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Trade Marks Journal No. 013/2012
Page No. xxi
Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2005
The following is a summary of some of the amendments in the Trade Marks (International
Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2005 which will come into force on 1 January 2006:
(a) Rule 5 : Specification of Goods/Services
The amendment clarifies that the Registrar is entitled to raise an objection against vague
terms in the specification of goods / services of an International Registration designating
Singapore.
(b) Rule 28 : Notification to International Bureau
The amendment clarifies that in relation to an international application, the Registry will
notify the International Bureau where the basic application is treated as withdrawn and is
not restored in accordance with the Trade Marks Rules.
Amendment of Trade Mark Forms
Some trade mark forms have been revised and the revised forms are to be used from 1
January 2006. A separate edition of the Trade Marks Journal containing a consolidation of
forms to be used in proceedings before the Registrar will be available online at
www.ipos.gov.sg from 30 December 2005.
The changes made to the forms are as follows:
(a)
All forms have been amended to incorporate information on the estimated time
needed to complete the form.
(b) Amendments have also been made to Forms TM 1, TM 4, TM 11, TM 12, TM 13,
TM 19, TM 22, TM 24, TM 37 and MP 1.
(c) Form TM 4, TM 11, TM 12 and TM 13 will now be used in place of Forms TM 9,
TM 14, TM 15 and TM 16 respectively.
(d)
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2005 also introduce:
I. Form TM 40 for restoration of an application treated as withdrawn. The fee
for this form is $130; and
II Form TM 50 for second and subsequent requests for extension of time to file
evidence by way of a statutory declaration in opposition/revocation/invalidation
proceedings. The fee for this form is $100 in respect of each trade mark.
2006 Circular
The State of Incorporation (Circular No. 30/2006, dated 27 October 2006)
Please note with respect to companies incorporated in the United States of America, the
state of incorporation must be indicated on all trade marks forms. This is because
companies incorporated in different states of America are separate and distinct legal
entities.
If the state of incorporation of a United States of America company is not indicated on Form
TM 4, a Form TM 26 will be required for the insertion of the state of incorporation.