Singapore legislation

Regulation 46

of Trade Marks Rules

Regulation 46

Removal of matter from register

Amended byS 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014S 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014

Subregulation 1

Before removing from the register any matter which appears to the Registrar to have ceased to have effect, the Registrar —

(a)

may, if he considers it appropriate, publish his intention to remove that matter; and

(b)

shall send notice of such intention to any person who appears to him to be likely to be affected by the removal.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014

Within 2 months after the date on which his intention to remove the matter is published under paragraph (1)(a), any person may file with the Registrar a notice of opposition to the removal in Form TM 11.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014

Within 2 months after the date on which notice of his intention to remove the matter is sent to any person under paragraph (1)(b), that person may file with the Registrar a notice of opposition to the removal in Form TM 11.

Subregulation 4

If the Registrar is satisfied after considering any opposition to the removal that the matter has not ceased to have effect, he shall not remove it.

Subregulation 5

Where there has been no response to the Registrar’s publication or notice, he may remove the matter.

Subregulation 6

If the Registrar is satisfied after considering any opposition to the removal that the entry or any part thereof has ceased to have effect, he shall remove the entry or that part of the entry, as the case may be.

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