Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
New design may be registered
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Part, a design which is new may, upon application by the person claiming to be the owner, be registered in respect of an article specified in the application.
(2)
A design for which an application for registration is made shall not be regarded as new if it is the same as a design —
registered in respect of the same or any other article in pursuance of a prior application; or
published in Singapore or elsewhere in respect of the same or any other article before the date of the first-mentioned application,or if it differs from such a design only in immaterial details or in features which are variants commonly used in the trade.
(3)
The Registrar may, in such cases as may be prescribed, direct that, for the purpose of deciding whether a design is new, an application for registration of the design shall be treated as filed on a date earlier or later than that on which it was in fact filed.