Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of Registered Designs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 13

Amendment of section 15

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 of articles and non‑physical products, to which a design is intended to be applied, as specified in an application for registration of the design, must not be amended if —

(a)

the application is derived under section 11(5) from an application filed under section 11(1) for the registration of 2 or more designs; and

(b)

the amendment would result in the articles, non‑physical products, or sets of articles and non‑physical products, to which any of those designs is intended to be applied, and the articles, non‑physical products, or sets of articles and non‑physical products, to which another of those designs is intended to be applied, falling within different classes.”.