Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Exceptions relating to artistic works, etc.
(1)
Despite section 21, where it is shown that a registered design —
was at the time it was registered a corresponding design in relation to an artistic work in which copyright subsists under the Copyright Act 2021; and
by reason of a previous use of that work would not have been registrable but for section 9(1),the period of registration of the design expires when the copyright in that work expires, if that is earlier than the time at which it would otherwise expire, and it may not thereafter be extended.
(2)
Despite section 21, the period of registration of a design registered by virtue of section 10(1) does not extend beyond the end of the period of registration, and any extended period of registration, of the original registered design.