem in accordance with these Rules and any 
practice directions issued by the Registrar.   IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  Cancellation of registration as account holder 
58G. —The Registrar may cancel — 
  (a)  the registration of an account holder; and  
 (b)  any identification name and authentication code issued to the account holder, 
 if the Registrar is satisfied that the account holder has contravened rule 58E or 58F or any term or 
restriction imposed by the Registrar.  
 
PART IX 
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
Hours of business and excluded days 
59.—(1)   Subject to paragraph (3 ), any business done under the Act — 
 
 (a)  on any day after the hours of business of  the Registry for that class of business; or 
  (b)  on any day which is an excluded day for that class of business,  shall be taken to have been done on the next fo llowing day which is not an excluded day for that 
class of business.   
 
(2)   Where the time for doing any business under the Act expires on an excluded day for the doing of 
that class of business, that time shall be extended to  the next following day which is not an excluded 
day for the doing of that class of business.    
(3)   For the avoidance of doubt, where the tim e for carrying out any transaction referred to in 
rule 58A (2) expires on an excluded day for the carrying out of that transaction, that time shall be extended to the next following day which is not an excluded day for the carrying out of that 
transaction, notwithstanding the availability of the el ectronic online system for the carrying out of that 
transaction.   
 
(4)   Where, in carrying out any transaction referred to in rule 58A (2), a document — 
  (a)  is transmitted to the Registry by means of the electronic online system; and  
(b)  is received, by the server of that system set up to receive such transmissions, at any time 
before midnight on any day which is not an excluded day for the business of sending to or 
filing with the Registry any document by means of that system,  
that document shall be treated as sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry at that time and on that day.   
 
(5)   For the purposes of paragraph (4), the documen t shall be treated as sent to or filed with, and 
received by, the Registry if and only if the last by te of the transmission containing the document is 
received by the server referred to in that paragraph.    IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  (6)   Any person who sends or files a document by means of the electronic online system may produce 
a record of transmission issued thr ough that system as evidence of — 
  (a)  the sending or filing of that document; and  
 (b)  the date and time when the sending or filing took place.  
 (7)   Subject to paragraph (6) of rule 6, wh ere a document referred to in that paragraph — 
  (a)  is transmitted to the Registrar or Registry by means of facsimile transmission; and 
 
 (b)  is received —  
(i)  by any facsimile machine designated by  the Registry for the receipt of such 
transmissions; and 
 
(ii)  at any time before midnight on any day which is not an excluded day for the business of sending to or filing with the Registry that document by means of facsimile transmission,  
that document shall be treated as sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry at that time and 
on that day.   
 (8)   For the purposes of paragraph (7) —  
(a)  a document shall be treated as sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry if and 
only if all sheets comprising the complete doc ument are received by the facsimile machine 
referred to in that paragraph; and  (b)  the date and time of receipt of the document, as recorded by the facsimile machine referred to in that paragraph, shall, until the cont rary is proved, be treated as the date and time 
when the document was sent to or filed with, and received by, the Registry.  
 
(9)   In the Act, “excluded day”, in relation to an y specific class of business, means any day on which 
the Registry shall be taken to be closed for the purposes of the transaction by the public of that class 
of business.    Extension of period where interruption in postal service, etc. 
60.—(1)   Where, on any day, there is an interruption in — 
  (a)  the postal service of Singapore;   (b)  the operation of the Registry; or 
 
 (c)  the operation of the electronic online system,  the Registrar may issue practice directions to declar e that day as one on which there has been such an 
interruption and, where any period of time specified  in the Act for the giving, sending, filing or 
serving of any notice, application or other document expires on a day so declared, the period shall be 
extended to the first day next following (not bein g an excluded day) which is not so declared.   
 (2)   If in any case the Registrar is satisfied that th e failure to give, send, file or serve any notice, 
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  to a failure of or delay in the postal service of Singa pore, the Registrar may, if he thinks fit and upon 
such terms as he may direct, extend the period so that it ends on —   (a)  the day of the receipt by the addressee of the notice, application or other document; or 
 
(b)  if the day of such receipt is an excluded day, on the first following day which is not an 
excluded day.   
(3)   The Registrar shall give notice of an extensi on referred to in paragraph (2) to all parties to the 
matter.   
 
Case management conference 
60A. —Notwithstanding anything in these Rules, at a ny stage of any application to or proceedings 
before the Registrar, the Registrar may direct th e applicant or parties to attend a case management 
conference in order that the Registrar may make such order or give such direction as he thinks fit for 
the just, expeditious and economical disposal of the matter. 
 
Registrar’s power to require docu ments, information or evidence 
60B. —Notwithstanding anything in these Rules, at a ny stage of any application to or proceedings 
before the Registrar, the Registrar may direct the app licant or any party to produce or file, within such 
period as the Registrar may specify, any document, information or evidence which the Registrar may 
reasonably require. 
 
Address altered by public authority 
60C. —(1)   No fee need be paid for filing a request under rule 7 (4) or 66 (2) with the Registrar to 
change an address or address for service, as the case may be, if the change of the address was made by 
a public authority and the ch anged address designates the same premises as before.   
 (2)   A request referred to in paragraph (1) sh all be accompanied by the relevant documentary 
evidence of such change by the public authority.   
 
Application to Court 
60D. —A person who makes an application to the Cour t under the Act shall, as soon as practicable, 
file a copy of the application with the Registrar.  
Publication and sale of documents 
61.—The Registrar may arrange for the publication and sale of documents by the Registry and of 
information about such documents. 
 
Filing of court orders, declarations and certificates 
62.—Where any order or declaration is made or any certificate is granted by the Court under the Act, 
the person in whose favour such order, declaration or certificate is made or granted or, if there is more 
than one person, such one of them as the Registrar may direct, shall file with the Registrar Form D17 
and a copy of the order, declaration or certificate. 
 
Security for costs 
63.—(1) If a party in any proceedings before the Re gistrar neither resides nor carries on business in 
Singapore, the Registrar may require him to give security for costs in such form and amount as the 
Registrar considers sufficient.   
 (2) If the Registrar requires any party making an a pplication or request under these Rules to give 
security for costs and the party fails to comply with  the requirement of the Registrar, the Registrar 
may treat the application or request as abandoned or withdrawn.   IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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  Transliteration and translation 
64.—(1) Where any document given or sent to or filed with the Registrar, or any part of the 
document, contains or consists of a word or word s in characters other than Roman or in a language 
other than English, it shall, unless the Regist rar otherwise directs, be accompanied by — 
 
(a)  a translation and, if the case requires, a transliteration, of each word in English to the 
satisfaction of the Registrar; and  
 (b)  a statement as to the language to which each word belongs.   
(2) The Registrar may at any time require a copy of the translation or transliteration, certified or 
verified to the satisfaction of the Registra r, to be filed with the Registrar.   
 
Amendment of documents and rectification of irregularities 
65.—Subject to the provisions of these Rules, any document given or sent to or filed with the 
Registrar may be amended, and any irregularity in  procedure under these Rules may be rectified, on 
the direction of the Registrar and on such terms as the Registrar may impose.  
Application to change name or address 
66.—(1) A request by any person to change his na me appearing in the Register or any document 
given or sent to or filed with the Registrar shall be made in Form D1.   
 
(2) A request by any person to change his address or  address for service appearing in the Register or 
any document given or sent to or filed with th e Registrar shall be made in Form D1.   
 (3) Before acting on the request, the Registrar may requ ire such proof of the change as he thinks fit.   
 
(4) Upon due proof of such alteration, the Registrar shall amend the Register or document, as the case 
may be.    
Designs Journal 
66A. —(1)   The Registrar shall publish a journal, to be called the Designs Journal which shall 
contain — 
  (a)  the matters required to be published in that Journal under rules 4 (1), 28 and 67 (3); 
  (b)  the practice directions issued by the Registrar under the Act; and 
 
 (c)  such other information as the Registrar thinks fit.   (2)   The Designs Journal shall be published mont hly, unless the Registrar otherwise directs.   
  
PART X 
 
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 
 
Extension of registration of relevant design after initial period 
67.—(1) An application to extend the period of regist ration of a relevant design from the expiry of its 
initial period of registration shall be  made in Form D18 and shall, in addition to the matters referred to 
in paragraph 3 (3) of the Schedule to the Act, be accompanied by — 
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   (a)  the name and address of the registered proprietor as they appear in the UK Register; 
  (b)  an address for service in Singapore of the applicant;  
(c)  3 identical representations of the design as registered under the UK Act; all of which must 
be suitable for reproduction and of a size that is  no more than 15 centimetres by length and 13 
centimetres by breadth;  (d)  a statement of novelty identical to that u sed in relation to the application for registration 
of the design under the UK Act; and 
 
 (e)  such other information or documents as the Registrar may require.   (2)   The application to extend the period of regi stration of a relevant design shall not be made — 
 
 (a)  earlier than 6 months before; or 
  (b)  later than 6 months after,  the date of expiry of the initial period of  registration of the relevant design.   
 
(3) Upon the extension of the period of registration of a relevant design from the expiry of its initial 
period of registration, a notice of extension shall be  published in the Designs Journal which shall set 
out the registration number in relation to the design.    67A. —Deleted by S 556/2005, wef 01/09/2005. 
 
Right to information 
68.—(1) After the extension of the period of registra tion of a relevant design from the expiry of its 
initial period of registration, and upon the filing of a request by a ny person and the payment of the 
applicable fee referred to in the Fi rst Schedule, the Registrar shall — 
 
 (a)  give the person making the request such information; and 
  (b)  permit him to inspect such documents,  relating to the application for the extension of the period of regist ration (including any representation, 
sample or specimen of the design), as may be specified in the request.   
 (2) Rule 30 (3) and (4) shall apply, with the necessa ry modifications, in relation to an inspection of 
documents under this rule.    IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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FIRST SCHEDULE 
Rules 3 (1), 30 (1) and 68 (1) 
 
FEES 
 
 
No.    Matter   Corresponding 
Rule(s)   Fee  Corresponding 
Form(s) 
 
1    Request to change or correct the name 
or address of an applicant for registration or of a registered proprietor, or request to change an address for service —   7 (4) 
66        
      (a) filed by means of the electronic 
online system      $15    D1 
      (b) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $21    D1 
                   
2    Notice of appointment or substitution 
of agent —   8(3)        
      (a) filed by means of the electronic 
online system      $12    D2 
      (b) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $17    D2 
                   
3    Application for registration of a 
design under section 11 of the Act —   13        
      (a) filed by means of the electronic 
online system      $250 in 
respect of 
each design    D3 
      (b) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $270 in 
respect of 
each design    D3 
                   
4    Withdrawal of application for 
registration of a design under section 
14 of the Act   23   No fee    D4 
                   
5    Application to amend an application 
for registration of a design under section 15 of the Act —   24        
      (a) filed by means of the electronic 
online system —            IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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        (i) where the amendment relates to text 
only      $40    D5 
      (ii) where the amendment relates to 
representations only or to representations and text      $45    D5 
      (b) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system —           
      (i) where the amendment relates to text 
only      $50    D5 
      (ii) where the amendment relates to 
representations only or to 
representations and text      $55    D5 
                   
6    Request for reinstatement of an 
application for registration of a design 
under section 16 of the Act   25   $40    D6 
                   
7    Request for information and 
permission to inspect any document under section 28 of the Act and rule 68  30 
68   $6    — 
                   
8    Application for a certified copy of an 
entry in the Register or a certified extract from the Register under section 55 (3) of the Act —   32        
      (a) filed by means of the electronic 
online system      $30    D7 
      (b) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $36    D7 
                   
9    Application to correct an error in the 
Register under section 57 of the Act —  33        
      (a) filed by means of the electronic 
online system —           
      (i) where the correction relates to text 
only      $40    D5 
      (ii) where the correction relates to 
representations only or to 
representations and text      $45    D5 
      (b) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system —           
      (i) where the correction relates to text 
only      $50    D5 IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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        (ii) where the correction relates to 
representations only or to representations and text      $55    D5 
                   
10    Application for extension of period of 
registration of a design under section 
21 of the Act and paragraph 3(6) of the Schedule to the Act —   35        
      (a) for the first period of 5 years —           
      (i) filed by means of the 
electronic online system      $200 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      (ii) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $220 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      ( b) for the second period of 5 years —           
      (i) filed by means of the 
electronic online system      $300 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      (ii) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $330 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      (c) for the third period of 5 years —           
      (i) filed by means of the 
electronic online system      $400 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      (ii) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $440 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      (d) for the fourth period of 5 years —           
      (i) filed by means of the 
electronic online system      $500 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
      (ii) filed other than by means of the 
electronic online system      $550 in 
respect of 
each 
registration    D8 
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  11    Late application to extend period of 
registration of a design under section 21 (5) of the Act and paragraph 3 (6) of the Schedule to the Act    —   $50 in respect 
of  each 
registration in 
addition to fee 
under item 10    — 
                   
12    Application to register particulars of a 
transaction affecting rights in a registered design under section 34 of the Act   37 (1)   $80    D9 
                   
13    13 Filing of a notice of a transaction 
relating to an application for registration of a design under section 35 of the Act   37 (1)   $80    D9 
                   
14    Application to amend particulars of a 
transaction registered under section 34 of the Act   37 (4)   $40    D10 
                   
15    Application to cancel claim as 
mortgagee or licensee in Register   38 (1)   $30    D11 
                   
16    Filing of a notice to surrender 
registration under section 26 of the Act  39 (1)   $40    D12 
                   
17    Application for revocation of the 
registration of a design under section 27 of the Act   40 (1)   $400    D13 
                   
18    Filing of a counter-statement   41 (1)   $320    D14                    
19    Filing of a notice of appearance at 
hearing   48 (3)   $450    D15 
                   
20    Request for an extension of time 
whether by means of the electronic 
online system or otherwise   57 (1)   No fee    D16 
                   
21    Filing of an order, declaration 
or certificate of the Court with the Registrar (other than in relation to an application referred to in item 12 or 
13)   62   $60    D17 
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  22    Application for extension of period 
of registration of design registered in the United Kingdom upon expiry of initial period of registration   67 (1)   $220    D18 
                   
22A    Issue by Registrar of a certificate as to 
amount of taxed costs   56E   $80    D19 
                   
23    Inspection of Register under section 
55 of the Act and obtaining of copies 
of documents and computer print-outs 
—          — 
      (a) for each search per file      $2 for every 
half  hour or 
less     
      (b) for any document placed in the 
public search room—           
      (i) self-service photocopying of each 
page or part thereof using a stored-value card      $0.15     
      (ii) photocopying of each page or part 
thereof by the staff of the Registry      $0.30     
      (c) for photocopying of each page or 
part thereof of any other document by the staff of the Registry      $0.30     
      (d) for each page of computer print-out 
from an electronic database of the 
Registry      $0.30     
                   
24    Purchase of a copy of the Designs 
Journal      $10    — 
                   
25    Request for grounds of decision      $700    — 
                   26    Request for re-advertisement      $75    —          
 
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  SECOND SCHEDULE 
 
Rule 4 (3) 
 
DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMS 
 
Form     Description of Forms  
D1    Request to change or correct the name and/or address of an applicant for 
registration or of a registered proprietor; or request to change an address for service 
D2    Filing of a notice of appointment or substitution of agent 
D3    Application for registration of a design under section 11 of the Act D4    Withdrawal of application for registration of a design under section 14 of the 
Act 
D5    Application to amend an applicati on for registration of a design under section 15 
of the Act/Application to correct an error in the Register under section 57 of the 
Act (other than an error relating to name or address of the registered owner) 
D6    Request for reinstatement of an application for registration of a design under 
section 16 of the Act 
D7    Application for a certified copy of an entry in the Register or a certified extract 
from the Register under section 55 (3) of the Act 
D8    Application for extension of period of registration of a design under section 21 
of the Act and paragraph 3 (6) of the Schedule to the Act 
D9    Application to register particulars of a transaction affecting rights in a registered 
design under section 34 of the Act/Filing of a notice of a transaction relating to an application for registration of a design under section 35 of the Act 
D10    Application to amend particulars of a transaction registered under section 34 of 
the Act 
D11    Application to cancel claim as mortgagee or licensee in Register D12    Filing of a notice to surrender registration under section 26 of the Act 
D13    Application for revocation of the registration of a design under section 27 of the 
Act 
D14    Filing of a counter-statement 
D15    Filing of a notice of appearance at hearing D16    Request for an extension of time D17    Filing of an order, a declaration or a certificate of the Court with the Registrar 
(other than in relation to an appli cation to register particulars of a 
transaction affecting rights in a registered design under section 34 of the Act or 
in relation to a notice of a transaction re lating to an application for registration 
of a design under section 35 of the Act) 
D18    Application for extension of period of registration of a design registered in 
the United Kingdom upon expiry of initial period of registration 
D19    Request to extract the Registrar’s Certificate of Taxation 
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  THIRD SCHEDULE 
 
Rules 19 (2), 22, 26, 28 and 31 
 
CLASSIFICATION OF ARTICLES 
 CLASS 1   
FOODSTUFFS  
   01-01    Baker’s products, biscuits, pastry, macaroni and other cereal products, 
chocolates, confectionery, ices 
   01-02    Fruit and vegetables 
   01-03    Cheeses, butter and bu tter substitutes, other dairy produce 
   01-04    Butcher’s meat (including pork products), fish    01-05    [vacant]    01-06    Animal foodstuffs    01-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 2  ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND HABERDASHERY  
   02-01    Undergarments, lingerie, corsets, brassieres, nightwear 
   02-02    Garments    02-03    Headwear    02-04    Footwear, socks and stockings 
   02-05    Neckties, scarves, neckerchiefs and handkerchiefs 
   02-06    Gloves    02-07    Haberdashery and clothing accessories    02-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 3  TRAVEL GOODS, CASES, PARASOLS AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS, 
NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED  
   03-01    Trunks, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, keyholders, cases specially 
designed for their contents, wallets and similar articles 
   03-02    [vacant]    03-03    Umbrellas, paraso ls, sunshades and walking sticks 
   03-04    Fans 
   03-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 4  BRUSHWARE  
   04-01    Brushes and brooms for cleaning    04-02    Toilet brushes, clothes brushes and shoe brushes 
   04-03    Brushes for machines    04-04    Paintbrushes, brushes for use in cooking    04-99    Miscellaneous 
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  CLASS 5  TEXTILE PIECEGOODS, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL SHEET MATERIAL
   05-01    Spun Articles 
   05-02    Lace    05-03    Embroidery    05-04    Ribbons, braids and other decorative trimmings 
   05-05    Textile fabrics 
   05-06    Artificial or natural sheet material    05-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 6  FURNISHING  
   06-01    Beds and seats 
   06-02    [vacant]    06-03    Tables and similar furniture    06-04    Storage furniture    06-05    Composite furniture 
   06-06    Other furniture and furniture parts 
   06-07    Mirrors and frames    06-08    Clothes hangers    06-09    Mattresses and cushions    06-10    Curtains and indoor blinds    06-11    Carpets, mats and rugs 
   06-12    Tapestries 
   06-13    Blankets and other covering  materials, household linen and napery 
   06-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 7  HOUSEHOLD GOODS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED  
   07-01    China, glassware, dishes and other articles of a similar nature 
   07-02    Cooking applian ces, utensils and containers 
   07-03    Table knives, forks and spoons    07-04    Appliances and utensils, hand-manipulated, for preparing food or drink    07-05    Flat-irons and washing, cleaning and drying equipment    07-06    Other table utensils 
   07-07    Other household receptacles 
   07-08    Fireplace implements    07-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 8  TOOLS AND HARDWARE  
   08-01    Tools and implements for drilling, milling or digging 
   08-02    Hammers and other similar tools and implements IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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     08-03    Cutting tools and implements 
   08-04    Screwdrivers and ot her similar tools and implements 
   08-05    Other tools and implements    08-06    Handles, knobs and hinges    08-07    Locking or closing devices 
   08-08    Fastening, supporting or mounting devices not included in other classes 
   08-09    Metal fittings and mountin gs for doors, windows and furniture, and 
similar articles 
   08-10    Bicycle racks    08-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 9  PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS FOR THE TRANSPORT OR HANDLING 
OF GOODS  
   09-01    Bottles, flasks, pots, carboys, demijohns, and containers with dynamic 
dispensing means 
   09-02    Storage cans, drums and casks 
   09-03    Boxes, cases, containers, (preserve) tins or cans    09-04    Hampers, crates and baskets    09-05    Bags, sachets, tubes and capsules    09-06    Ropes and hooping materials    09-07    Closing means and attachments 
   09-08    Pallets and platforms for forklifts 
   09-09    Refuse and trash containers and stands therefor    09-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 10  CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND OTHER MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, 
CHECKING AND SIGNALLING INSTRUMENTS  
   10-01    Clocks and alarm clocks 
   10-02    Watches and wrist watches    10-03    Other time-measuring instruments    10-04    Other measuring instruments, apparatus and devices    10-05    Instruments, apparatus and devices for checking, security or testing 
   10-06    Signalling apparatus and devices 
   10-07    Casings, cases, dials, hands and all other parts and accessories of 
instruments for measuring, checking and signalling 
   10-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 11  ARTICLES OF ADORNMENT  
   11-01    Jewellery 
   11-02    Trinkets, table, mantel and wall ornaments, flower vases and pots    11-03    Medals and badges  IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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     11-04    Artificial flowers, fruit and plants 
   11-05    Flags, festive decorations    11-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 12  MEANS OF TRANSPORT OR HOISTING  
   12-01    Vehicles drawn by animals 
   12-02    Handcarts, wheelbarrows    12-03    Locomotives and rolling stoc k for railways and all other rail vehicles 
   12-04    Telpher carriers, chair lifts and ski lifts    12-05    Elevators and hoists for loading or conveying 
   12-06    Ships and boats 
   12-07    Aircraft and space vehicles    12-08    Motor cars, buses and lorries    12-09    Tractors    12-10    Road vehicle trailers 
   12-11    Cycles and motorcycles 
   12-12    Perambulators, invalid chairs, stretchers    12-13    Special-purpose vehicles    12-14    Other vehicles    12-15    Tyres and anti-skid chains for vehicles    12-16    Parts, equipment and accessories for vehicles, not included in other 
classes or subclasses 
   12-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 13  EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION OR 
TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTRICITY  
   13-01    Generators and motors 
   13-02    Power transformers, rectifiers, batteries and accumulators    13-03    Equipment for distribution or control of electric power    13-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 14  RECORDING, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL 
EQUIPMENT  
   14-01    Equipment for the recording or reproduction of sounds or pictures 
   14-02    Data processing equipment as well as peripheral apparatus and devices 
   14-03    Communications equipment, wireless remote controls and radio 
amplifiers 
   14-99    Miscellaneous 
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  CLASS 15  MACHINES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED  
   15-01    Engines 
   15-02    Pumps and compressors    15-03    Agricultural machinery    15-04    Construction machinery 
   15-05    Washing, cleaning and drying machines 
   15-06    Textile, sewing, knitting and embroidering machines, including their 
integral parts 
   15-07    Refrigeration machinery and apparatus    15-08    [vacant] 
   15-09    Machine tools, abrading and founding machinery 
   15-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 16  PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL APPARATUS  
   16-01    Photographic cameras and film cameras    16-02    Projectors and viewers 
   16-03    Photocopying apparatus and enlargers    16-04    Developing apparatus and equipment    16-05    Accessories    16-06    Optical articles    16-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 17  MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS  
   17-01    Keyboard instruments 
   17-02    Wind instruments    17-03    Stringed instruments 
   17-04    Percussion instruments 
   17-05    Mechanical instruments    17-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 18  PRINTING AND OFFICE MACHINERY  
   18-01    Typewriters and calculating machines    18-02    Printing machines 
   18-03    Type and type faces    18-04    Bookbinding machines, printers’ stapling machines, guillotines and 
trimmers (for bookbinding) 
   18-99    Miscellaneous 
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  CLASS 19 STATIONERY AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT, ARTISTS' AND TEACHING 
MATERIALS  
   19-01    Writing paper, cards for correspondence and announcements 
   19-02    Office equipment    19-03    Calendars 
   19-04    Books and other object s of similar outward appearance 
   19-05    [vacant]    19-06    Materials and instruments for writing by hand, for drawing, for painting, 
for sculpture, for engraving a nd for other artistic techniques 
   19-07    Teaching materials 
   19-08    Other printed matter 
   19-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 20  SALES AND ADVERTISING EQUIPMENT, SIGNS  
   20-01    Automatic vending machines    20-02    Display and sales equipment 
   20-03    Signs, signbo ards and advertising devices 
   20-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 21  GAMES, TOYS, TENTS AND SPORTS GOODS  
   21-01    Games and toys    21-02    Gymnastics and sports apparatus and equipment 
   21-03    Other amusement and entertainment articles    21-04    Tents and accessories thereof    21-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 22  ARMS, PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES, ARTICLES FOR HUNTING, FISHING 
AND PEST KILLING  
   22-01    Projectile weapons 
   22-02    Other weapons    22-03    Ammunition, rockets and pyrotechnic articles    22-04    Targets and accessories 
   22-05    Hunting and fishing equipment 
   22-06    Traps, articles for pest killing    22-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 23  FLUID DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT, SANITARY, HEATING, 
VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, SOLID FUEL  
   23-01    Fluid distribution equipment 
   23-02    Sanitary appliances    23-03    Heating equipment IP/N/1/SGP/D/2 
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     23-04    Ventilation and air-conditioning equipment 
   23-05    Solid fuel    23-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 24  MEDICAL AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT  
   24-01    Apparatus and equipment for doctors, hospitals and laboratories 
   24-02    Medical instruments, instruments and tools for laboratory use    24-03    Prosthetic articles    24-04    Materials for dressing wounds, nursing and medical care    24-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 25  BUILDING UNITS AND CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS  
   25-01    Building materials 
   25-02    Prefabricated or pre-assembled building parts    25-03    Houses, garages and other buildings 
   25-04    Steps, ladders and scaffolds 
   25-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 26  LIGHTING APPARATUS  
   26-01    Candlesticks and candelabra 
   26-02    Torches and hand lamps and lanterns 
   26-03    Public lighting fixtures 
   26-04    Luminous sources, whether electrical or not    26-05    Lamps, standard lamps, chandeliers, wall and ceiling fixtures, 
lampshades, reflectors, photographic and cinematographic projector lamps 
   26-06    Luminous devices for vehicles 
   26-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 27  TOBACCO AND SMOKERS' SUPPLIES  
   27-01    Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes 
   27-02    Pipes, cigar and cigarette holders 
   27-03    Ashtrays 
   27-04    Matches    27-05    Lighters    27-06    Cigar cases, cigarette cases, tobacco jars and pouches    27-99    Miscellaneous 
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  CLASS 28  PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS, TOILET ARTICLES 
AND APPARATUS  
   28-01    Pharmaceutical products 
   28-02    Cosmetic products    28-03    Toilet articles and beauty parlour equipment 
   28-04    Wigs, false hairpieces 
   28-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 29  DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS, FOR ACCIDENT 
PREVENTION AND FOR RESCUE  
   29-01    Devices and equipment against fire hazards 
   29-02    Devices and equipment for accident prevention and for rescue, not 
elsewhere specified 
   29-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 30  ARTICLES FOR THE CARE AND HANDLING OF ANIMALS  
   30-01    Animal clothing 
   30-02    Pens, cages, ke nnels and similar shelters 
   30-03    Feeders and waterers    30-04    Saddlery    30-05    Whips and prods 
   30-06    Beds and nests 
   30-07    Perches and other cage attachments    30-08    Markers, marks and shackles    30-09    Hitching posts    30-99    Miscellaneous 
 
CLASS 31  MACHINES AND APPLIANCES FOR PREPARING FOOD OR DRINK, NOT 
ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED  
   31-00    Machines and appliances for preparing food or drink, not elsewhere 
specified  
CLASS 99  MISCELLANEOUS  
   99-00    Miscellaneous 
  
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  FOURTH SCHEDULE 
 
Rule 56D (1) 
 
SCALE OF COSTS 
 
 
Item  
Matter   
  
Amount  
            
   INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS:       
1. Drawing and filing application for revocation of 
registration of a design, including a statement of grounds    $300 
2. Drawing and filing counter-statement     $300 
3. Preparing and filing evidence for revocation proceedings    $300 — $1,600   
per statutory declaration 
4. Reviewing the reply to any document referred to in items 
1, 2 and 3    $150 — $800  
per document 
               INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS:       5. Preparing for all interlocutory proceedings    $50 — $500 6. Attending all interlocutor y proceedings    $50 — $500 
            
   PREPARATION FOR AND ATTENDANCE AT 
HEARING:       
7. Preparing for hearing    $500 — $2,000 
8. Attendance at hearing    $200 — $800 
9. General expenses and travelling of each witness required 
to attend the hearing    Expert: 
$100 — $200 per day 
         Non-Expert: 
$50 — $100 per day 
               TAXATION:       
10. Drawing bill of costs    $5 per folio 
11. Attending taxation and obtaining the Registrar’s certificate 
or order     $100 — $300. 
  
 [G.N. Nos. S 504/2000;461/2001;S657/2001]  
 
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