Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 76

Section 76 of the Geographical Indications Act 2014 is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the words “the Court” wherever they appear in subsection (1), the words “the Registrar or”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Where a certificate is given under subsection (1) and in subsequent proceedings before the Registrar or the Court —

(a)

the validity of the registration is again questioned; and

(b)

the registrant obtains a final order or judgment in the registrant’s favour relying on the validity of the registration as found in the earlier proceedings,the registrant is entitled to be indemnified as to the registrant’s costs as between solicitor and client in the subsequent proceedings unless the Registrar or the Court directs otherwise.”.

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