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Trade Marks Journal No. 013/2012
Page No. xxiv
Amendments to the Trade Marks Act, the Trade Marks Rules and the Trade Marks
(International Registration) Rules (Circular No. 17/2007, dated 7 May 2007)
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 2007, the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2007 and
the Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2007 have been gazetted
and will come into force on 2 July 2007.
The (Amendment) Act and (Amendment) Rules can be purchased at SNP Corporation Ltd
(www.snpcorp.com/webshop/).
Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2007
The following is a summary of some of the amendments in Trade Marks (Amendment)
Rules 2007:
(a) Rule 17 : Division of applications for registration
An application for registration may be divided, at the request of the applicant, into 2 or more
separate applications for registration. The request for division is to be made on Form TM 8
and a fee of $280 is chargeable for each new divisional application created.
(b) Rule 22 : Amendment of application
Form TM 27 (Request to change the details of an application for registration) will no longer
be used. In its place are Forms TM 27A and TM 27B. Form TM 27A is chargeable on a per
class basis while Form TM 27B is chargeable on a per trade mark basis.
Form TM 27A is to be used for amendments pertaining to the class number, the
specification of goods or services to which the application for registration relates, or the
particulars of any claim to a right of priority included in the application for registration.
Form TM 27B is to be used for any other amendment not involving the above.
(c) Rule 56 : Application to alter registered trade mark
The proprietor of a registered trade mark may apply to the Registrar on Form TM 27B for
alteration of the registered mark. Form TM 35, the form which is currently used, will no
longer be used as from 2 July 2007.
(d) Rule 57 : Rectification of an error or omission in the register
An application to the Registrar for the rectification of an error or omission in the register
may be made by the proprietor of a registered trade mark or by any other person.
Where the application is made by the proprietor of a registered trade mark, the amendment
shall be made on –
(a) Form TM 27A, where the amendment pertains to the class number, the specification
of goods or services to which the registration relates, or the particulars of any claim
to a right of priority;
(b) Form TM 27B, for any other amendment not involving the above.
Where the application for rectification is made by any other person, the application shall be
made on Form TM 28.