Singapore legislation
Section 32
Section 32
Appeals from Registrar
(1)
Except as provided under subsection (2) or by rules made under this Act, there is no appeal from a decision of the Registrar for any matter under this Act or the rules made under this Act.
(2)
The following are subject to appeal to the Court:
a decision of the Registrar under section 22;
a decision of the Registrar under section 40(2) as to whether any specific goods fall within a category of goods set out in the Schedule;
a decision of the Registrar as to the registrability of a geographical indication;
a decision of the Registrar under section 42(2) on the practical conditions differentiating a homonymous geographical indication from an earlier geographical indication;
a decision of the Registrar under section 46(6) on a request for entry in the register of a qualification of the rights conferred upon a registered geographical indication;
a decision of the Registrar relating to a request for cancellation under section 52.
(3)
An appeal does not lie to the appellate court from a decision of the Court on appeal from a decision of the Registrar for any matter under this Act or the rules made under this Act unless leave to appeal is given by the appellate court.
(4)
In this section, “appellate court” means the court to which an appeal under subsection (3) is to be made under section 29C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969.