Geographical Indications Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Registration of Geographical Indications
39. Application for registration of geographical indications
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An application for registration of a geographical indication must be made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner and must specify —
geographical indication
“geographical indication” means any indication used in trade to identify goods as originating from a place, provided that —(a)the place is a qualifying country or a region or locality in a qualifying country; and(b)a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to that place;
the name, address and nationality of the applicant;
the capacity in which the applicant is applying for registration;
the geographical indication for which registration is sought;
the geographical area to which the geographical indication applies;
the goods to which the geographical indication applies;
the quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods and how that quality, reputation or other characteristic (as the case may be) is essentially attributable to the place from which the goods originate;
where the geographical indication for which registration is sought relates to a qualifying country other than Singapore, evidence that the geographical indication has obtained recognition or registration as a geographical indication in the qualifying country of origin, where applicable; and
such other particulars as may be prescribed.
If a person desires to register any variant constituting a geographical indication and the geographical indication is the subject of an application for registration, the person may include that variant either in that application, or in a different application for registration.
register
“register” means —(a)when used as a noun, the register of geographical indications maintained by the Registrar under section 21; and(b)when used as a verb, to enter in the register;
The application is subject to the payment of the application fee and such other fees as may be appropriate.
The Registrar must not accept an application unless —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications appointed under section 17 and includes any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Geographical Indications appointed under that section;
all the requirements under subsection (1) are satisfied;
all the fees payable under subsection (3) are paid; and
the applicant is entitled, under section 38, to file an application for registration of a geographical indication.