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Regulation 39

of Registered Designs Rules

Regulation 39

Notice of surrender of registration

Amended byS 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014S 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014S 574/2017 wef 30/10/2017S 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014S 574/2017 wef 30/10/2017

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014

The surrender of the registration of a design under section 26 of the Act shall be made by filing with the Registrar a notice in Form CM3.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014S 574/2017 wef 30/10/2017S 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014

The surrender shall not be effective unless the registered owner —

(a)

states in the notice each article, non‑physical product or set of articles and non‑physical products in respect of which the design is surrendered; and (b)[Deleted by S 742/2014 wef 13/11/2014](c)certifies in the notice, in respect of every person having an interest in the design, that the person —

(i)

has been given not less than 3 months’ notice of the registered owner’s intention to surrender the registration; and

(ii)

is not affected by the surrender or, if affected, has no objection to the surrender.

Subregulation 3

The surrender shall take effect upon receipt by the Registrar of a notice that complies with paragraphs (1) and (2).

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 574/2017 wef 30/10/2017

A surrender of the registration of a design in respect of any article, non‑physical product or set of articles and non‑physical products has the same effect as the registration of the design ceasing to have effect in respect of that article, non‑physical product or set of articles and non‑physical products (as the case may be).