Registered Designs (Amendment) Bill
Bill No. 23/2017.
Read the first time on 3 April 2017.

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPOREGOVERNMENT GAZETTEACTS SUPPLEMENT
Published by Authority
NO. 35]FRIDAY, JUNE 16[2017

First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 15 June 2017 at 5 pm.

The following Act was passed by Parliament on 8 May 2017 and assented toby the President on 7 June 2017:—

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
No. 29 of 2017.
I assent.
TONY TAN KENG YAM,
President.
7 June 2017.
A BILL
intituled
An Act to amend the Registered Designs Act (Chapter 266 of the2005 Revised Edition) and to make related amendments to the
Copyright Act (Chapter 63 of the 2006 Revised Edition).
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the
Parliament of Singapore, as follows:2

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Short title and commencement
1. This Act is the Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2017 andcomes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by
notification in the Gazette.
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Amendment of section 2
2. Section 2 of the Registered Designs Act (called in this Act the
principal Act) is amended —(a) by deleting the definition of “article” in subsection (1) andsubstituting the following definition:

10“ “article” means any thing that is manufactured(whether by an industrial process, by hand orotherwise), and includes —(a) any part of an article, if that part ismade and sold separately; and15(b) any set of articles;”;(b) by inserting, immediately after the words “an article” in thedefinition of “corresponding design” in subsection (1), thewords “or a non‑physical product”;

20(c) by deleting the definition of “design” in subsection (1) andsubstituting the following definition:

25“ “design” means features of shape, configuration,
colours, pattern or ornament applied to any
article or non‑physical product that give that
article or non‑physical product its appearance,
but does not include —(a) a method or principle of construction;(b) features of shape, configuration or
colours of an article or a non‑physicalproduct that —30(i) are dictated solely by thefunction that the article or

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non‑physical product has toperform;(ii) are dependent upon theappearance of another article
or non‑physical product of
which
the
articleornon‑physicalproductisintended by the designer toform an integral part; or(iii) enable
thearticleornon‑physical product to beconnected to, or placed in,around or against, anotherarticle or non‑physical product,
so that either article ornon‑physical product may
perform its function; or

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(c) features consisting only of one ormore colours that —(i) are not used with any feature ofshape or configuration; and20(ii) do not give rise to any feature ofpattern or ornament;”;(d) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “exclusive
licence” in subsection (1), the following definition:

25“ “formal requirements” means —(a) the requirements of section 11(2)(c)and (4)(a); and(b) any other requirements of section 11,
or of rules made for the purposes ofthat section, that are prescribed asformal requirements;”;30

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definition:“ “non‑physical product” —5(a) means any thing that —(i) does not have a physical form;(ii) is produced by the projection ofa design on a surface or into a
medium (including air); and10(iii) has an intrinsic utilitarianfunction that is not merely toportray the appearance of thething or to convey information;and15(b) includes any set of non‑physicalproducts;”;

20(f) by deleting the full‑stop at the end of the definition of “setof articles” in subsection (1) and substituting a semi‑colon,
and by inserting immediately thereafter the following
definitions:“ “set of articles and non‑physical products” means
one or more articles and one or more
non‑physical products —2530(a) all of which are of the same generalcharacter and are ordinarily on sale
together or intended to be used
together; and(b) to each of which the same design, or
the same design with modifications orvariations not sufficient to alter thecharacter or substantially to affect theidentity of the design, is applied;REGISTERED DESIGNS (AMENDMENT)
55“set of non‑physical products” means 2 or more
non‑physical products of the same generalcharacter that are ordinarily on sale together or
intended to be used together, and to each ofwhich the same design, or the same design
with modifications or variations not sufficient
to alter the character or substantially to affectthe identity of the design, is applied.”;(g) by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and substituting
the following paragraphs:“(b) any reference in this Act to an article inrespect of which a design is registered is, inthe case of a design registered in respect ofa set of articles or a set of articles andnon‑physical products, a reference to any
article of that set;(ba) any reference in this Act to a non‑physicalproduct in respect of which a design isregistered is, in the case of a design
registered in respect of a set ofnon‑physical products or a set of articles
and non‑physical products, a reference to
any non‑physical product of that set; and”;
and(h) by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), thefollowing subsection:

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“(3) In this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires, a device for projecting a non‑physicalproduct —(a) is any device that when activated projects
the non‑physical product on a surface orinto a medium (including air); and(b) includes any product or component that isused in or with a device mentioned inparagraph (a) to project the non‑physical

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product on a surface or into a medium(including air).”.
Amendment of section 4
3. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended —5(a) by deleting subsection (2);(b) by deleting the words “, in a case not falling withinsubsection (2),” in subsection (3);10(c) by deleting the words “Subsections (2) and (3) are” insubsection (4) and substituting the words “Subsection (3)is”; and(d) by inserting, immediately after the word “article” wherever
it appears in subsection (5), the words “or non‑physicalproduct”.
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4. Section 5 of the principal Act is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately after the words “an article” insubsection (1), the words “, a non‑physical product, or a setof articles and non‑physical products,”; and20(b) by inserting, immediately after the word “article” insubsection (2)(a) and (b), the words “, non‑physicalproduct or set of articles and non‑physical products”.
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5. Section 7(3) of the principal Act is amended by inserting,
immediately after the word “articles” in paragraph (a), the words “andnon‑physical products”.
Amendment of section 8
6. Section 8 of the principal Act is amended —30(a) by deleting the word “An” in subsections (1) and (2) andsubstituting in each case the words “Subject tosubsection (2A), an”;

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77(b) by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), thefollowing subsection:“(2A) This section only applies to —(a) a disclosure mentioned in subsection (1)(a)or (b);(b) anacceptancesubsection (1)(c);mentioned

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(c) a
communication
mentionedinsubsection (1)(d), or anything done inconsequence of such a communication;

10(d) a display mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or(b); or(e) apublication
subsection (2)(c),mentioned

inthat occurs before the date of commencement ofsection 6 of the Registered Designs (Amendment)
Act 2017.”; and15(c) by deleting the section heading and substituting thefollowing section heading:“Disclosure, etc., of design before certain date”.

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New sections 8A and 8B
7. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after
section 8, the following sections:“Disclosure of design on or after certain date
8A.—(1) An application for registration of a design must not
be refused, and the registration of a design must not be revoked,
by reason only of any of the following:(a) a disclosure of the design made to a person other thanthe designer, or any successor in title of the designer,
under conditions of confidentiality (whether express
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successor in title of the designer, during the period of
12 months immediately before the date of filing of theapplication for registration of the design;
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(c) a disclosure of the design made by a person other thanthe designer, or any successor in title of the designer,
during the period of 12 months immediately before thedate of filing of the application for registration of thedesign, in consequence of information provided, or
any other action taken, by the designer or any
successor in title of the designer;(d) a disclosure of the design made during the period of
12 months immediately before the date of filing of theapplication for registration of the design, as aconsequence of an abuse in relation to the designer
or any successor in title of the designer.
(2) This section only applies to a disclosure mentioned insubsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) that is made on or after the date ofcommencement of section 7 of the Registered Designs(Amendment) Act 2017.
Disclosure of design to be registered in respect of
non‑physical product2530

8B. An application for registration of a design in respect of anon‑physical product must not be refused, and the registration
pursuant to that application of the design in respect of thenon‑physical product must not be revoked, by reason only of adisclosure of the design made before the date of filing of thatapplication, if that application is filed during the period of
12 months immediately after the date of commencement ofsection 7 of the Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2017.”.
Amendment of section 9
8. Section 9 of the principal Act is amended —(a) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following
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99“(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if —(a) the previous use consisted of or included
the sale, letting for hire, or offer or exposure
for sale or hire, of —(i) articles or non‑physical products towhich had been applied —5(A) the design in question; or(B) a design differing from thedesign in question only inimmaterial details or infeatures that are variants
commonly used in the trade(called in this subsection an
immaterial variant); or(ii) devices
forprojecting
any
non‑physical products mentioned in
sub‑paragraph (i);(b) the design in question or an immaterial
variant had been applied industrially in
relation to those articles, non‑physicalproducts or devices; and

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(c) the previous use was made by or with theconsent of the copyright owner.”; and(b) by deleting the words “to articles or any description ofarticles” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “, inrelation to articles, non‑physical products or devices for
projecting non‑physical products,”.

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Amendment of section 10
9. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately after the words “an article” insubsections (1) and (3), the words “or a non‑physicalproduct”;

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NO. 29 OF 201710(b) by inserting, immediately after the word “articles” insubsection (1)(a) and (b) and in the section heading, thewords “or non‑physical products”; and5(c) by inserting, immediately after the words “other article” insubsection (3)(a) and (b), the words “or non‑physicalproduct”.
Amendment of section 11
10. Section 11 of the principal Act is amended —10(a) by deleting the word “The” in subsection (3) andsubstituting the words “Except as otherwise provided in
section 16A, the”; and(b) by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), thefollowing subsections:

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“(4) An application may be filed undersubsection (1) for the registration of 2 or moredesigns, if —(a) the articles, non‑physical products, or setsof articles and non‑physical products, towhich any of those designs is intended to be
applied, as specified in the application, fallwithin the same class, or (if they fall withinmore than one class) all of the same classes,
under the classification mentioned in
section 75(1)(c), as the articles,
non‑physical products, or sets of articles
and non‑physical products, to which eachof the other designs is intended to be
applied, as specified in the application; and(b) the application complies with such otherrequirements as may be prescribed.
(5) Every application filed under subsection (1) for
the registration of 2 or more designs is to be treated as
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1111subsection for the registration of each of those
designs.”.
Amendment of section 12
11. Section 12(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting,
immediately after the word “articles” wherever it appears, the words“or non‑physical products”.

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Amendment of section 13
12. Section 13(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting,
immediately after the word “articles”, the words “or non‑physicalproducts”.

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Amendment of section 15
13. Section 15 of the principal Act is amended by inserting,
immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) The class or classes (under the classification mentioned
in section 75(1)(c)) of articles, non‑physical products, or sets ofarticles and non‑physical products, to which a design is intended
to be applied, as specified in an application for registration of thedesign, must not be amended if —(a) the application is derived under section 11(5) from anapplication filed under section 11(1) for theregistration of 2 or more designs; and(b) the amendment would result in the articles,
non‑physical products, or sets of articles andnon‑physical products, to which any of those
designs is intended to be applied, and the articles,
non‑physical products, or sets of articles andnon‑physical products, to which another of those
designs is intended to be applied, falling withindifferent classes.”.
Amendment of section 16
14. Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by deleting
subsection (5).

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New section 16A
15. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after
section 16, the following section:
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“New application treated as filed on date of filing of earlier
application
16A.—(1) Where, on examining an application for registrationof a design (called in this section the earlier application) under
section 16(1), the Registrar determines that the earlier application
fails to comply with either or both of the formal requirements ofsection 11(2)(c) and (4)(a) (where applicable), the Registrar may,when notifying the applicant of the non‑compliance under
section 16(2), invite the applicant to correct the non‑complianceby filing one or more new applications under section 11.
(2) A new application must not be filed under subsection (1)if —(a) a notice of withdrawal has been filed under section 14
in relation to the earlier application;(b) the earlier application has been treated as withdrawn
under section 16(3);20(c) the earlier application has been refused under
section 17; or(d) the earlier application has been registered under
section 18.

25(3) The Registrar must refuse any new application filed incontravention of subsection (2).
(4) Each new application filed under subsection (1) is to betreated as filed on the date of filing of the earlier application, if allof the following requirements are satisfied:30(a) the new application complies with the requirements ofsection 11;(b) the new application is made by the applicant, or the
successor in title of the applicant, for the earlier
application;REGISTERED DESIGNS (AMENDMENT)1313(c) the new application does not include any matter thatwas not in substance disclosed in the earlier
application.”.
Amendment of section 26
16. Section 26(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting,
immediately after the word “articles”, the words “or non‑physicalproducts”.

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Amendment of section 30
17. Section 30 of the principal Act is amended —(a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following
subsection:

10“(1) The registration of a design under this Act gives
to the registered owner the following exclusive rights:(a) to make in Singapore, or import into
Singapore, for sale or hire, or for use forthe purpose of trade or business —(i) any article in respect of which thedesign is registered and to which thatdesign, or a design not substantiallydifferent from that design, has been
applied; or(ii) any device for projecting anon‑physical product (being anon‑physical product in respect ofwhich the design is registered and towhich that design, or a design notsubstantially different from thatdesign, has been applied);(b) to sell, hire, or offer or expose for sale orhire, in Singapore —(i) any article or non‑physical product inrespect of which the design isregistered and to which that design,

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or a design not substantially different
from that design, has been applied; or5(ii) any device for projecting anon‑physical product mentioned in
sub‑paragraph (i).”;(b) by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (b)”in subsection (6), the words “or (c)”; and(c) by deleting subsection (7) and substituting the following
subsection:

10“(7) The right in a registered design is not infringedby —(a) the import, sale, hire, or offer or exposure
for sale or hire of —

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(i) any article to which the design has
been applied, if the article has beenplaced on the market, whether in
Singapore or elsewhere, by or withthe consent (conditional or otherwise)of the registered owner; or(ii) any device for projecting anon‑physical product (being anon‑physical product to which thedesign has been applied), if the device
has been placed on the market,
whether in Singapore or elsewhere,by or with the consent (conditional orotherwise) of the registered owner; or(b) the sale, hire, or offer or exposure for sale orhire of any non‑physical product to which
the design has been applied, if thenon‑physical product has been placed on
the market, whether in Singapore orelsewhere, by or with the consent(conditional or otherwise) of theregistered owner.”.

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Amendment of section 31
18. Section 31 of the principal Act is amended by deleting
subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) Where an article, a non‑physical product, or a device forprojecting a non‑physical product, is disposed of to anotherperson in exercise of a right conferred by subsection (1), that
other person, and any person claiming through that other person,
may deal with the article, non‑physical product or device in thesame way as if the article, non‑physical product or device had
been disposed of by the owner of the design concerned.”.

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Amendment of section 39
19. Section 39(2) of the principal Act is amended by inserting,
immediately after the words “an article,” wherever they appear, thewords “a non‑physical product, or a device for projecting anon‑physical product,”.

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Amendment of section 40
20. Section 40 of the principal Act is amended —(a) by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(a);(b) by deleting the comma at the end of paragraph (b) ofsubsection (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and byinserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:20“(c) any infringing device in relation to thatdesign,”;(c) by deleting the words “article or thing” in subsections (1)and (3) and substituting in each case the words “article,
thing or infringing device”; and25(d) by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), thefollowing subsection:“(5) In this section and section 41, an infringing
device in relation to a registered design is a device forprojecting a non‑physical product where —

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to the non‑physical product; and(b) either or both of the following apply:(i) the device is made in Singapore or
imported into Singapore in such a
way as to infringe the design;5(ii) the device is sold, let for hire, oroffered or exposed for sale or hire in
Singapore in such a way as to infringe
the design.”.

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Amendment of section 41
21. Section 41 of the principal Act is amended —15(a) by inserting, immediately after the words “any infringing
article or thing” in subsection (1), the words “, or any
infringing device,”;(b) by inserting, immediately after the words “no infringing
article or thing” in subsection (2)(b), the words “, and no
infringing device,”;20(c) by deleting the words “the article or thing” insubsections (3), (4) and (7) and substituting in each casethe words “the article, thing or infringing device”; and(d) by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following
subsection:2530“(6) Where there is more than one person interested
in the article, thing or infringing device, the Court
may —(a) direct that the article, thing or infringing
device be sold, or otherwise dealt with, andthe proceeds divided; and(b) make any other order as the Court thinks
just.”.

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Amendment of section 45
22. Section 45 of the principal Act is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately after the word “articles”
wherever it appears in subsections (3)(a), (b) and (A) and(5), the words “, non‑physical products, or devices for
projecting non‑physical products,”;(b) by deleting the words “made in the exercise of the powers
conferred by this section” in subsection (3)(B) andsubstituting the words “, non‑physical products, or
devices for projecting non‑physical products, originallyintended for the services of the Government”; and510(c) by deleting the words “to make an article, or any use of anarticle,” in subsection (4).
Amendment of section 58
23. Section 58 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words“or articles” in paragraph (c) and substituting the words “, articles ordevices for projecting non‑physical products”.

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Amendment of section 59
24. Section 59 of the principal Act is amended by deleting
subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:20“(2) A person who has been required by the Registrar to
produce a document, an article or a device for projecting anon‑physical product must not, without lawful excuse, fail toproduce the document, article or device.”.
Amendment of section 60
25. Section 60(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting thewords “or articles” and substituting the words “, articles or devices for
projecting non‑physical products”.

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Amendment of section 66
26. Section 66 of the principal Act is amended —5(a) by inserting, immediately after the word “article” wherever
it appears in subsection (1), the words “or non‑physicalproduct”; and(b) by deleting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting thefollowing subsections:“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) —

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(a) a person is deemed to represent that adesign applied to any article is registered in
respect of that article, if there is stamped,
engraved or impressed on or otherwise
applied to the article anything expressing
or implying that the design applied to thearticle has been registered in respect of that
article; and(b) a person is deemed to represent that adesign applied to any non‑physical productis registered in respect of that non‑physicalproduct, if —(i) there is applied to the non‑physicalproduct anything expressing or
implying that the design applied to
the non‑physical product has beenregistered in respect of thatnon‑physical product; or(ii) there is stamped, engraved or
impressed on or otherwise applied
to a device for projecting thenon‑physicalproduct
anything
expressing or implying that thedesign applied to the non‑physicalproduct has been registered in respectof that non‑physical product.

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1919(3) A person shall be guilty of an offence and shallbe liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
12 months or to both, if the person, after the right ina registered design has expired —5(a) marks any article to which the design has
been applied with anything implying that
there is a subsisting right in the design
under this Act, or causes any such article tobe so marked;

10(b) applies, or causes to be applied, to anon‑physical product to which the design
has been applied, anything implying that
there is a subsisting right in the design
under this Act; or15(c) marks any device for projecting anon‑physicalproduct(beinganon‑physical product to which the design
has been applied) with anything implyingthat there is a subsisting right in the design
under this Act, or causes any such device tobe so marked.”.

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Amendment of section 75
27. Section 75(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting
paragraphs (c) and (d) and substituting the following paragraphs:

25“(c) the classification of the articles, non‑physicalproducts, or sets of articles and non‑physicalproducts, to which the design is intended to be
applied; and(d) if the design reproduced in the representation is to be
applied to an article, a sample of the article.”.

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Related amendments to Copyright Act
28.—(1) Section 7(1) of the Copyright Act (Cap. 63) is amended byinserting, immediately after the definition of “minimum royalty”, thefollowing definition:
5“ “non‑physical product” has the same meaning as insection 2(1) of the Registered Designs Act (Cap. 266);”.
(2) Section 70 of the Copyright Act is amended by deleting
subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

1015“(1) Despite section 69, the making of any useful article in
3 dimensions (including a reproduction in 2 dimensions
reasonably required for the making of the article), or of any
non‑physical product, does not infringe the copyright in an
artistic work if, when the useful article, reproduction or
non‑physical product is made, the artistic work has been
applied industrially in Singapore or in any other country at any
time before the useful article, reproduction or non‑physicalproduct is made.”.
(3) Section 73 of the Copyright Act is amended —20(a) by inserting, immediately after the words “an article” insubsection (1), the words “or a non‑physical product”;(b) by deleting the words “and articles” in subsection (2)(b)and substituting the words “, articles and non‑physicalproducts”;

25(c) by inserting, immediately after the words “all the articles”
in subsection (2)(b)(ii), the words “and non‑physicalproducts”; and(d) by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), thefollowing subsection:30“(3) In this Division, unless the context otherwise
requires, a device for projecting a non‑physicalproduct —(a) is any device that when activated projects
the non‑physical product on a surface orinto a medium (including air); andREGISTERED DESIGNS (AMENDMENT)2121(b) includes any product or component that isused in or with a device mentioned inparagraph (a) to project the non‑physicalproduct on a surface or into a medium(including air).”.

5(4) Section 74 of the Copyright Act is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately after the words “Registered
Designs Act” in subsection (1), the words “(Cap. 266)”;(b) by deleting the words “and articles” in subsection (1)(b)and substituting the words “, articles and non‑physicalproducts”;

10(c) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following
subsection:“(2) Subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6) apply where —(a) copyright subsists in an artistic work;15(b) a corresponding design is applied
industrially, whether in Singapore orelsewhere, by or with the licence of theowner of the copyright in the work;(c) articles or non‑physical products to which
the corresponding design has been soapplied, or devices for projecting thosenon‑physical products, are sold, let for hire,
or offered or exposed for sale or hire,
whether in Singapore or elsewhere; and(d) at the time when those articles,
non‑physical products or devices are sold,let for hire, or offered or exposed for sale orhire, those articles or non‑physical products
are not articles or non‑physical products in
respect of which the corresponding design
has been registered, or is deemed to beregistered, under the Registered Designs
Act.”;

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articles” in subsection (3)(a), the words “and non‑physicalproducts”;
510(e) by deleting the words “and articles” in subsection (3)(b)and substituting the words “, articles and non‑physicalproducts”;(f) by deleting the words “articles, such as are mentioned insubsection (2)(b),” in subsection (4) and substituting thewords “articles, non‑physical products or devices for
projecting those non‑physical products, such as are
mentioned in subsection (2)(c),”;(g) by inserting, immediately after the words “any articles” insubsection (5), the words “, non‑physical products ordevices for projecting those non‑physical products,”;

15(h) by inserting, immediately after the words “designs forarticles” in subsection (5), the words “or non‑physicalproducts”; and(i) by inserting, immediately after the word “articles” insubsection (6)(a)(i), the words “or non‑physical products”.

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29.—(1) Despite section 2(b), (c) and (g), the definitions of“corresponding design” and “design” in section 2(1), andsection 2(2)(b), of the principal Act as in force immediately before
the date of commencement of section 2(b), (c) and (g) continue toapply to or in relation to —(a) an application for registration of a design that is madebefore that date;(b) a design that is registered pursuant to such an application;and30(c) a right in such a registered design.
(2) Despite section 3(a), (b) and (c), section 4(2), (3) and (4) of theprincipal Act as in force immediately before the date ofcommencement of section 3(a), (b) and (c) continues to apply to a

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design that is created in pursuance of a commission for money ormoney’s worth, and in relation to which either of the following
applies:(a) the design was created before that date;(b) before that date, the designer of the design and the person
commissioning the design entered into a contract relating tothat commission.
(3) Despite section 3(d), section 4(5) of the principal Act as in force
immediately before the date of commencement of section 3(d)continues to apply to or in relation to —510(a) an application for registration of a design that is madebefore that date;(b) a design that is registered pursuant to such an application;and(c) a right in such a registered design.
(4) Despite sections 4, 8(a), 9, 10(a), 11, 12 and 14, sections 5(1)and (2), 9(2), 10(1) and (3), 11(3), 12(1), 13(1) and 16(5) of theprincipal Act as in force immediately before the date ofcommencement of sections 4, 8(a), 9, 10(a), 11, 12 and 14,
respectively, continue to apply to or in relation to an application forregistration of a design that is made before that date.

1520(5) Sections 10(b), 13 and 15 do not apply to an application forregistration of a design that is made before the date of commencementof sections 10(b), 13 and 15, respectively.
(6) Despite sections 16 and 19, sections 26(1) and 39(2) of theprincipal Act as in force immediately before the date ofcommencement of sections 16 and 19, respectively, continue toapply to or in relation to a design that is registered pursuant to an
application for registration of a design that is made before that date.

25(7) Despite sections 17 and 18, sections 30(1), (6) and (7) and 31(4)of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date ofcommencement of sections 17 and 18, respectively, continue to apply
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(8) Despite section 28(2), section 70(1) of the CopyrightAct (Cap. 63) as in force immediately before the date ofcommencement of section 28(2) continues to apply to or in relation
to an artistic work, if the artistic work has been applied industriallybefore that date in accordance with section 70(2) and (3) of the
Copyright Act.
(9) Despite section 28(3)(a), (b) and (c) and (4)(c) to (i),sections 73(1) and (2)(b) and 74(2), (3)(a) and (b), (4), (5) and(6)(a)(i) of the Copyright Act as in force immediately before the dateof commencement of section 28(3)(a), (b) and (c) and (4)(c) to (i)continue to apply to or in relation to an artistic work, if the artistic
work has been applied industrially before that date in accordance withthe regulations mentioned in section 74(7) of the Copyright Act.
(10) Despite section 28(3)(a), (b) and (c) and (4)(b), sections 73(1)and (2)(b) and 74(1)(b) of the Copyright Act as in force immediately
before the date of commencement of section 28(3)(a), (b) and (c) and(4)(b) continue to apply to or in relation to —(a) a design that is registered, or deemed to be registered, under
the principal Act pursuant to an application for registrationof a design that is made before that date; and(b) a right in such a registered design.

25(11) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any
provision of this Act, the Minister may, by rules, prescribe such
additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on
the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider
necessary or expedient.