Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Address for service
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of any proceedings before the Registrar, an address for service in Singapore shall be filed in accordance with paragraph (2) or (5) by or on behalf of —
every applicant for the registration of a design;
every person applying to the Registrar under section 27 of the Act for the revocation of the registration of a design;
every person granted permission to intervene under rule 49C;
every owner of a registered design which is the subject of an application to the Registrar for the revocation of the registration of the design; and
every other party to any proceedings before the Registrar.
Subregulation 2
Where the application for a matter requires an address for service in Singapore to be furnished, the address for service in Singapore shall be furnished on the form filed for the matter.
Subregulation 3
The filing of an address for service in accordance with paragraph (2) shall be effective only for the matter for which the form is filed.
Subregulation 4
Notwithstanding paragraph (3) —
where an applicant for the registration of a grant of a licence, the amendment of a licence or the termination of a licence furnishes an address for service in Form CM6 in relation to that licence, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of all proceedings in respect of that licence;
where an applicant for the registration of a grant of any security interest, the amendment of any security interest or the termination of any security interest furnishes an address for service in Form CM7 in relation to that security interest, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of all proceedings in respect of that security interest;
where an applicant for the registration of a change in the ownership of a registered design furnishes an address for service in Form CM8, the address for service may, at the option of the applicant, be effective —
for the purposes of all proceedings in respect of the design, including the application for the registration of the design; or
only for the purposes of the registration of the change in the ownership of the registered design, in which case the applicant must furnish another address for service for all other proceedings in respect of the design, including the application for the registration of the design, on the same Form CM8;
where an applicant for the registration of a design furnishes an address for service in Form D3, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of all proceedings in respect of the design in relation to which that form is filed;
where a registered owner who files a counter‑statement under rule 41 furnishes an address for service in Form HC6, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of the proceedings in relation to which that form is filed and any related proceedings under Part VIIA;
where an applicant for the revocation of the registration of a design furnishes an address for service in Form D13, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of the proceedings in relation to which that form is filed and any related proceedings under Part VIIA;
where an applicant for any of the following, furnishes an address for service in Form D8, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of the proceedings in relation to which that form is filed:
an application for an extension of the period of registration of a design under section 21 of, or paragraph 3(6) of the Schedule to, the Act;
an application for the restoration of the registration of a design which was removed from the Register;
subject to sub‑paragraph (e), the address for service of an applicant for the registration of a design shall, upon the registration of the design, be the address for service of that party as the owner of the design, unless —
the Registrar is notified of a change in the address for service in accordance with rule 66; or
the Registrar is notified of an assignment of a registered design or any right in it referred to in rule 37(1)(b), in accordance with rule 37;
where a person referred to in paragraph (1)(c) furnishes an address for service in Form CM1, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of an application under rule 49C for permission to intervene in relation to which that form is filed and any related proceedings under Part VIIA; and (j)where a party referred to in paragraph (1)(e) furnishes an address for service in Form CM1, the address for service shall be effective for the purposes of any proceedings before the Registrar in relation to which that form is filed and any related proceedings under Part VIIA.
[Deleted by S 402/2022 wef 26/05/2022]
Subregulation 5
In a case where paragraphs (2) and (4) do not apply, the address for service shall be furnished in writing.
Subregulation 6
Where an address for service is not filed by or on behalf of a person as required by paragraph (1), and no address for service is effective for the purposes of any of the proceedings mentioned in paragraph (4), the Registrar may, subject to paragraph (7), treat the person’s trade or business address in Singapore as that person’s address for service for the purposes of those proceedings.
Subregulation 7
Where the trade or business address of the person is not known to the Registrar, the Registrar may send to the person, at an alternative address of the person, a notice to furnish an address for service for the purposes of those proceedings, within 2 months after the date of the notice.
Subregulation 7A
Where the Registrar does not have any alternative address of the person to send the notice under paragraph (7) or where the Registrar has sent a notice under that paragraph but no address for service is provided within 2 months after the date of the notice—
in the case of an applicant or a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) — the application made by the applicant or person is treated as withdrawn;
in the case of a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) — the person is treated as having withdrawn the person’s intervention;
in the case of the owner of a registered design mentioned in paragraph (1)(d) — the owner is not permitted to take part in any proceedings relating to the application for the revocation of the registration of the design; and
in the case of a party mentioned in paragraph (1)(e) — the party is not permitted to take part in the proceedings in question.
Subregulation 8
Anything sent to or served on a person at his address for service shall be taken to have been duly sent to or served on the person.
Subregulation 9
In paragraphs (7) and (7A), “alternative address” means —
any address (not being an email address) that was previously provided by the person to the Registrar in relation to a matter under these Rules concerning the person that is the same as the matter at hand; or
any email address that was previously provided by the person to the Registrar in relation to a matter under these Rules that is the same as the matter at hand, where the person had given prior consent for that email address to be used for correspondence with the person for such matter.