Registered Designs Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6A · Assistance by Border Authorities*
68A. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“aircraft” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*;“authorised officer” means —
an officer of customs as defined in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; or
any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(2);“conveyance” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*;“Director-General” means the Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960*;“goods in transit” means goods imported, whether or not landed or transhipped within Singapore, which are to be carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance;“infringement action” means an action for an infringement of a registered design;“infringing article” means an article in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design, or a design not substantially different from that design, has been applied, where —
the article is made in Singapore without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that infringes the design; or
article
“article” means any thing that is manufactured (whether by an industrial process, by hand or otherwise), and includes —(a)any part of an article, if that part is made and sold separately; and(b)any set of articles;
the article is made in another country or territory without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that, had it been made in Singapore, would have infringed the design;“infringing device” means a device for projecting a non-physical product, being a non-physical product in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design or a design not substantially different from that design, has been applied, where —
registered owner
“registered owner”, in relation to a registered design, means the person whose name is for the time being entered in the Register as the owner of the design or, if there are 2 or more such persons, each of those persons;
the device is made in Singapore without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that infringes the design; or
design
“design” means features of shape, configuration, colours, pattern or ornament applied to any article or non‑physical product that give that article or non‑physical product its appearance, but does not include —(a)a method or principle of construction;(b)features of shape, configuration or colours of an article or a non‑physical product that —(i)are dictated solely by the function that the article or non‑physical product has to perform;(ii)are dependent upon the appearance of another article or non‑physical product of which the article or non‑physical product is intended by the designer to form an integral part; or(iii)enable the article or non‑physical product to be connected to, or placed in, around or against, another article or non‑physical product, so that either article or non‑physical product may perform its function; or(c)features consisting only of one or more colours that —(i)are not used with any feature of shape or configuration; and(ii)do not give rise to any feature of pattern or ornament;
the device is made in another country or territory without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that, had it been made in Singapore, would have infringed the design;“infringing goods” means an infringing article or infringing device;“owner”, in relation to the registered design, means the registered owner of the registered design and includes an exclusive licensee of the registered design;“requestor” means a person who gives a written notice under section 68D(1) to the Director-General;“retention period”, in relation to seized goods, means —
the period specified in a notice given under section 68G(2) in respect of those goods; or
if that period has been extended under section 68G(6), that period as so extended;“seized goods” means goods seized under section 68D(4);“senior authorised officer” means —
a senior officer of customs as defined in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; or
any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(3);“vehicle” and “vessel” have the respective meanings given by section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*.
“aircraft” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*;
“authorised officer” means —
an officer of customs as defined in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; or
any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(2);
“conveyance” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*;
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960*;
“goods in transit” means goods imported, whether or not landed or transhipped within Singapore, which are to be carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance;
“infringement action” means an action for an infringement of a registered design;
“infringing article” means an article in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design, or a design not substantially different from that design, has been applied, where —
the article is made in Singapore without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that infringes the design; or
the article is made in another country or territory without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that, had it been made in Singapore, would have infringed the design;
“infringing device” means a device for projecting a non-physical product, being a non-physical product in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design or a design not substantially different from that design, has been applied, where —
the device is made in Singapore without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that infringes the design; or
the device is made in another country or territory without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that, had it been made in Singapore, would have infringed the design;
“infringing goods” means an infringing article or infringing device;
“owner”, in relation to the registered design, means the registered owner of the registered design and includes an exclusive licensee of the registered design;
“requestor” means a person who gives a written notice under section 68D(1) to the Director-General;
“retention period”, in relation to seized goods, means —
the period specified in a notice given under section 68G(2) in respect of those goods; or
if that period has been extended under section 68G(6), that period as so extended;
“seized goods” means goods seized under section 68D(4);
“senior authorised officer” means —
a senior officer of customs as defined in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; or
any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(3);
“vehicle” and “vessel” have the respective meanings given by section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*.